Hi all,

Posting this here to share some photos and get some help potentially!

Got my hands on this mint GSOT yesterday!

Unfortunately later in the evening I dropped it from about a half meter height and landed right on the crown - which subsequently shattered!
Managed to put it back together with glue. But it's just not the same! Any recourse other than getting a new one from local AD?











Post glue surgery

 

Ouch! Not the way to start a long-term relationship.

You really have no recourse other than to buy a replacement from Omega - I doubt this kind of damage will be covered under warranty.

@Archer may be kind enough to check the price of the replacement crown.

Given the shock to the watch, you may want to have the operation/running checked as well - I certainly would.

 

I would take it to Omega Service Center to make sure no other damage, which sometimes is not visible until further inspection by an expert. I would also have the crown replaced. It would bother me to know it is held on by glue. And yeah...sh@t happens. Just have to live w it. Kudos to you for posting the pics.

 

Ceramic crown is 12.7 times the cost of a steel one...the cost of the repair will be more than just the crown, so really taking it to Omega is the only way to know for sure what you are in for in this instance. I agree that having it looked at for other damage is a good idea.

 

doesnt these suppose to absorb heavy dropps and impacts???

 

Hi Archer, how much is that? I don't know how much a steel crown costs...thanks

 

Ceramic is hard, but brittle. If you knock it in just the right direction, it breaks.

Tom

 

The shattering crown is an undocumented feature of the ceramic crowns. It absorbed most of the shock of being dropped, saving the movement. Unfortunately Omega will probably require a full service on the watch, which includes a new crown, thus negating the cost benefit of this feature.

 

I only hope you are being sarcastic...

 

Steel crown is $20 or so...kind of depends on what market you are in, exchange rates, etc.

 

Eternal thanks who believe that watches that are abused, shouldn't break! Helps keep watchmakers in business!

 

I've tentatively been quoted $185 for a new crown probably will be charged a bit more for labor etc. I'll get a final quote in a few days :'(

 

Suggesting this is abuse is a bit much. It was an accident...it happens.

 

Is this from Omega? That price seems low...

 

Not talking about the guy that dropped his Omega. Talking about the guy who thinks that dropping a watch shouldn't damage it. Try to keep stuff in context, will you.

 

read carefully to what i have wrote!..i didnt say : should not damge it. I said: it should absorb drops and impacts.

there is difference between the 2

 

There is nothing in @Omeg@007 's post that suggests abuse either. It may suggest a lack of understanding on the design of the watch but jumping to abuse........oh ffs man. Try looking for the best in others. It leads to a very happy outlook often times.

 

There are none so deaf as those who refuse to hear!

 

Yes this is from the AD here in Dubai. They did say that was just the price of the crown. And that final quote would pend a physical inspection