mozartman
·After much research here and elsewhere (and some questions which some of you generously answered), I finally pulled the trigger and bought my first vintage, a circa 1950 steel automatic caliber 351 bumper, an homage to my late father's 1949 Seamaster (when I see his exact model in perfect condition for a great price, I'll get that too, but meanwhile ...) on ebay. BTW, no more ebay for me, I look forward to buying the next one from one of you. Too many watches that aren't running well or at all and need G*d knows what repairs, frankens, fakes, refinished dials and over polished cases, etc., and worst of all, a cast of hawks ready to pounce on any halfway decent buy. (Yes, with hawks they call it a cast.)
Anyway, now that I have the watch back from service, a shout out to Daniel at Watch Repair & Co. in NYC. Reasonable prices and good, prompt, friendly customer service. Had a 31.5 power reserve when I got it, runs 37 hours now, and Omega's specifications for this movement say 36 hours. Zero seconds gained or lost in the first 7 hours, I'll have to see how accurate it is in the next couple of weeks. But a major improvement in any event.
Anyway, now that I have the watch back from service, a shout out to Daniel at Watch Repair & Co. in NYC. Reasonable prices and good, prompt, friendly customer service. Had a 31.5 power reserve when I got it, runs 37 hours now, and Omega's specifications for this movement say 36 hours. Zero seconds gained or lost in the first 7 hours, I'll have to see how accurate it is in the next couple of weeks. But a major improvement in any event.