Servicing Vintage Omega in Seattle Area

You won't get a bumper service for $100 or anywhere near it, an independent will do it for less than Omega but you get what you pay for, the most reputable independent shop there IIRC is Nesbit's but they're not cheap.

John Runciman lives in Seattle. Unfortunately, I have no comtact information for him. He can be reached by private message on the NAWCC message board. Just use the SEARCH function and type in his name. This will take you to a thread (or numerous threads) he has posted in. Locate his name in the thread and send a PM. If he is unable to help, he'll know someone who can.

As Nesbitt used to be an authorized Omega service center, although they no longer hold that status, they tend to keep their pricing as if they were still an authorized service facility for Omega. The number you were quoted it standard for a watch of that type at Omega or a service center - although technically all bumper movements must go back to Bienne if serviced by an authorized Omega service agent.

Although you can find less expensive alternatives, ideally you should find someone with a parts account who can get parts that might be needed for the watch. A $100 service is likely to do more damage than good...

Cheers, Al