Omega Ed White steel harder to wind

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I have a 2025 Ed white in steel but I noticed it is a bit harder to wind ( I need to exert more action) than my speedmaster hesalite. Omega boutique has mentioned this can be normal but they have no means of testing this against other watches due to its rarity. Can I please ask if this is normal design of this watch?

 
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Not normal, imo. A Speedmaster without the crown guards is usually easier to wind since you have better finger access to the crown to wind it. My Ed White from 2021 has always been easy to wind, and I've never heard of anybody saying they found it difficult to wind. Surprised you find it more difficult than a standard Speedmaster with crown guards. They often loosen up with wear as the seal gets some wear.
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I find it more difficult to wind, yes. But I’m told this is normal, due to the new crown/gasket configuration.
 
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Can I please ask if this is normal design of this watch?

I’m not sure, but 321 Ed White is the easiest one to wind among my Speedy.

Just curiously, is your serial reached 10k? Mine is dated 11/2024 with 88708xxx.
 
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I read somewhere that serial numbering is odd or non sequential on the 321

Probably Fratello?

If yes, the odd thing is they started with 888xxxxx, then switch to 887xxxxx.

Within each prefix, the serial should be sequential.
 
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Wow, it’s weird.

Omega states that only 1000 -> 2000 321 movement made per year …
You think that the serial numbers are only used for that movement? You can't determine the number of 321 movements by comparing the overall serial number sequence of Omega movements.
 
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Wow, it’s weird.

Omega states that only 1000 -> 2000 321 movement made per year …

A production number which I can confirm first hand after having been on the production floor at Atelier d’Excellence a few weeks ago. These things are pretty rare.
 
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You think that the serial numbers are only used for that movement? You can't determine the number of 321 movements by comparing the overall serial number sequence of Omega movements.
Yes, do you see any others Omega movement serial starts with 887?
 
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A production number which I can confirm first hand after having been on the production floor at Atelier d’Excellence a few weeks ago. These things are pretty rare.
I used to think like that, too.

But this serial number makes no sense, unless there’s something that we don’t know, for example, Omega may skip a range of number from 10xxx to 13xxx …
 
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Yes, do you see any others Omega movement serial starts with 887?
I don't track Omega serial numbers, but I don't see how you know that this range of serial numbers was reserved for one particular movement.
 
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I don't track Omega serial numbers, but I don't see how you know that this range of serial numbers was reserved for one particular movement.
I dont know for sure, because I dont work for Omega. However:

  • Omega produce million watches per year, 887xxxxx wont be able to serve a fraction of them.
  • It’s nonsense in a management system to mix unrelated things together, making querying/auditing more difficult.
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Last but not least, quote from @Robert-Jan article:

We asked Omega about this, and the brand confirmed that the series would start with 888xxxx serial numbers and continue with 887xxxx. Upon completing that range, Omega will start using 889xxxx serial numbers. A reason was not given, but the number 8 does do well in certain countries in regions.
 
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But this serial number makes no sense, unless there’s something that we don’t know, for example, Omega may skip a range of number from 10xxx to 13xxx …

For the updates, I sent an email to Omega to ask about this, and here's what they answered:

The serial number of our products always has eight letters (current watches) and is not linked to the quantity produced.
 
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Maybe the grease (Fomblin) on the gasket in hour crown is old or gone. Regreasing with Fomblin is something any decent watchmaker can do for you in 10 minutes. I would first investigate this?