That estimate is probably about right. It hasn't been quite that expensive for me but then I have a couple of Omegas; gave my Rolex to my nephew years ago.
For your money, they remove the movement (or the calibre...or the ébauche et assortiments...depending on how horologically snooty you care to be. They clean it, inspect it and replace worn parts, reassemble and lubricate. They then test it for accuracy in their own lab. If it passes house standards, they will send the movement (still out of the case at this point) to the Contrôle Officiel Suisse des Chronomètres where it will be tested for a number of days, in a number of positions, at a number of temperatures. Assuming it passes, they put it back into the case, which has, in the meantime, been cleaned, repaired if needed, and buffed. They then ship the watch back to you with a new warranty and a new COSC chronometer certification. Considering that the bottom end for a Rolex nowadays is on the order of $3K and even a lowly Omega Seamaster starts at about $1500, this fee does not seem excessive to me. Of course, if'n you don't care, just take it to your local Kay's. After all, every kiss begins with Kay. But understand that the kiss you get will be kissing your fine movement goodbye much before its time. But I wouldn't pay that to have a quartz watch overhauled. That is the care you give to a fine mechanical calibre, not a crystal and a battery. After all (shudder) it is quartz. Quartz belongs on the bench, not on your wrist. Some Rolex owners are ashamed to admit that Rolex even makes a quartz watch. If I had a pricey quartz watch and it failed, I'd probably just have a new quartz movement from Seiko or whoever slapped into my expensive case and get on with my life. Those of you who no longer wear wrist watches and have some in your dresser drawers with mechanical movements, feel free to send them to me. I'll sort out the wheat from the chaff.[?] Bill On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 6:57 PM, Chris Albertson <[email protected]>wrote: > On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 3:35 PM, Flemming Larsen <[email protected]> wrote: > > > What exactly is "not that expensive" if I wanted to send it back to Omega > in Switzerland and what is the procedure? > > Short answer: "about $400" but it comes back like new and with a warranty. > > Longer answer: Note that CHF and USD are about 1:1 even, then look here > http://www.omegawatches.com/customer-service/watch-repair/repair-prices > My parents were in Switzerland and found you can get MUCH better > prices if you are actually there and know a "local" who can point out > the best deals. > > How can watches be OT on a time-nuts list? Yes the technology of > today is electronic but mechanical time keeping was the center of this > art for centuries. > > > > -- > ===== > Chris Albertson > Redondo Beach, California > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. >
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