Omega Quartz Watches

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Fear of electronic devices against the skin huh? You really tee’d that one up! I looked up the heebie-jeebies on web md and not much there. Is it a psychological disorder?

Hey Saul, doesnt your brother have that same issue?
 
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That’s why I asked if it is psychological! 😉

I suppose some of it is. But I can feel the electricity. Don't like it.
 
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My only Omega quartz watch. One I inherited, when the original owner’s widow found that nobody in her family was interested in it. She wanted it to go to a good home. 😀 I have three quartz watches out of my accumulation of about 60 wrist watches. This being one of them. My personal preference is for mechanical watches.

 
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I bought a quartz Casio GMW-B5000 around the time of the Moon landing anniversary this year and it pretty much replaced the Speedmaster for me. It's got some 300 odd world time cities, a 4 second backlight that can activate when you lift your wrist automatically, 200m water resistance, a 24 hour countdown timer and stopwatch, a function to find your phone if lost, can be used to drop a pin on a map on your phone with a button press (to mark a parking location etc.)

Has a twisted nematic screen so there's no ghosting or fade of digits at any viewing angle, auto adjusts the time 4 times a day to your phone or 1 time a day to local radio towers if Bluetooth is disabled so is permanently +0/-0 SPD. Has an auto adjusting calendar and DST to 2099, micro adjust clasp with lots of settings, bracelet adjustment with just spring bars, can adjust every setting either via the watch itself or an app and it's solar powered with a 20 year battery life on the module with a cost of about £80 to replace the entire module if it fails. Fully metal case and bracelet too. The watch itself is about £380 new.

Sometimes I switch back to the Speedmaster just because I want something that feels more "real" and not like a computer but for all intents and purposes a G-Shock, especially this fully metal one is kind of the best watch that money can even buy you.
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To replace battery, does one send to watchmaker or does by oneself?
 
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To replace battery, does one send to watchmaker or does by oneself?[/QUOTE

You have several choices. Attempt the job with no tools and no instructions, and run the risk of trashing the watch. or invest in proper case back wrench and/or case knife, case back press, plastic tweezers, water proof tester, and a gasket assortment (or three), and still run the risk of trashing the watch. Or take it to a watchmaker (not a battery change kiosk), and have it done.
 
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Nothing wrong with quartz, and when it comes to accuracy, there is a sustainable case that it may even be the logical choice if that's a determining factor.

Here's an Omega Quartz I had for a while before it ended up at a more appreciative owner 😀

 
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The progression has been from a Hamilton at age 6, an Accutron at 18, a plethora of Rolex, Breitling & Seikos in both mechanical & quartz. Now at 72, I have a Speedmaster, a Seamaster and a Accutron Spaceview (vintage 1964) and now a strange fascination with an Omega 2265.80 Seamaster Quartz. Oh yeah, a couple of nice Seikos to unload. Fascination with watches, no logic involved, an interesting journey.
So, assuming that I can locate a 2265.80 in decent condition, most likely with no service history, should it go to Omega for a complete service? What sort of accuracy can I expect from a serviced Omega Quartz movement? I have been considering a WTB here when I meet the 200 post requirement, figuring a bit more honesty here than "out in the wild".
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I’m sure that almost all major high end watch manufactures have had a quartz watch in their offerings, can anyone name a brand that has never made a quartz watch?
 
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I’m sure that almost all major high end watch manufactures have had a quartz watch in their offerings, can anyone name a brand that has never made a quartz watch?
Blancpain
 
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Mostly because they weren't making watches in that era...
It answers the question accurately regardless of the reason. I would also argue that we are still very much in the Quartz watch era and Blancpain are making watches now
 
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It answers the question accurately regardless of the reason. I would also argue that we are still very much in the Quartz watch era and Blancpain are making watches now

Okay, you win.

FYI - Blancpain were nearly wiped out by the quartz crisis, and it was only when mechanical watches became cool again that they were revived. They of course use the claim that they haven't made a quartz watch, and that they are the oldest watch manufacturer in their marketing, so yes if you believe their rather misleading marketing, it's a different answer than the reality...
 
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Okay, you win.

FYI - Blancpain were nearly wiped out by the quartz crisis, and it was only when mechanical watches became cool again that they were revived. They of course use the claim that they haven't made a quartz watch, and that they are the oldest watch manufacturer in their marketing, so yes if you believe their rather misleading marketing, it's a different answer than the reality...
I know, and that's an important thing to point out. In fact, I would say that the only thing in common between the companies pre- and post-quartz crisis is the name "Blancpain" - that's all that really survived and they are effectively two different companies. Still, even if that's the case, neither of them has ever made a quartz watch.