Amusing failure in Omega analogue watch

[F Murtz]

I've stopped wearing watch about 20 years ago and never missesd it.
Funyy thing I've bought a couple since then (I like nice watch) but they
just sit in a drawer.

Tom

Stopped wearing a watch when mobile phones came out.

 

[David L. Jones]

I don't know what the Omega back is like -- it might require some
special, hard-to-obtain tool -- so I can't give a definitive answer.

The most-common backs use either a slotted ring -- which can often be
removed with a pair of chain-nose pliars -- or a press-to-fit back,
which is removed with a "case-back knife".

The latter is simply a knife with a very thin blade. You simply press
the knife into the seam, and twist a bit. (Well, that's the theory.
It's sometimes a bit more difficult, and there is the chance of
scracthing the back.)

These are available from Zantech (http://www.zantechinc.com/store).
They have all kinds of watch-repair equipment and supplies. You'll
have fun browsing the site.



You can get batteries even cheaper than that from Zantech and similar
companies.

Any jeweler who charges more than $5 for a battery replacement --
including the battery -- is gouging. Most batteries cost the dealer
less than 25 cents, and replacing one takes less than five minutes.
That's a gross profit of more than $50 an hour. Not bad.

That depends on the type of watch.
If you've got a proper 200m pressure rated watch for example, you have to
(or should) inspect or (more usually) replace the o-ring, grease it up
again, and do a full pressure test after it's all done.

If you don't like changing batteries, Casio (and probably others) have
watches rated for a 10 year battery life.

Dave.

 

[David L. Jones]

Stopped wearing a watch when mobile phones came out.

I still wear a wrist watch for the same reason I still have a real
calculator on my desk instead of using the PC.

Dave.

 

[William Sommerwerck]

An Omega watch of any kind is a high quality instrument for life. Its

long term accuracy will far exceed any off the shelf lower end watch.

I've owned "cheap" watches that were accurate to within a few seconds a
month.

This is obviously a matter of taste, but I've always found Omega's case
design fussy and unattractive. Excuse me, that's Rolex. Sorry.

 

[William Sommerwerck]

I have an Omega *real* analog auto-wind (no battery) from the early
sixties

that still runs like a swiss clock (cough!). It has a "one-piece-case" i.e. no
rear access -- probably part of the 100m immersion rating. It needs a special
tool which apparently flexes the glass/perspec/acrylic front to remove it.

If it's a "good" watch, it has a mineral cover, not plastic. Some watches
have undoped sapphire (aluminum oxide) covers.

 

[Don McKenzie]

And ?



I'll give you $35 dollars for it - same cost as the battery you can't
justify investing in !

geoff

thanks Geoff, caught me out!

Best I pass on that one. A gold engraved $2000 retirement watch, will
end up with the grand kids, when I fall off the perch.

They can then sell it for $35.

Don...





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