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JohnSteed
·hey @georgeFLA
who are you working with anyway?
who are you working with anyway?
HELP Please - 1968 SM300 in for service...
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gatorcpa
··ΩF InvestiGator
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JohnSteed
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hell no,... Although....if you're inclined,,PM the original asker?
I know from experience that these are really personal and close held contacts, curated over long experience collecting watches
Thx
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JwRosenthal
·@JwRosenthal, Florida is a big place. You can drive 800 miles and not get out.
I only know my own little corner.
gatorcpa
I am assuming (yes, that word) that there can’t be that many Omega service providers in FLA, they probably have a sewing circle or something.
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SkunkPrince
·Yeah, maybe so. But I'm really not sure what to do at this point. The watch will be in the ocean on regular basis... in fact, this watch was a replacement for the one just like it that I lost in the south Atlantic many years ago. In the late 70s I bought a Seiko 6105-8110 that I started using on dives/work because I wouldn't be too upset about losing it. Just say'n...this will be the last service I have done on this watch, so I really need the parts to be good quality original Omega, the watch fixed right, and pressure tested. I don't go deep anymore, but I do go.
Thanks for your time and thoughts,
Turk
This watch has served you well for a long time but quite honestly the collectors here would pay you a lot of money to acquire your watch, put it in a box, and genuflect towards it on alternate Wednesdays.
I can see wanting to use your same old friend the way you always have, and personally, if you wanted to send it to Omega and have it come back with new dial, hands, bezel... I'm fine with that. But many here would "shit a brick" if you did. (If you're not an American, PM me and I will explain that idiom.)
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JohnSteed
·😀
Wait, I thought you all knew each-other down there. Any time I tell people I’m from Los Angeles I get “hey, I have a cousin in Long Beach- maybe you know him”
I am assuming (yes, that word) that there can’t be that many Omega service providers in FLA, they probably have a sewing circle or something.
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georgeFLA
·This is the shop that has my watch in San Jose. I'm on a project here for a couple of months and thought I'd look locally for the repairs, but now I'm thinking maybe I should have left it in Florida.
https://www.usaworldtime.com/
https://www.usaworldtime.com/
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SkunkPrince
·If you insist on yanking it from them, send it to Nesbit's in Seattle. Omega authorized service. You can take the train up to drop it off.
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georgeFLA
·...we're all gators in Florida, and if you're not, well you're just....!
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georgeFLA
·I used to really look forward to going to Seattle, not so much anymore, but maybe someday....
I'll mail it to the person you've recommend up there.
I'll mail it to the person you've recommend up there.
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JwRosenthal
·Looking at their website (which is a bit vague) and Yelp, it looks like they may indeed be factory certified....and they all have the fancy white jackets
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Dan S
·This is the shop that has my watch in San Jose. I'm on a project here for a couple of months and thought I'd look locally for the repairs, but now I'm thinking maybe I should have left it in Florida.
https://www.usaworldtime.com/
They may well have an Omega parts account.
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georgeFLA
·The shop I went to didn't look anything like the picture of the men in white jackets. Maybe it's from a training conference or a visit to another shop.
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masteroftime
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The watch will be in the ocean on regular basis...
I'm not trying to tell you what to do with your watch, but I do think you should consider retiring this from being in the ocean. The values of these keep climbing and a stroke of bad luck one of these days could cause some irreversible damage. This may be blasphemous to some others, but If you really want to take it back out into the water, you may just want to consider sending it to Omega or have the authorized service person order replacements for many of the parts. I'm pretty sure you'll get them back (I'm unsure about part specific restrictions), but if they replace key things like the dial, hands, and bezel, you'll have all the perks of a tool watch without the worry of damaging the originals. At a later point, the originals can be reinstalled when you retire it from the ocean. Just something to think about...
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SkunkPrince
·masteroftime said:
I'm not trying to tell you what to do with your watch, but I do think you should consider retiring this from being in the ocean.
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masteroftime
·Sounds familiar....
I just looked back and realized you made the same point...sorry, my bad...I glossed over your comment while scanning the thread and thought I had an original thought. I do absolutely agree with you though and I think it is great advice. I wouldn't want to tempt fate with an original survivor.
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