New here - 1960 Seamaster Deville - cost of service?

watchyouwant · Feb 14, 2021

ghce
My watch maker here in New Zealand does a full service minus parts cost for about NZ$100.00 so about US$72.00 at today's exchange rate though for more complex movements ( speedmasters etc) up to NZ$200.00.
The last 12 months I have had probably 30 plus watches serviced and repaired.
So US$650.00...... cardiac arrest!!

That is excellent ! Don't piss him off.....here on Australia it is around A$ 250 for an omega manu/auto service, mainspring replacement cost included .

Archer · Feb 14, 2021

Rudi99
Hi Mink, and welcome.

Any Omega automatic movement of the 500 series, which your SMDV probably harbours, will be a relatively simple service for a watchmaker.

Services that are known to be particularly difficult are those of a chronograph movement, co-axial movement or of watches with many complications.

To be honest, the only kind of watch that is even easier for a watchmaker to service are handwinding movements. Omega Automatics should be very standard!

An “easy” or “ difficult” service often has very little to do with the complexity of the movement.

95% of the skills a watchmaker will use are taught on a simple manual winding movement.

Condition of the movement is far more relevant to the difficulty of the service than the type of movement. The next most relevant thing is the performance level that is attained. What people consider a good performing watch varies considerably...

Mink · Feb 14, 2021

Update: the jeweler has "already started the repair." (uh, yeah, sure he has....)
Price of repair/servicing has been reduced to $400.
Live and learn. Newbie mistake.

New here - 1960 Seamaster Deville - cost of service?

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