Omega 2491-1 needing help

Dan S

Tools / equipment / supplies are quite specialized. Even putting your time aside, to break even on the cost of equipment you'd need to service many watches.

sheepdoll

The you tube vids are mostly for entertainment only.

Even after 30 years (and an 18 or so year gap) I am only starting to come back to speed after two years. And I probably collected near 7 to 10K worth of tools back then. It is really time consuming and can be expensive. Case in point. I got some scrapped movements for around 60 bucks. Incomplete. The missing parts are 10 to 35 bucks. Not a big deal, but if there are say 5 parts missing that is another 175. A junker case will be around 120. So we are already up to over 350. Not as noticeable since it is spread out.

Of course one can get a complete junker movement with case for that. But what is the fun as part sourcing really feeds the gratification button. Gets those endorphins awake. One can get a lesser hit from YT, but it is not quite the same.

If one is really serious about watchmaking, Start with a quality cheapish working complete watch. Otherwise it gets frustrating. I like to recommend. https://shop.diywatch.club/ If you think that is expensive, then watchmaking is not the right hobby.

I also build micro electronics (pipe organ relays.) Sometimes cameras as well. None of this is good for a one off, there are always more to learn from.