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·I have a mid-2000s Seamaster (Calibre 1120) that has a persistent power reserve or winding mechanism issue. I fully wind it manually every six days then wear it daily. Frequently, it will stop overnight on the fifth or sixth night with the hands showing that it ran for 8-10 hours after I put it on the nightstand.
Certainly, I could manual-wind it more often. However, I don't recall EVER having to wind the watch manually when it was new or before my most recent full service in 2019. Since then, I have sent it back to Omega/Swatch service centers multiple times with a full description of its behavior. Each time, the watch is returned with a note saying that it has been returned to full factory specifications. Nevertheless, I'm still experiencing the same behavior.
So, my questions for the group: Is it normal that a watch of this age needs to be wound manually so frequently? (Are my expectations out of line?) If this is not normal behavior, how to I persuade Omega to address the problem? (No matter what I say, it seems to trigger a routine maintenance service that has no effect.) Should I seek repair/service elsewhere?
The only bright spot in all this is that all subsequent services have been at no cost to me under the service warranty.
Certainly, I could manual-wind it more often. However, I don't recall EVER having to wind the watch manually when it was new or before my most recent full service in 2019. Since then, I have sent it back to Omega/Swatch service centers multiple times with a full description of its behavior. Each time, the watch is returned with a note saying that it has been returned to full factory specifications. Nevertheless, I'm still experiencing the same behavior.
So, my questions for the group: Is it normal that a watch of this age needs to be wound manually so frequently? (Are my expectations out of line?) If this is not normal behavior, how to I persuade Omega to address the problem? (No matter what I say, it seems to trigger a routine maintenance service that has no effect.) Should I seek repair/service elsewhere?
The only bright spot in all this is that all subsequent services have been at no cost to me under the service warranty.