Repair or replace of the movement?

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·Dec 28, 2021

This Omega Constellation Day-Date Manhattan Quartz watch doesn´t run and it slips on the gear when I try to adjust the hands with the crown. Will it be more affordable to try to find a movement to replace or should I send it to a watchmaker for repair? I´ve heard from some others that quarts movements are very difficult to repair. Is that right?

 

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SkunkPrince

·Dec 28, 2021

Send it to Omega. Or, if you're in the US, Nesbit's in Seattle.

 

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Widows Son

·Dec 28, 2021

Don't know if this helps or not but.....I had a quartz Seamaster 200. The movement was bad. I don't remember if the battery leaked or not... The entire movement was replaced for about $200.00.

 

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·Dec 28, 2021

SkunkPrince

Send it to Omega. Or, if you're in the US, Nesbit's in Seattle.

I´m in Scandinavia. Will it be possible to just buy a new movement from Omega or some other places?

 

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Claven2

·Dec 28, 2021

Nope. Go to an AD and have it sorted.

 

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SkunkPrince

·Dec 28, 2021

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I´m in Scandinavia. Will it be possible to just buy a new movement from Omega or some other places?

Why, are you already a watchmaker and have all of the tools and a source for genuine Omega parts? Send it in!

 

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kaplan

·Dec 29, 2021

Probably always cheaper to find a donor, but if a new movement costs $200 probably not worth the extensive time it requires

Without knowing the movement I think Polaris watches that become just heads after being stripped for gold or losing their bracelet will be the ideal donors for this watch for sub $200

 

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SkunkPrince

·Dec 29, 2021

Are "we" seriously nickel and diming an Omega?