I live in Texas. Thanks!
well Texas is still a pretty wide area, but if you are near Austin, Russel Korman’s jewelry used to have an Omega certified watchmaker. It’s been 15 years since I lived there and used him, but he fixed up an old Speedmaster of mine.
Omega specs for the 550/560 series require that the average daily rate, measured over 3 positions, falls between 0 and +18 seconds per day, with a target rate of +9 seconds per day. They are of course, with the right attention, capable of much better than this.
There's no difference in the parts used between the COSC and normal versions of the 550/560 series watches. The only difference is the amount of attention paid when they were adjusted.
Thanks Archer! With the right attention, are they capable of modern day COSC accuracy levels?
Omega will not sell YOU anything. Just Watches....
That's what he said. They will sell you nothing. Except watches. And later someone added bracelets, buckles, bands, etc.
Well he's simply incorrect. Omega stores/boutiques will sell you many things other than watches.
I get the sense that this guy gets off on being dogmatic and provocative, maybe he should aim more for his navel than his mouth.
Can you provide a categorized list of everything that Omega will actually sell you? Without that, I feel like you're just creating this conflict where none exists. The reply was in response to the question if Omega would sell service parts to you. The reply is accurate regarding that.
I think my original response was unambiguous ' That is incorrect, they just won't sell you any service parts directly.'
Well he's simply incorrect. Omega stores/boutiques will sell you many things other than watches.
I get the sense that this guy gets off on being dogmatic and provocative, maybe he should aim more for his navel than his mouth.
The list of what they won’t sell you is much longer than what they will. I think you are being a little pedantic. Service parts might suggest movement parts but in fact the sale of virtually everything except bracelets and straps is now off the agenda. Not so long ago you could buy bezels, dials, full cases even but no longer. That is how Watchcos came about and partly perhaps why it was changed.
What's a reasonable price for a complete service (full disassembly) with new mainspring for the Watchco 300 552?
380 Euros incl. VAT, by an OMEGA-certified german watchmaker (IMO" artist") incl. some small parts. May 2023
