omega 2181-1, restoration advise , opinion needed ,

kazd · Oct 16, 2026

Hello there all watch lovers, I need your advise , opinion if this watch is worth attempt to restore , it has beautiful pristine salmon dial and hands, movement needs work, doesn’t run , the case is in acceptable shape ,at first I thought that it is a gold case , but has steel caseback , went to jeweler to test, it’s not gold plated , it is brass case, dial is made off copper, the lug strap pin holes are enlarged, the pins go right through , got it very long time ago, because I just liked the dial , please give me your expert opinion of undertaking restoration project on this one would be wise and result in reasonable outcome, thank you as always , good day and great upcoming weekend to everyone, greatful ,kazd ❤️♎️

mac_omega · Oct 17, 2026

kazd
Hello there all watch lovers, I need your advise , opinion if this watch is worth attempt to restore , it has beautiful pristine salmon dial and hands, movement needs work, doesn’t run , the case is in acceptable shape ,at first I thought that it is a gold case , but has steel caseback , went to jeweler to test, it’s not gold plated , it is brass case, dial is made off copper, the lug strap pin holes are enlarged, the pins go right through , got it very long time ago, because I just liked the dial , please give me your expert opinion of undertaking restoration project on this one would be wise and result in reasonable outcome, thank you as always , good day and great upcoming weekend to everyone, greatful ,kazd ❤️♎️

The dial unfortunately has been repainted. And if the case shows brassing and the movement does not run it is not worth to invest some more money.
Just my 2 cents...

kazd · Oct 17, 2026

mac_omega
The dial unfortunately has been repainted. And if the case shows brassing and the movement does not run it is not worth to invest some more money.
Just my 2 cents...

hello and thank you very much , your opinion and advise is wise , I’ll give up on this one , the main issue that I was concerned about are the lugs , holes are soo worn out , the pins just go right through it , only laser welding can possibly fix it, so , early morning decision “sorry baby , no can do” lol, so , concluding this , if one day I come across decent movement and try something on the lug holes , I don’t know a crazy glue or epoxy, 🙃😊 till then it’ll remain in the drawer as a reminder, a yesteryears rookie naiveness , wishing I had the OF expertise for making watch decisions, thank you , thank you , have a pleasant weekend , kazd ❤️♎️

omega 2181-1, restoration advise , opinion needed ,

kazd

mac_omega

kazd

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