Omega Seamaster c. 1960s
I sent in my fathers old time piece for servicing at Swatch Group S.E.A. (S) Pte Ltd. They quoted something like S$1090 for complete maintenance service and S$900 to refurbish the dial. I would be interested to have some opinion if this is worth doing. JJ
NOT at that price
Hi the watch can have a total overhaul at any good watchmaker for anything between 100 and 200 USD=parts are available and the watch would come out in excellent functional condition. Regarding the dial, IMHO you should evaluate fully if it is worth doing,...
welcome to the forum and i totally agree with everyone else.
there are a lot of superb watchmakers all over the world who will do a job equally as well as Omega for a fraction of the price. my own watchmaker in UK is ex omega and a total refurb of a standard auto would cost less than £150 not including the dia...
It is always a hard call on restoration / repair
Hi It all depends on the "value": you place on the timepiece. If it is a watch you pick up at a flea market , or if its one handed down to you... Then the next step... As you do the restoration / repair becareful not to replace everything... what do you h...
Agreed -need photos to evaluate
If you have a highly rare early Omega with a complex complication, there's a slight possibility this cost is in line, but impossible for us to guess.
Many many thank!
Would love to send you pic, but I don't have it with me now. The watch was shipped to Omega in Switzerland by the agents in Singapore for their assessment. They also told me that if I do not go ahead with the repair, they would return the watch but cannot...