Vintage Omega Watch Repair
Vintage Omega - Watch Repair
At OBR Horology, we specialise in the repair of vintage Omega watches. I repair all Omega calibers, but love repairing the Omega 550 to 565 generation movements. These were created from 1958 until 1969 approximately. The 5 series movements have slight differences between the calibers but are all made to a really good standard as shown by the fact that they are still around today.
Many of the most famous and popular vintage models house these movements including:
Seamaster - In 1948 the Omega Seamaster was born, followed by the Seamaster 300 later in 1957. The Omega Seamaster gained real notoriety when it was worn by James Bond movie ‘Golden Eye’ in 1995, and appeared on the wrists of all Bond’s from these movies on.
De Ville - In 1967, the Omega De Ville was launched. It was previously written as “Omega Seamaster Deville”, part of the Seamaster collection, and then was manufactured as it’s own stand alone line in 1967.
Constellation - The Omega Constellation came onto the scene in 1952, using the Omega 350 bumper automatic series. It wasn’t until 1966 that the 550 series movements were used in this model. The Constellation is also commonly known as the Pie Pan, given this name from the shape of the dial. These Pie Pan models are highly desirable and sought after. They were also officially certified for more accurate timekeeping.
Geneve - The Geneve name was first applied to a dial in 1953 and was slowly introduced across multiple models like the “Dynamic” model. These models were sold in 1968.
These movements were made in the watchmaking heyday, just before the quartz crisis. Because of the age of these pieces there is often a fair amount of wear. It’s not uncommon to find rotor bushes that need replacing, pivots that are chewed out, rust, crazed watch glasses, damaged cases, low amplitude and incorrectly adjusted parts from bad repairs. All these factors play a significant role in the repair.
When repairing vintage watches you have to think before you go nuts and make it look all brand new. More often than not it is better to take a sympathetic approach when restoring watches so that you don’t devalue the piece or try and make it look like something it is not.
If you have a Vintage Omega watch that you would like to get repaired or restored, please reach out via my email address repairs@obrhorology.com.au or give me a call on 0423451991.