I would guess a broken mainspring if the watch isn't an automatic, and I can't see anything on the dial to indicate automatic.
What are the reference numbers in the paperwork?
The watch winds just fine. The crown just doesn't get tight like most watches. I wouldn't think it's a broken mainspring. The caliber I believe is 1481
Caliber 1030 is a manual wind, and unless Omega retained an automatic mainspring from the parent 1020 caliber, and if the watch winds continuously without resistance, I would say it's a broken mainspring.
I think I have a 1030 somewhere, I'll check it out.
Thank you. It winds with resistance, what o mean is that it doesn't max out. Like with another watch I can wind it and eventually it'll want to stop. This one however seems to act like an automatic wind. I'll wind and wind and it'll tick and click hard and strong.
Caliber 1030 is a manual wind, and unless Omega retained an automatic mainspring from the parent 1020 caliber, and if the watch winds continuously without resistance, I would say it's a broken mainspring.
I think I have a 1030 somewhere, I'll check it out.
How long does the watch run after you give it a complete wind?
So you can wind forever without crown just stopping at some point?
What would be a "complete wind" if it never stops winding?
Well I wound it for a good three minutes and it runs for about two days. This watch was an NOS.
If its NOS then it has never been serviced and will likely run like crap. Its probable the mainspring had set and broke the first time the watch was wound. That's why I hate the concept of NOS, it is like Schrodinger's Cat, you can't use the watch without a service but the very act of the service renders the watch no longer NOS.
I don't plan to resell it. It was my first Omega and will always be NOS to me haha. Should I go ahead and get it cleaned and serviced?
