At last, after a four month repair job I have my watch back!

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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Here it is. Here’s all of the scrapmetal that they sent me in little baggies.
I have a 30-year-old wristwatch that is simply the coolest watch ever made: the Omega Speedmaster Professional, a.k.a. the first watch on the moon. It’s the watch that the Apollo astronauts wore on all of their missions. A classic.

Mine stopped working a couple of years ago and languished in the back of a drawer. I delayed the repair, knowing how frightfully expensive it would be.

In October, I wrapped it with care and sent it with plenty of insurance to the Swatch Group in north Jersey, the only factory repair center for Omega in the US. I have patiently waited since, exchanging emails and phone calls with their support staff, listening to one excuse after another as to why it was taking so long.

The repair estimate was $750 :eek:, with the new dial and bezel (the ring with numbers on it) costing $100 each.

But it was worth it. A new one of these would cost 2-3 grand, and judging from the pile of parts they sent me back, this one is all but brand new. I’m happy now :cool:

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Excuse me, do you have the time?

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Eesh. I’ve been kinda-sorta delaying sending my Omega Seamaster in for cleaning/servicing, due to the cost I’m sure will be astronomical. You have not laid my fears to rest, Sir. Not one bit.

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I made the mistake of trying to save a few (hundred) bucks by buying a Luminox off of ebay. The repair and 3 months without my cool-ass watch made me regret it. An older watch, say one that I’ve had for more than 5 weeks, wouldn’t upset me quite so much.

But even that was better than having an electric watch. Yuck.