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·Hello!
Being new here, I feel I must declare from the outset that I’m not a watch collector or, indeed, enthusiast. I am, though, interested in this particular watch, a Genève (from the late 1970s, I’d imagine), and I joined this group in the hope that I might be able to track down a replacement bracelet for it—an exact replica, if possible.
In common with the experiences of a few other posters I’ve read on this forum, my watch was originally my father’s, and its value is entirely wrapped up in that fact. Indeed, I recall being with him when he bought it ca. 1980. My father did not have extravagant tastes, but he prized quality, as buying cheaply was, in his eyes, a waste of money. He also had quite specific requirements; in this case, he wanted a watch with numbers on a clear background, and a gold bracelet—he got the jeweller to replace the original leather strap immediately. This bracelet is now quite corroded, as the watch has been worn most days, first by my father and then by me, since it was purchased, and I’d like to replace it, if possible.
As it happens, it is currently being repaired and serviced at an Omega service centre: its stem broke, and not for the first time over the past few years; I’ve been told that its stem is rather fragile—is this true? It is a manual wind-up.
Am I right in thinking that its face, with the numbers on a clear background, is relatively unusual? I haven’t seen many others exactly like this online.
All the best,
A.
Being new here, I feel I must declare from the outset that I’m not a watch collector or, indeed, enthusiast. I am, though, interested in this particular watch, a Genève (from the late 1970s, I’d imagine), and I joined this group in the hope that I might be able to track down a replacement bracelet for it—an exact replica, if possible.
In common with the experiences of a few other posters I’ve read on this forum, my watch was originally my father’s, and its value is entirely wrapped up in that fact. Indeed, I recall being with him when he bought it ca. 1980. My father did not have extravagant tastes, but he prized quality, as buying cheaply was, in his eyes, a waste of money. He also had quite specific requirements; in this case, he wanted a watch with numbers on a clear background, and a gold bracelet—he got the jeweller to replace the original leather strap immediately. This bracelet is now quite corroded, as the watch has been worn most days, first by my father and then by me, since it was purchased, and I’d like to replace it, if possible.
As it happens, it is currently being repaired and serviced at an Omega service centre: its stem broke, and not for the first time over the past few years; I’ve been told that its stem is rather fragile—is this true? It is a manual wind-up.
Am I right in thinking that its face, with the numbers on a clear background, is relatively unusual? I haven’t seen many others exactly like this online.
All the best,
A.
