Balance and hairspring. The first check made is of the shock protection jewels and for this calibre, the shock protection system is Incabloc. In the initial review, it was noted that the amplitude was poor in the dial up position where the balance is running on the end stone in the cock. Most people leave […]
Microscope review of parts I use a stereo microscope with up to 80x zoom to review the plates and parts before assembly. This is useful for spotting worn pivots/jewels/bushes/posts or parts that are not clean. As the parts are so small, it’s not possible to see issues without the microscope. Each of the parts is […]
Strip Down. The movement is removed from the case and mounted in the movement holder. Dial and hands are both in excellent condition although the minute hand doesn’t follow the contour of the dial exactly so will be lightly curved down at its end when re-fitting. Dial removed and the front of the movement is […]
Review The watch is fully wound, left to rest for 30 minutes and tested for performance in 3 positions. The positional variations are fairly good varying between -2.0 and +14.5 seconds per day but the amplitudes are low at under 230 degrees and the beat error is too large at 1.3 ms. Unusually, the horizontal […]
I received this Omega watch from a customer who lives between Taunton and Yeovil so is fairly close to me as my nearest town is Ilminster. He would like it serviced and repaired so, I asked if he would mind if I posted it in a blog and he agreed. This is the first blog […]
