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Waltesefalcon
·the simple dial and markers are lovely indeed. Out of interest, how can you tell if the rotor is worn from the photos? And if it is worn, can a service really fix this permanently?
thoughts on 168.017 dial...
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cramlington
·The wear on the rotor right above where it says "watch" there is also a bit of a ring that is visible on the inside of the case back. replacing the bearing should take care of it. Someone pointed this out to me on my Connie when I first posted pictures of it. I had the same wear on the rotor and the same line in my case back.
well spotted! thanks for the info. may i asked if the service was complicated/expensive?
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Waltesefalcon
·well spotted! thanks for the info. may i asked if the service was complicated/expensive?
Mine had just been serviced when I bought it and luckily it had involved fixing the rubbing. I figured that out by taking a sharpie and making a mark across the wear line in the case back and then wearing it for awhile and periodically checking to see if the mark had been worn through. After six months with no wear in my sharpie mark I cleaned if off. If I were you I might ask the seller if it has had the rotor bearing replaced.
On the downside I paid my newbie tax on that one as the dial had been restored, i.e. re-dialed, and the case was over polished to the point that all the sharp edges are soft. I think it's still a good looking watch and I enjoy wearing it, I just know I overpaid for what it is.
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Archer
··Omega Qualified WatchmakerMine had just been serviced when I bought it and luckily it had involved fixing the rubbing. I figured that out by taking a sharpie and making a mark across the wear line in the case back and then wearing it for awhile and periodically checking to see if the mark had been worn through. After six months with no wear in my sharpie mark I cleaned if off. If I were you I might ask the seller if it has had the rotor bearing replaced.
You can tell this one hasn't been fixed - there's actual debris on the rotor itself in the photo, and the marker on the inside of the case back from the last service is already starting to have a wear line through it from the rotor rubbing.
OP may be able to hear the rotor click against the case back if he gently shakes the watch back and forth...dial to case back direction.
Cheers, Al
