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Help - Omega Strap Broken

ClawHammer
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Hi All,

Is this worth repairing or should I buy a replacement at circa £250?
Is it as simple as superglueing or should I take to watch repair shop or maybe Omega dealer?
I believe it's alligator on calf skin backing.
TIA,
CH
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ClawHammer
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Annapolis Annapolis
Old strap? New, still under warranty?

No, not new and it’s definitely out of warranty. I bought the watch around 2008.
 
Annapolis
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I’d buy a replacement, if it were me. Even if it’s repaired, how much confidence will you have in that thing?

That said, unless you just HAVE to have an OEM strap, I’d advise against paying for one. So many (frankly as good or better) options out there for a mere fraction of that. And you can swap in the buckle, which is what really matters. Don’t pay hundreds for a few strips of leather.
 
Dan S
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I can't really see the damage from that photo, e.g. whether it is structural or just cosmetic. When I glue straps to attach them to fixed bars, I normally use Barge cement. Use it the way you're supposed to use rubber cement, by applying to both surfaces and allowing it to set before clamping the surfaces together.
 
PandaSPUR
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The rest of the strap has gotta be showing some wear by now.. I would personally just replace it.
 
X350 XJR
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Lots of great alternatives out there to OEM, just as good or better and almost always less expensive.
 
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ClawHammer ClawHammer
No, not new and it’s definitely out of warranty. I bought the watch around 2008.
Time to buy a new one. After 16 years, it probably smells too!
 
Dan S
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What is the watch, BTW? I'm sure everyone is dying to know after all this discussion of the strap. 😕
 
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The rest of the strap has gotta be showing some wear by now.. I would personally just replace it.

Agreed.
A Croc strap won't last much more than a few years on my wrist so anything more than that is a big time bonus.
 
ClawHammer
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I’d buy a replacement, if it were me. Even if it’s repaired, how much confidence will you have in that thing?

That said, unless you just HAVE to have an OEM strap, I’d advise against paying for one. So many (frankly as good or better) options out there for a mere fraction of that. And you can swap in the buckle, which is what really matters. Don’t pay hundreds for a few strips of leather.

Yeah, really want OEM even if it’s just so I have a complete watch as it was when I bought it and then have a none OEM strap to use daily.
 
ClawHammer
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I can't really see the damage from that photo, e.g. whether it is structural or just cosmetic. When I glue straps to attach them to fixed bars, I normally use Barge cement. Use it the way you're supposed to use rubber cement, by applying to both surfaces and allowing it to set before clamping the surfaces together.

Took the strap off to show the damage better.

Shown in ‘normal’ position with a tear in the cream calf skin section being the only damage visible.
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Shown pulled back to reveal extent of the damage.
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ClawHammer
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The rest of the strap has gotta be showing some wear by now.. I would personally just replace it.

Not really as it’s not my daily. I usually wear for dressier occasions such as weddings, etc. or more formal outings.
 
ClawHammer
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Meme-Dweller Meme-Dweller
Time to buy a new one. After 16 years, it probably smells too!
Lol! Just had a good sniff and it smells of nothing really. I wash every once in while so….
 
ClawHammer
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What is the watch, BTW? I'm sure everyone is dying to know after all this discussion of the strap. 😕

Here’s a few images I took with my macro lens a while back…
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