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  1. olerofe Jan 5, 2020

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    had the watch fully serviced, cleaned, replaced crown and pushers. no polish, original crystal. i think it looks fantastic on my wrist.

    following photos:
    1)pre service
    2) movement
    3)post service
    4) in vivo!
    preservice_resize.JPG IMG_4169.jpg postservice.JPG 20200105_143943.jpg
    as an aside, the band, which i do like very much, is showing wear. i am open to suggestions regarding a new band if anyone would like to offer their opinions.

    i would like to thank everyone who offered advice to me regarding the service process - do's and dont's regarding the watch, especially the advice of not taking it to an omega boutique shop, as i was inclined to do.
     
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  2. Sherbie Jan 5, 2020

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    Looks great

    a nice, good quality brown leather strap would get my vote
     
  3. Yak1 Jan 6, 2020

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    Great looking watch. I second the brown leather strap. Although that would look great on just about anything.
     
  4. olerofe Jan 8, 2020

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    thanks for the feedback. does anyone know if the original band for these watches was metal or leather?
    also, for a vintage watch of this type, what is considered to be good +- accuracy? the watch repair printout reads +4 sec/day. i'm thinking this is pretty good. it was - 22 prior the service. thanks in advance
     
  5. Archer Omega Qualified Watchmaker Jan 8, 2020

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    For this case, the following bracelet comes up:

    020LX1098540 | YEL. PLAT. BRAC.

    It's discontinued, but you might be able to find one somewhere.

    In order to fully evaluate accuracy, you would need to have all the numbers for the various positions the watch was tested under. A single number of +4 doesn't tell you anything really.

    Cheers, Al
     
  6. VetPsychWars Wants to be in the club! Jan 8, 2020

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    Seems to me I saw a bracelet with 540 links on eBay recently....

    There are reproduction (fake) bracelets on etsy that might be a low-cost alternative while you look for the real thing.

    Tom
     
  7. gcole Jan 8, 2020

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    i think i would rather have that than a speedie
     
  8. JohnSteed Jan 8, 2020

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    mare you mad??
     
  9. olerofe Jan 8, 2020

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    thanks to all who responded.

    here is a copy of the numbers re timings. 1st photo is pre service, 2nd is post. i dont know what these numbers represent, and if someone can direct me to a site/thread/post that i can learn about it, i would be most appreciative. thanks in advance 20191123_131834.jpg 20200108_195524.jpg
     
  10. Om3ga321 Jan 8, 2020

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    Very nice , you had a good base to start from.
    Enjoy.
     
  11. Archer Omega Qualified Watchmaker Jan 9, 2020

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    The watch is within specs, but the Delta actually went up a bit, which is not something I like to see personally. Not a terrible result by any means, but they can be made better.

    For reference the average daily rate for this watch (measured over 3 positions) can be from -1 to +11 seconds per day, so the specs are very loose. Delta at full wind is allowed to be as much as 25 seconds, which is quite loose. For a modern 1861 it's 15 second in contrast.

    Cheers, Al