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I am posting here for help with my Omega. A little background info so you know where I'm coming from.
This is an old Seamaster ( don't know what year) that belongded to my grand-father. He owned two Omegas, that was it... a real solid gold dress watch (had a square case) and this Seamaster chrono. My grand dad was my best friend, no doubt, the best and nicest man I have ever met. Everyone who met him loved him and respected him.
I was blessed to have him!I spent a lot of time with him growing up, every afternoon after school at work (he would teach me stuff), skiiing together every week-end during the winter, many week-ends and I spent 1 month + at the beach with he and my gd ma every year. He taught me many things... When we spent the summer at the beach together, he wore his Seamaster and I remember admiring it and trying it on... he always told me, one day it'll be yours... One time when he let me wear it at the pool, I made the mistake to time myself holding my breath under water and pushed buttons to operate the chronograph under water... SMARt, uh!?
The Seamaster did not like it.. My gd dad was not happy but never got mad at me, he got it fixed by omega and it was back on his wrist a few weeks later.Cancer took his life a few years ago and I lost my best friend, not just my gd pa. One summer when I went back home in France, my gd ma gave me the Seamaster and told me how he really wanted me to have it but it was not working anymore and that he never got around to getting fixed.
So I gave it to my neighbor who works on watches for a local jeweler/watch store. He explained the watch had taken water too long ago and now everything was kinda stuck together. He had it apart as much as he could and dipped into solutions trying to get the whole thing apart and cleaned up without success. He tried to get parts from fellow watch dudes but they advised against it because there was too much damage. Shnouldn't mix old and new parts in this watch.. It needs a new movement apparently. I just got the watch back from him and though I don't have a lot of $ right now, I can't give up on it.
I know you may think I am crazy because the watch is old, scratched and you may not even think it looks good.... but This watch has A LOT of sentimental value and I want it running at some point so I can wear it. It is very important to me.
My friend doesn't have a mvt to put in it and thought it'd be expensive so I told him I would seek help form the forums's expert to get this puppy running. He told me the watch has an omega 1040 calbre/mvt. So I am wondering what you think... any idea on where to get this watch fixed? or where I can get a mvt without spending a fortune and my friend can install it? or are there alternatives, other mvts that would fit and be more affordable?
I appreciate your input and thank you in advance for it.
Respectfully, Brice
here are pics of the watch, which had a sort of diver extension clasp already, pretty cool!
Last edited on Fri Jun 25th, 2010 10:15 pm by Jeep99dad