Hard getting 1120 movement to start again after stopping

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Hello all,
I've got a De Ville Prestige that is twenty or twenty-five years old with the 1120 movement. It was supposedly serviced by the merchant I bought it from on Ebay. It loses a little time, but as long as I keep it from stopping it keeps going. It has been a little over a year now.

The problem occurs when I let it stop. Restarting it has been difficult. It fully winds and clicks then moves a few seconds and stops again. I figure it's time for a full service. But I always leave the watch on its side and on the same side. I happened to lay it on the other side and left it alone for a week. Now it started. Does this point to anything in particular? Am I looking at a full service, and should I send it to Omega?
 
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It points to the fact that your seller most likely lied about it having been serviced in order to get someone to buy it.

Just get it serviced, either by a local watchmaker with an Omega parts account, or Omega themselves. It’s really your choice.
 
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There is much discussion of service options on OF. I urge you to search the threads and learn about the pros and cons of Omega service vs. service by a skilled watchmaker with access to Omega parts.