Very Reasonably Priced Aqua Terra W. Box Papers

Also - L@@K at this beauty, i was the high bidder till 1500 now im out.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/281089897724?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

The failure rates were never anywhere near as high as people tried to make out, the vast majority of Cal 2500s are just fine, and the ones that weren't were fine after a service to address lubrication issues. There are Cal 2500 movements selling on ebay for the $180-250 range in good running order and the services aren't any more expensive at an independent than the Cal 1120.

Thats life unfortunately, it is what it is!

I'm totally aware of that, but out of the million plus that were made, its still not a massive number, and its certainly not an expensive fix.

Every single "C" I purchased is still working fine. 😉

Ulackfocus - the thing is its just like anything, it can go wrong anytime.

You could compare it to a brand like Ferrari, their F430 is renowned for exhaust problems, normally when its just out of warranty so its not covered, and that IS an expensive fix, trust me. Nothing is perfect and i agree that if there is a known fault with the 2500 that is so big that a lot of people have the same problem Omega should stepped up and addressed it while it was fresh as it were.

Needless to say its my first Aqua Terra 2500 and i'm looking forward to it being on my wrist.

Omega is not the only brand to make changes to their movements after they have been released. In fact almost every major company does this, but unlike say Rolex who just inform watchmakers what the "mandatory upgrades" are during service and the owners simply have no clue, Omega actually is quite up front about it and calls it a different version of that caliber, at least in the case of the 2500's. For other movements the changes are not really widely known, but for example when I have a Cal. 3301 in the shop, there are several upgrades I look for depending on the age of the movement, and in the case of that specific movement you are wise to do them all.

When I worked for a large bearing company, any new product would go through life testing. Their R&D facility was quite large, and the life testing equipment was very sophisticated. They were able to subject bearings to extreme conditions and accelerate time to know what the bearing's life would be long before that amount of time had actually expired. However people's lives depend on those products, from cars on the road to trucks, planes, and even the space shuttle. Watch companies don't really test their designs in the same way, and although having a watch that fails prematurely is certainly a bummer, not one will likely die because of it. Ideally they would have tested the watches for 10 years before releasing it to find and fix all the bugs, but that's not very realistic.

On the 2500 series, Omega worked through the problems as they came up, and I very much doubt that it was "obvious" the bugs had not been worked out at the time of each release. Some problems they did not have a solution for several years (such as the "stopping problem" as it's called), but in the case of the 2500C, the latest service techniques have been quite reliable at solving the problems.

Just my thoughts as someone who works on many watches from many companies, and sees faults with all of them.

Cheers, Al

Great reply 😉

Thing is its also one of the highest production, only the Rolex 3135 would have exceeded it during its usage as Omega's main time only movement in the middle of the 2000s. Production will be in the millions easily over that whole period.

OMG!! ITS HERE AND IT IS MINT!!!

Original CC receipt included bought from Omega Boutique in Bond Street London. Its an 2008. It is totally unmarked in every way and even has the hang tag!

Pics to follow.

LOL Love that, its just made me laugh!!

Here she is...

I would just like to thank Kendrick for posting the link, i would have never known about it other wise.

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