Need help saving a family Omega De Ville Quartz Cal. 1350 (original push-button system)

Hello everyone,

My name is Laurent and I live in the South of France.

I am not a watchmaker or a serious collector, but I am trying to save a family Omega that has been in my family for many years and has a strong sentimental value.

The watch is an Omega De Ville Quartz equipped with the Omega Calibre 1350 and the original push-button time-setting system (no conventional crown).

The watch stopped working several years ago. Following a recommendation from the Omega boutique in Nice, I entrusted it to an independent watchmaker experienced with vintage Omega watches in the hope of restoring it.

A movement conversion was attempted because the original calibre was believed to be beyond repair, but the project was ultimately abandoned. The watchmaker concluded that a modern movement could not be adapted properly without compromising the original architecture of the watch.

The watch has now been returned to me in its original configuration.

Unfortunately, during the disassembly process, the original push-button setting component appears to have been damaged and is now missing.

At this stage, I am not specifically looking for a replacement part only.

I am mainly looking for advice from people familiar with the Omega 1350:

• Is the original calibre 1350 still realistically repairable today?
• Are there specialists who still work on these early Omega quartz movements?
• Is a donor movement usually the most realistic solution?
• Has anyone successfully restored one of these watches while keeping the original push-button setting system?
• Would Omega still be able to help with such a movement today?

I would really like to preserve the watch as close as possible to its original design and operation.

Any advice, recommendations or experiences would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you very much.

Laurent