Omega watch

[Clive HartlandParticipant @clivehartland94829]

I removed the snap on back of my Omega and needed to regulate it as it was galloping a little ( 5 sec's a day)

Now I want to put the back on again and I cannot get it to snap back on, any help please. I do not want to damage the crystal as the original Omega crystal is about £40 plus.

Clive

[Clive HartlandParticipant @clivehartland94829]

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

You can get a proper watch back press with a selection of round plastic dies for about £5 on eBay.

[Clive HartlandParticipant @clivehartland94829]

Thank you Neil I will have a look. The watch was overhauled about 2 years back and cost £100.00 I have only just started wearing it again and as said it is galloping away.

Clive

[paul rushmerParticipant @paulrushmer83015]

Clive

machine a piece of mdf to support the front of the watch, place a parallel piece of 2×1 timber across back and use drill press as a press. This has worked for me.

Paul

[Clive HartlandParticipant @clivehartland94829]

Thanks Paul, that was in my mind to do, just need to go in the garage and do it!

Clive

[NJHParticipant @njh]

Ah Clive

Another Omega man!

I had one as 21st birthday present – over 50years ago ( ! ) and it is still going strong …… except that I keep forgetting to wind it.

For everyday use I have a battery operated Seiko which keeps perfect time and didn’t break the bank to buy ………..

I do still prefer the Omega though!

Norman

[Mike PooleParticipant @mikepoole82104]

I suppose you Omega chaps didn't put in a bid for Paul Newmans Rolex Daytona?

Mike

[not done it yetParticipant @notdoneityet]

My Omega has a problem. I hope it only needs a clean. Might be muck on the tuning fork. And my Seiko needs a new o-ring – if one can call the seal an o-ring.

[vintagengineerParticipant @vintagengineer]

That's cheap! A new crystal for my Rolex is £300 + £300 for a service!

Posted by Clive Hartland on 28/10/2017 11:23:15:

Thank you Neil I will have a look. The watch was overhauled about 2 years back and cost £100.00 I have only just started wearing it again and as said it is galloping away.

Clive

[Clive HartlandParticipant @clivehartland94829]

I made a hardwood form that supported the strap bars and that was clear of the glass. I have a small bench mounted vice and I placed the form and watch in between the jaws ( Need 3 hands) and slowly closed the vice and the back snapped on fine. I will save the former in case I need to do it again.

Clive

[SillyOldDufferModerator @sillyoldduffer]

Posted by Clive Hartland on 31/10/2017 08:54:36:

I made a hardwood form that supported the strap bars and that was clear of the glass. I have a small bench mounted vice and I placed the form and watch in between the jaws ( Need 3 hands) and slowly closed the vice and the back snapped on fine. I will save the former in case I need to do it again.

Clive

Smart! I'm impressed.

Dave

[CirclipParticipant @circlip]

Trick to ease snapping the back back on, apply pressure to the centre of the back, however slight it allows the outer rim to deflect.

Regards Ian

[Cornish JackParticipant @cornishjack]

"I had one as 21st birthday present – over 50years ago ( ! ) and it is still going strong …… except that I keep forgetting to wind it."

Norman – Snap!! My constant use job is a Citizen Eco-Drive. Being lazy by nature, it is ideal. Set it to a radio controlled source 7 years ago and leave it on GMT. Now showing about 2 seconds slow – much more accurate than I will ever be!!

rgds

Bill

[Ady1Participant @ady1]

Seiko are the best watches, just not the most expensive

[AJWParticipant @ajw]

Just bought an Omega Seamaster – absolutely fantastic, gained 1.5 seconds in 2 days.

Alan

[not done it yetParticipant @notdoneityet]

Oops! My tuning fork watch is a Bulova diver's watch, not an Omega.

[Fowlers FuryParticipant @fowlersfury]

Neil's suggestion about buying the 'proper' press with plastic supports kit is the safest. Choose a plastic base from the selection provided that only contacts the outer, metal part and is not in contact with the crystal.

Also mentioned above is the important point that the backs need to pressed in the centre to a slight degree so that they "dish" before snapping on to the rim. I don't think it will help if you select the plastic 'pusher' which is "full width of back". You will need to exert some considerable force on the handle to get the back on again.

The Omega should have a thin plastic gasket between the back and the case. It's easily damaged. I'd suggest you order a new one first (Fleabay again) as reseating the old one, which will have likely stretched, is nigh on impossible.

If you can get scrounge some clear silicone grease (the "high vacuum" type is best) then smear a tiny amount around the edge of the back. Not only will it help putting the back on but it will provide a better seal.

[SillyOldDufferModerator @sillyoldduffer]

Posted by AJW on 31/10/2017 12:42:08:
Just bought an Omega Seamaster – absolutely fantastic, gained 1.5 seconds in 2 days.

Alan

Nice watch!

However, I noticed over the weekend whilst setting my inexpensive Seiko to Winter Time that it had lost about 20 seconds in the 217 days since I put it on BST in March – apparently it's losing about 0.09 seconds per day.

May be complete coincidence of course. I don't really know how consistently my watch keeps time – for all I know it could be varying ±10 seconds per hour. I've never missed a train though.

Dave

[Sam Longley 1Participant @samlongley1]

My Rolex ( 1963) has to be laid on one side or the other at night depending on whether it is gaining or loosing time to allow it to compensate. Still does not keep very good time though. I paid 5 euros for a watch in Dieppe a few years back & it keeps perfect time. price included a spare battery which I have not needed yet.

Does not quite have the "bling" though

[Clive HartlandParticipant @clivehartland94829]

Omegas and Rolex watches are fetching silly prices now, one in a local Jewellers for £4500 it does have some diamonds on it.

My Omega has kept good time until the last O/H, then I was going to use it when taking midday sights on the yacht but strangely the Casio digital watch was more accurate.

By far the best watch I have had was Cyma Navy Star, Very thin and kept perfect time. Rolex are known to get a bent balance staff if dropped. I know of one tale, my friend took up Scuba diving as part of his job and was tasked with cleaning out the slot in the dry dock that the cassion sits into to seal the dry dock. In doing so he found a Rolex divers watch still ticking and he took it too the local Rolex agent who verified it was genuine and OK. They did not know where it came from though.

At the moment my day watch is a Tag Heur which is very heavy to wear.

Clive

Edited By Clive Hartland on 31/10/2017 18:47:02

[blowlampParticipant @blowlamp]

Posted by Ady1 on 31/10/2017 11:35:43:

Seiko are the best watches, just not the most expensive

Oh, I'm not so sure.. Grand Seiko

Their finish and attention to detail is mind blowing. Credor are even more expensive.

Martin.

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

I had my great-uncles gold-cased Sekonda back in the 80s, but one day I took it off to play bass (a Fender Mustang IIRC) in a recording studio lost in mid-Wales (I wasn't being recorded) and forgot to pick it back up

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Posted by blowlamp on 31/10/2017 19:19:15:

Grand Seiko

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Yours for less than five Bitcoin

MichaelG.

[blowlampParticipant @blowlamp]

Posted by Michael Gilligan on 31/10/2017 19:47:58:

Posted by blowlamp on 31/10/2017 19:19:15:

Grand Seiko

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Yours for less than five Bitcoin

MichaelG.

True, much less than five bitcoins especially with them currently exchanging at ~ £4790

Martin.

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