Hey guys,
I am new here and I wanted to share what is going to be my first vintage Omega!!! I am super excited. What do you think? I would love to hear some opinions.
Cheers,
Mikel

 

Looks nice, Calibre 601. Probably from 1964.
Enjoy it.

 

Congrats and welcome to OF! Love the Arabic numerals. Mine from 1961 says hello



Edit, not sure if this is your first Omega or your first vintage piece. Has the watch had a recent service?

I hope you stick around the forum

 

I hope your excitement isn’t squelched when the watch repair guy says what will be necessary to cope with what appears to be rust! Servicing plus parts, plus finding out where the leak is, and curing it, might spoil your fun. No visible sign of the watch having had a gasket!

 

Cool watch. Omega still stocks 600 series parts, but if it's rusty, I would HIGHLY recommend paying for an Omega SC to service it if budget is a concern. Others may disagree, suggesting an independent will treat it with more care, but the SC will replace everything in the movement that isn't perfect with new parts, included in the fee. That movement looks tired enough that it might be worth doing. You can tell them you don't want the dial and hands changed and they usually respect that, or at least the SC in Canada does.

Independents often have to charge their actual costs for parts - it can add up.

 

I’ve read the 601 can last you a while if properly taken care of. So iwould take the foregoing advice.

 

I wouldn't be terribly concerned by the possible corrosion if the watch is operating properly. From the location (the crown wheel) there is a high probability the crown is the source of the moisture ingress. Keyless works parts can be cleaned up and they're not very expensive to replace if necessary. A suitable crown shouldn't be too hard to find either. I would go to a good independent rather than an omega SC in this case - Omega will charge a significant premium (probably more than is worth putting into this watch).

 

If it wasn’t a large investment and the watch is running alright, I’d simply wear it and enjoy and skip the service for now.

There are no half measures on that kind of repair, so may as well enjoy it as is and see if it gives you some fun years of service.

 

I would recommend having a local watchmaker take a look at it. Whatever you do, avoid sending it to Omega. Let us know what area you are in and a member might be able to recommend a good local watchmaker. Love the Arabic numerals, not fond of the dial condition.

 

It's both my first Omega and my first vintage piece! To me, it looks a bit Rusty so I'm guessing it didn't but the antique shop I got it from has a watch maker and a warranty so I'm hoping it will be fine.

 

I'm in Prague, and was thinking of telling all of this to the antique shop where I got it from, but perhaps if anybody knows a better option around here it would be better.

 

As I see it, your options are:

- Use it as is, and do nothing. Not recommended because of the risk of more deterioration.

- Check to see if the antique shop has a suggestion regarding the rust. You might have bought it AS IS!

- Get the opinion of a local watch repair technician with an Omega parts account. Deal with one face to face, not through a retail store.

- Send to Omega (not recommended).

The choice is pretty much your own to make.

 

If the shop has a watchmaker, why was this not fully serviced?