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old guy

·Feb 21, 2021

Hi chaps....I have a gold omega,given as a 'long service' award in 1954....I think its a 'tresor'? It keeps time and needs a good clean and new lens/strap....so...a couple of questions...how often should the watch be wound and recomendations for someone to service/clean it.....a ball park figure of cost would be good..and I understand that...but some idea would be good...thanks for reading...H

 

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JimInOz

·Feb 21, 2021·Melbourne Australia

G'day mate.
Where in the world would you be?

 

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old guy

·Feb 21, 2021

uk...huntingdon....sorry

 

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JimInOz

·Feb 21, 2021·Melbourne Australia

No probs.

There are some good watchmakers in the UK, maybe @ChrisN would be able to guide you, he is based in the UK and it's a pretty small place, also @michael e may have some pointers to a watchmaker capable of restoring this correctly.

If it hasn't been serviced recently (last five to ten years) then winding/wearing is not a good idea.

Good luck with it.

 

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padders

·Feb 21, 2021·Oooo subtitles!

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Hi chaps....I have a gold omega,given as a 'long service' award in 1954....I think its a 'tresor'? It keeps time and needs a good clean and new lens/strap....so...a couple of questions...how often should the watch be wound and recomendations for someone to service/clean it.....a ball park figure of cost would be good..and I understand that...but some idea would be good...thanks for reading...H

I presume it wasn't originally given for your long service, or if so you really do live up to your name!

 

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JimInOz

·Feb 21, 2021·Melbourne Australia

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I presume it wasn't originally given for your long service, or if so you really do live up to your name!

At least in those days the recognition was usually meaningful (i.e.: the "gold watch").

In the 70s, my Dad got awarded a gold Omega Genève.

In the 2000s I was awarded a gold plated company stick pin for 20 years service.

 

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Canuck

·Feb 21, 2021

Thirty one years ago, I took a package after 24 years working for a Rolex dealer. If I had stuck it out to 25 years, my reward would have been a plastic Seiko clock! Enjoy the Omega!

 

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wagudc

·Feb 21, 2021

I would love to see some pictures. I'm not in the UK, so I don't have advise on watchmakers, but you should be able to find some recommendations by searching the forum. Simon Freese, and STS are names I hear often (but have no experience with). Costs for a service vary by region, watch type and condition. Based on what you say, my guess would be a few hundreds GBP.

 

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Hamish02

·Feb 21, 2021

@old guy Simon Freese serviced my '50s Seamaster - about £270 - very good and set for the next few years now.

EDIT: Forgot to say I'm Cambridgeshire based but contacted him via his site and he sent a package to post the watch to him in.

 

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eternalover

·Feb 23, 2021

Freese has a good reputation . Mitka watches and watchguy are also helpful and the basic service on a manual is not much

 

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Cannonical

·Feb 23, 2021

Chris at Mornington Watches (Kent/Brum) could do it or suggest someone else