- Posts
- 8
- Likes
- 0
stupotseventy
路Hi all,
First post, but i've been lurking here without an account for a while. Fantastic forum I have to say.
I'm hoping somebody can help me to identify this watch, passed to me by my father. Bought new by him in the mid/late 60's it looks speedmaster esque, but I cannot find any other details about it. He does remember it costing 5 weeks wages at the time!
Its a manual wind, and incredibly is still working and keeps great time. The chrono is not happy though, and the hands are pretty mangled, apparently due to the crystal popping out sometime in the last 50 years.
I'd love to bring this back to its former glory, and would welcome any advice about how best to achieve this. Should I send to Omega themselves for a repair and service, or can anyone recommend a suitable UK specialist? I'm not adverse to spending money on it, but my gut feeling is that Omega would charge me considerably more than it may be worth spending on it. Obviously the sentimental value is significant, but still I'm open to suggestions from those who know best. I'm not wanting it to return to "as new", but want it to be a fully working, honest example.
Some pics below, including a side by side with my PO to show its size.
Thanks for taking the time to read
Stu



First post, but i've been lurking here without an account for a while. Fantastic forum I have to say.
I'm hoping somebody can help me to identify this watch, passed to me by my father. Bought new by him in the mid/late 60's it looks speedmaster esque, but I cannot find any other details about it. He does remember it costing 5 weeks wages at the time!
Its a manual wind, and incredibly is still working and keeps great time. The chrono is not happy though, and the hands are pretty mangled, apparently due to the crystal popping out sometime in the last 50 years.
I'd love to bring this back to its former glory, and would welcome any advice about how best to achieve this. Should I send to Omega themselves for a repair and service, or can anyone recommend a suitable UK specialist? I'm not adverse to spending money on it, but my gut feeling is that Omega would charge me considerably more than it may be worth spending on it. Obviously the sentimental value is significant, but still I'm open to suggestions from those who know best. I'm not wanting it to return to "as new", but want it to be a fully working, honest example.
Some pics below, including a side by side with my PO to show its size.
Thanks for taking the time to read
Stu


