Omega calibre 610 calendar wheel issue

Archer

Background colour is white?

vanjuxa

you must lubricate teeth first and check then
I think I have spare genuine disk but you need to inspect all parts first
does the spring looks OK?
dial sometimes not in right position and touching by side for example
last thing it will be calendar disc in my opinion

JimInOz

The problem may not be located at the actual date tooth position, but somewhere else on the disc that's catching on the plate or parts in the track.

You need to inspect the whole disc, preferrably under a microscope.

vanjuxa

you must lubricate teeth first and check then
I think I have spare genuine disk but you need to inspect all parts first
does the spring looks OK?
dial sometimes not in right position and touching by side for example
last thing it will be calendar disc in my opinion

vanjuxa

from my unused stock I have only for cal 750 ( not sure if its fits to cal 610 )

if not I have to search in my pre owned parts but will takes time

sheepdoll

The 750 disk is usually flat to clear the day wheel.
Most of these have a slight curve to match the dial. I was experimenting using the fiber laser to create dial blanks. To fit in the case they need to have a slight dome.

Silvered date disks seem to be the most common. Did the OP try material houses like oFrei or Paylack? Cousins or equivalent in the UK or EU?

I have a few from over the years of collecting.

One of my projects is to repaint a date disk which the paint flaked off.

I come from an era (thirty years or more) where dial painting was standard procedure, Which is something I have been working on for that amount of time. It is harder than it looks, although I tend to not really put much effort in to it after the failures in the 1990s. Using laser printers and toner transfer papers.

Eventually tools like the fiber laser, will once again be used to make replacement parts. Collectors though will still prize originality as long as there is a supply of decent stuff. Much like what happens in other collecting be it cars, or dolls.

Archer

That means they don’t have it, and they have not been able to order parts from Omega for 10 years now…

Archer

Omega decided that supporting two different distribution channels was not worth doing. They were already selling to watchmakers who had gone through the process of getting a parts account - people like me. They were also selling parts through third party resellers like Cousins, who would then sell to other watchmakers. They decided to just sell directly to watchmakers, and eliminate the other distribution channel.

Any watchmaker can apply for a parts account - but many just whine about it instead. People will talk about Omega making you "jump through hoops" or similar terms, but if you have a well equipped modern shop, have some watchmaking education and experience, and go for some training, you can have an account pretty easily.

Personally I think it's the "going for training" part that scares many of these watchmakers away. They are scared they will fail the training course, so don't want to risk being judged regarding their competence. In reality all Omega wants you to do is show you can do the work to the standard anyone would expect of you as a watchmaker, and at the same time teach you some Omega specific things during the training. Some will look at this as an opportunity, as I did, but others will see it as some egregious violation of their business - can't tell you how many watchmakers I've seen who think they have nothing to learn, or say "Who are these people to judge my work - I've been doing this for XX years!"

The concept of continuous improvement appears lost on these people.