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·Hello Omegoids,
As passionate collectors and wearers of watches , I wondered how many of you:
1) Do your own revisions? Source spare parts and have a go with a steady hand and a strong heart.
2) Buy interesting cheap old watches that don't work, not worth the price of a revision, and may try a couple quick fixes if the fault is obvious.
3) Buy non-running or faulty higher end and Omega watches because they represent something ( a desirable movement, lovely dial, a future investment, or a quick flip with a small polish and glass buff) and then stick them in the Omega section of your collection with a very low priority of ever being fixed.
4) Only buy the best prime examples at proper prices, that are all documented as having been freshly revised before sale.
5) All of the above....
I'm asking as it seems clear that watch repair and revision might not be my "forte", (I just love the sound of pinging watch parts on the parquet flooring as they spring for freedom from my tweezers.) and I've currently 3 watches(2 chronos and a JLC) in for repair and revision which is unlikely to be less than 1000-1200 Euros....Which in turn digs into satisfying my acquisition habit....I am slowing down but then I go "oooh a Seamaster 30..I haven't got one of those!!"
Maybe there is a watch revision night class...LOL
As passionate collectors and wearers of watches , I wondered how many of you:
1) Do your own revisions? Source spare parts and have a go with a steady hand and a strong heart.
2) Buy interesting cheap old watches that don't work, not worth the price of a revision, and may try a couple quick fixes if the fault is obvious.
3) Buy non-running or faulty higher end and Omega watches because they represent something ( a desirable movement, lovely dial, a future investment, or a quick flip with a small polish and glass buff) and then stick them in the Omega section of your collection with a very low priority of ever being fixed.
4) Only buy the best prime examples at proper prices, that are all documented as having been freshly revised before sale.
5) All of the above....
I'm asking as it seems clear that watch repair and revision might not be my "forte", (I just love the sound of pinging watch parts on the parquet flooring as they spring for freedom from my tweezers.) and I've currently 3 watches(2 chronos and a JLC) in for repair and revision which is unlikely to be less than 1000-1200 Euros....Which in turn digs into satisfying my acquisition habit....I am slowing down but then I go "oooh a Seamaster 30..I haven't got one of those!!"
Maybe there is a watch revision night class...LOL
