Vintage Omega vs other vintage watches servicing price

mseamaster · May 10, 2024

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Unfortunately, that's the way it is.

Call me crazy, but when I send my vintage Seiko to my local specialized Seiko watchmaker, I never mention I own Omega (fearing he will charge me more on Seiko servicing).

I don't go in with rags on to his shop, but almost 😀 . Human psychology is a rabbit hole. I have witnessed being charged differently on other items based on external factors.

Now I feel stupid for mentioning the Omega 601. Hahaha
I should have said I only collect Seiko. But then he didn't seem to think much of vintage KS which still confuses me.

Finding a mint 601 based watch is easier than finding a mint vintage KS/GS. All the pain of seeing those polished(read grinded) cases.

Looking at all those auctions which say excellent but the watch is unrecognizable I often think this must be the work a single psychopath who cut himself on a really edgy Seiko as a kid and is now buying and grinding everything.

DON · May 11, 2024

Unless it’s an up to date watchmaker on a majority of brands. He may not know a grand Seiko from an average Seiko, but will know the Omega name.

bear in mind that Seiko only sold their standard line models to US/Canada (Europe?) and kept the GS models at home, so they’re not a model majority of people are aware of and certainly wouldn’t pay $4,000 for