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Workshop is charging 310 USD to restore my Vintage Omega Geneve?

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Hello.
I am new to watches and would like to know:
What is a reasonable price for the restoration of an old Omega Genéve ref. 135.070 steel. The watch is still running, but has serious wear on the glass, and the crown has been replaced. It might have a bit of water damage as a result of a small chipping on the corner of the glass
The workshop is charging:
Clean of the watch: 234 USD
New Glass (not original): 36 USD
Crown replacement (original): 131 USD
Crown replacement (not original): 43 USD
Thank you for your help.
It is currently at the workshop, but here is a picture of the brand new version from another website:
omega-geneve-ref-135-070-steel-vintage-wristwatch-circa-1969-wwoals-V01.jpg
 
Sherbie
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What do you mean by “clean of the watch”?

Is this case cleaning and polishing or a complete movement tear down, ultrasonic clean of all parts and then reassemble and regulate?

price is probably ok if the latter, definitely NOT the former

price for crown seems steep to me too

others may have different opinins
 
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If "Clean of the watch" = fully servicing the movement, that seems reasonable @ $234.

Crown replacement (original) @ $131 seems quite high, even a generic crown @ $43 seems a bit high.
 
Dan S
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The price is in the right ballpark, IMO for servicing a manual-winding watch, crown and crystal. Many places would be charging a lot more these days.
 
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You want highly skilled tradesman to do work that you can’t do, he/she has to have the training and experience to do this work, which will’ve taken years to aquire.
He/she also has to have the tools and equipment, with which to ply his/her trade. None of this comes cheap!
In addition to all this he/she will have operating overheads.
The quoted price sounds very reasonable to me!…..in fact bloody cheap, I wouldn’t get outta bed for that sort of money!

Ask yourself…….How much do you earn?……. No I mean actually earn, I don’t mean phaffing about in an office achieving bugger all but coming up with new ways to try and justify your salary.

Just cough up the money and be thankful!
 
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Service sounds fair. Replacement crown service a bit high

If the crown fits and looks OK to you. Leave it. Doesn't need to be signed unless you want it
 
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Sherbie Sherbie
What do you mean by “clean of the watch”?

Is this case cleaning and polishing or a complete movement tear down, ultrasonic clean of all parts and then reassemble and regulate?

price is probably ok if the latter, definitely NOT the former

price for crown seems steep to me too

others may have different opinins

Thank you for the informative answer. The workshop wants to take the watch completely apart, and thereafter clean the individual components such as dial, hands and movement mechanism. i would agree that the price for a clean is WAY too steep for polishing and finishing of the watch.
Thank you again for answering.
 
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X350 XJR X350 XJR
If "Clean of the watch" = fully servicing the movement, that seems reasonable @ $234.

Crown replacement (original) @ $131 seems quite high, even a generic crown @ $43 seems a bit high.

Thank you for answering. The watchmaker specified that he would be taking the mechanism inside apart, as it has not been serviced since the 1980s. The crown seems a bit steep as well at 131 $. The authentic crown may be difficult to aquire, as i am in DK.
On a side note, would you agree that also getting the authentic signed crown for it is best, even though it is pricier than a generic crown?
(I am not planning on selling as it is a family heirloom).
Thank you.
 
Dsloan
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I'm in the US and that's pretty decent. Basic service of a three-hander without parts is around $300 in my neck of the woods.

Makes sense... it's a few hours of work for s skilled laborer.
 
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L Linus Eike
Thank you for answering. The watchmaker specified that he would be taking the mechanism inside apart, as it has not been serviced since the 1980s. The crown seems a bit steep as well at 131 $. The authentic crown may be difficult to aquire, as i am in DK.
On a side note, would you agree that also getting the authentic signed crown for it is best, even though it is pricier than a generic crown?
(I am not planning on selling as it is a family heirloom).
Thank you.
I think for the relatively small increased cost you will be happier with the original crown. And if you should change your mind down the road (and it happens) another reason to get the original. Keep in mind it may be a service crown, but it would be the correct service crown from Omega.
 
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If they are capable and reputable I would jump on it. For a little context a similar treatment from Omega ran me $800 CAD.
 
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The workshop wants to take the watch completely apart, and thereafter clean the individual components such as dial, hands
All it needs it is a movement service. I wouldn't let them or want them to clean the dial and hands.
 
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As someone who services their own watches. The quoted price seems a bit on the low side. A proper service can take 4 hours or so. And service people need to eat, provide shelter, power bills, tool pay taxes, etc. And often for more than one person. There are many hidden costs. Training in this day and age is not cheap and only a few schools left.

Back in the day when everyone wore mechanical watches, there was more volume. But it still took 3 or 4 hours of time.
 
Larry S
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I think the price also a bit low. Still, if they do a lot of volume, this may be ok.
 
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SOG53 SOG53
I think for the relatively small increased cost you will be happier with the original crown. And if you should change your mind down the road (and it happens) another reason to get the original. Keep in mind it may be a service crown, but it would be the correct service crown from Omega.
Correct, yes. Original, no. Sorry to be pedantic, but I like to keep those terms distinct.
 
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Last time I had constellation w/ a 505 movement serviced it was ~500 CDN or 375 USD. I'm sure it's gone up by now.
 
nkhandekar
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The last time I had a Seamaster deVille serviced it cost $425 and that was a while ago. This seems like a reasonable price.
 
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