Seamaster SMP300 Bond (quartz) options?

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I have had my Seamaster Bond for over 22 years, my first decent watch, it has the 1538 quartz movement (I think) the negative battery gold 'leaf' terminal has detached and I have bodged this for 2 battery changes but now cannot. My question is what options do I have for repair

1. Omega Service Centre seems it is £450 in the UK and they apparently change out most things including the movement I have read, my question is if Omega do it will my issue be addressed for the flat rate of £450 given they swop out movements etc? The watch is mint condition otherwise.

2. Is a third party repair viable installing a new negative terminal? Been told an ETA 255 461(2) could be fitted but think this would devalue the watch given it won't be stamped as an Omega movement?

Thanks.
 
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Yes Omega will swap out the movement in its entirely. Their prices are pretty steep these days but if this is the first full service it has had in 22 years, that ain't bad on a year by year basis. You'll get it back fully waterproof once more and ready to go for another 10-20 years. If your bezel is faded, they may offer to change it gratis, you may or may not prefer it exactly how it is of course, but they will ask first in my experience so you can refuse this.

I am assuming by the way you purchased the watch new in the early 2000s? If that is the case then it will have superluminova lume and there will be no downside to swapping the hands which they do routinely. There is a downside if you have a 1990s tritium lume model as the new ones wont match well.
 
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Excellent help and info much obliged. Thinking it is superluminova lume as it was early 2000's purchase and the lume is amazing to this day. I think I will bite the bullet as I have not had anything done to this example in all this time. Bezel is good, no fade, some prefer originality, will see on that if they ask.
 
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I see the ETA 255 461 are advertised for $300 on E-bay. So $150 extra for Omega service seems reasonable.

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