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  1. rmcd Dec 23, 2016

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    Hello. This is my first post.

    Should I accept the word from a reputable watch repair guy that a new day wheel may not be perfectly aligned in the window?

    Background - I bought the watch in Zurich. It came with a German day wheel. I asked the watch repair guy here in Toronto to order an English wheel and install it. The result is pictured. I challenged him about it and was told that there isn't an adjustment and that it's the nature of the day wheel.

    Omega 1 front.JPG

    For completeness, the watch is a calibre 752, serial number indicates 1970. Case ref 166.111. Back is below.

    Omega 1 back.JPG

    I expect I know the answer you'll all give me:
    a) try another repair guy (I'd appreciate a recommendation for Toronto) and
    b) put the German wheel back in and learn my German day names.

    Is that correct? Or is there an adjustment? Or a different wheel. The container for the wheel says "72207501516A". I assume that's a part number.

    Many thanks.
     
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  2. ulackfocus Dec 23, 2016

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    Two possibilities:

    Wrong day wheel
    Wrong watchmaker

    You could always bleach off the German days and hand write in English days with a Sharpie. We've seen crap like that on eBay so why can't you do it? ;) :p
     
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  3. rmcd Dec 23, 2016

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    Thanks. Might be easier to simply learn German.
     
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  4. Canuck Dec 23, 2016

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    When you advance the day and date during adjustment or re-setting, you should see a distinct "click" of the day ring and the date ring as they advance. I suspect you are not seeing that distinct "click" when the day ring advances. I think you need to talk to whoever did the work.
     
  5. rmcd Dec 23, 2016

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    Thanks Canuck. When I manually advance it to set the day,date,time it does "click" as it changes. But I haven't watched it during its normal change time to see what it does. Either way the misalignment ends up being the same.

    Regardless, i gather I shouldn't accept this nor the explanation.

    Since you're a fellow Canuck, do you know a good repair guy in the GTA?

    Many thanks.
     
  6. Vicke Dec 23, 2016

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    The forums resident canadian watchmaker is @Archer . Don't know where in the country he located, but if he´s to far away or to busy perhaps he can point you in the direction someone competent.
     
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  7. Longbow Dec 23, 2016

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    I would have left it with the original language, has a certain charm. I've got watches with English, French and German....thankfully no Arabic or Chinese, then I probably would change. Who knows what's really written on the thing?
    IMG_3885.JPG IMG_3886.JPG IMG_3887.JPG
     
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  8. rmcd Dec 24, 2016

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    Thanks @Longbow. All very pretty and perfectly aligned. And you're right, I think I'll end up going back to the original German.

    I agree on the point about not knowing what's really written. I was given a t-shirt recently with Korean on it. I had that checked by two different Korean nationals.

    Thanks @Vicke for the pointer to @Archer. @Archer.... I'd appreciate a PM or post with a suggestion for the Toronto area. Thanks so much.

    Happy holidays to all who maintain and contribute to this wonderful resource.

    Cheers
     
  9. Archer Omega Qualified Watchmaker Dec 24, 2016

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    You have a PM...and my guess who did the work too...:)

    EDIT - and I was correct! :thumbsup:
     
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  10. Mouse_at_Large still immune to Speedmaster attraction Dec 24, 2016

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    Slight thread drift, but I think I am correct in saying that one Omega was produced only with a non-English date - the cal.1045 Speedmaster mark V, though some have been modded with an English date wheel http://www.chronomaddox.com/MarkSeries.html
     
  11. Longbow Dec 24, 2016

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    So, time to start practicing. Here's a little helper for the holidays
    English-German.jpg
     
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  12. rmcd Dec 24, 2016

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    A perfect Christmas present :) Thank you. I'll print that and post it on my office wall.

    @Archer has given me some really good advice and nailed-in-one the watch repair guy. I'll post an update once I've followed his advice.

    Merry Christmas all !
     
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