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Jambe-du-Bois
·Hi all.
As the title suggests, I am looking for a reputable independent watchmaker or hobbiest to perform service on a couple of my Omegas.
I have been an avid collector of watches for quite a while, but have mainly have focused on vintage Seiko (1959-1979) for the bulk of my collection thus far. I enjoy collecting all types of watches though, and Seiko, Omega, and Zenith are my primary interests. I started my journey with Seiko since the watches were not as expensive (and lower risk), .... but of course, there are plenty of $1000++ Seikos these days as well, of which I have a few, so I guess that was perhaps a misunderstanding. There are certainly a number of Seiko models that I am still always looking for, but I am also ready to pivot towards lower quantity, higher quality in my collection, and Omega is squarely in my sights for learning and acquisition.
I have a couple trusted folks that work on all my Seikos, and while I am sure they could handle the Omega's, I would prefer to find someone who focuses on Omega and has the correct connections to OE parts. I have a handful of Omega watches, all of which came to me serviced, so I have not yet had to confront this issue yet. I now have two things which will require that I find someone to work on my Omegas:
- the mainspring broke on my SMP 3570.50, and it has been about 5 years since last service. So MS repair and service, and
- I have a 145.007 (unknown service history) in-bound that I bought at auction. It needs a new crystal (PZ5141), and a full service. I would also potentially be interested in someone who is skilled at re-brushing and polishing the case, but probably leaning towards not doing anything with the case unless I can be sure the person is accomplished and not going to over-polish or dull the case edges while doing so.
I do a fair amount of case-work myself (cleaning all but the movement, crystal replacement, replacing seals, hands and dial work, etc.), but I do prefer to send most of my higher value watches out for this work, especially when movement work is also needed.
Any recommendations on this topic would be appreciated, and thank you in advance.
As the title suggests, I am looking for a reputable independent watchmaker or hobbiest to perform service on a couple of my Omegas.
I have been an avid collector of watches for quite a while, but have mainly have focused on vintage Seiko (1959-1979) for the bulk of my collection thus far. I enjoy collecting all types of watches though, and Seiko, Omega, and Zenith are my primary interests. I started my journey with Seiko since the watches were not as expensive (and lower risk), .... but of course, there are plenty of $1000++ Seikos these days as well, of which I have a few, so I guess that was perhaps a misunderstanding. There are certainly a number of Seiko models that I am still always looking for, but I am also ready to pivot towards lower quantity, higher quality in my collection, and Omega is squarely in my sights for learning and acquisition.
I have a couple trusted folks that work on all my Seikos, and while I am sure they could handle the Omega's, I would prefer to find someone who focuses on Omega and has the correct connections to OE parts. I have a handful of Omega watches, all of which came to me serviced, so I have not yet had to confront this issue yet. I now have two things which will require that I find someone to work on my Omegas:
- the mainspring broke on my SMP 3570.50, and it has been about 5 years since last service. So MS repair and service, and
- I have a 145.007 (unknown service history) in-bound that I bought at auction. It needs a new crystal (PZ5141), and a full service. I would also potentially be interested in someone who is skilled at re-brushing and polishing the case, but probably leaning towards not doing anything with the case unless I can be sure the person is accomplished and not going to over-polish or dull the case edges while doing so.
I do a fair amount of case-work myself (cleaning all but the movement, crystal replacement, replacing seals, hands and dial work, etc.), but I do prefer to send most of my higher value watches out for this work, especially when movement work is also needed.
Any recommendations on this topic would be appreciated, and thank you in advance.
