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Robin Israel

·Oct 6, 2026

Hi I´m Robin Israel, Master Watchmaker from Germany and repairing a lot of Omega watches.
I learned watchmaking at Omegas N.G. Hayek watchmaking school, worked in Pforzheim in Omega´s Chronograph Group and, after leaving, opened my own workshop - Omega Certified.
So I asked myself very often, why the hell I´m not a member here in this Forum - and finally fixed this issue.

Hi!

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P.S.
perhaps this is interesting for you, the article is not yet finished, but I hope to find the time soon - juggeling many projects at the moment.
https://www.rio-uhren.de/en/blog/2026/09/02/complete-guide-omega-speedmaster-kaliber-861/

 

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Larry S

·Oct 6, 2026·Color Commentator for the Hyperbole.

Welcome!

 

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JimInOz

·Oct 6, 2026·Melbourne Australia

Welcome Robin.
It's good to have another professional watchmaker on the forum, especially when amateurs like myself often need expert guidance.

 

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bsowers34

·Oct 6, 2026

Robin Israel

Hi I´m Robin Israel, Master Watchmaker from Germany and repairing a lot of Omega watches.
I learned watchmaking at Omegas N.G. Hayek watchmaking school, worked in Pforzheim in Omega´s Chronograph Group and, after leaving, opened my own workshop - Omega Certified.
So I asked myself very often, why the hell I´m not a member here in this Forum - and finally fixed this issue.

Hi!

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P.S.
perhaps this is interesting for you, the article is not yet finished, but I hope to find the time soon - juggeling many projects at the moment.
https://www.rio-uhren.de/en/blog/2026/09/02/complete-guide-omega-speedmaster-kaliber-861/

Welcome, and gorgeous Mark II.

 

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Aurelius

·Oct 6, 2026

Robin Israel

Hi I´m Robin Israel, Master Watchmaker from Germany and repairing a lot of Omega watches.
I learned watchmaking at Omegas N.G. Hayek watchmaking school, worked in Pforzheim in Omega´s Chronograph Group and, after leaving, opened my own workshop - Omega Certified.
So I asked myself very often, why the hell I´m not a member here in this Forum - and finally fixed this issue.

Hi!

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P.S.
perhaps this is interesting for you, the article is not yet finished, but I hope to find the time soon - juggeling many projects at the moment.
https://www.rio-uhren.de/en/blog/2026/09/02/complete-guide-omega-speedmaster-kaliber-861/

Hi. Great piece, too.

Would love to hear some stories about restorations or interesting cases you've worked on.

 

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Dan S

·Oct 6, 2026

Welcome, and looking forward to your contributions.

 

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pdxleaf

·Oct 6, 2026·In Art We Trust

Robin Israel

P.S.
perhaps this is interesting for you, the article is not yet finished, but I hope to find the time soon - juggeling many projects at the moment.
https://www.rio-uhren.de/en/blog/2026/09/02/complete-guide-omega-speedmaster-kaliber-861/

Great photos in the guide! You could teach a class on photographing watches.

Wilkommen!

 

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Mad Dog

·Oct 6, 2026

Welcome, Robin! 👍🏻

 

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la_lusigne

·Oct 6, 2026

Hello Robin 😀

I am one of your customers. I haven’t sent a watch to you in a while but I plan to do so in the near future.
For feedback: I have been sending most of my watches to him and always have been satisfied 👍 He is a fantastic watchmaker - especially with Speedmasters.

Glad to have you on the forum!

 

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hen

·Oct 6, 2026

Welcome to OF @Robin Israel.

 

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JimJupiter

·Oct 6, 2026

Hey Robin,

schön das du jetzt auch hier bist.

Greetings from Berlin,

Nico (the guy that needs some new hands from time to time 😁 ).

 

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rendo

·Oct 6, 2026·faux legend

Welcome! You have some great articles on your website.

 

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noelekal

·Oct 6, 2026·Home For Wayward Watches

Welcome to you.

Glad you joined us!

 

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Ron_W

·Oct 6, 2026

Welcome/willkomen Robin,
good to have more watchmakers on board.

 

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YYTIN

·Oct 6, 2026

Welcome on board !

 

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Robin Israel

·Oct 31, 2026

Thank you all for the warm welcome, and please excuse my late reply. I was very pleased to read your messages.

@la_lusigne and @JimJupiter, it is good to see you here. Thank you for your trust and the kind words.

@Aurelius, I would be happy to share some workshop stories. I could start with a Speedmaster Mark II case-refinishing job from my archive. I have before-and-after photographs showing the case surfaces and edges, which should make an interesting comparison. I will put it in a separate thread here in Watchmaking when it is ready.

Best regards from Oppenheim,
Robin

 

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Pascal S

·Oct 31, 2026

Welcome aboard!

That's one crisp looking Mark II you have there. 😍

 

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TexOmega

·Oct 31, 2026

I think we can skip the newbie hazing bit, maybe??? 😎😎😎

Welcome

 

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hansmaulwurf

·Nov 1, 2026·Senior Snoopy Owner

Hi Robin,

welcome at OF, be prepared having me for a coffe stopover sometime 😉

Best regards,
Hans