Recommendations for vintage Omega watch repairer, United States

Hello,

I’m looking for advice on repairs for a 1959 Omega Constellation Cal. 551 which has stopped working, and also advice on getting repairs.

I bought the watch from a dealer in Europe in May last year, but it stopped working a few weeks ago. It’s under warranty. The dealer asked me to find a trusted watchmaker to fix it.

I live in San Francisco, and the watchmaker I contacted didn’t look inside the watch (they said they can’t for insurance reasons) and quoted me $650 to service it. If…

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Can someone tell me which part I need to fix this 1610/930 bracelet?

The 1610/930 bracelet on my 2225.80 Seamaster Diver 300M has broken, see the attached photo.

I’d like to fix this myself, and think I need to order a clasp pin and tube on the Cousins website: Bracelet Clasp Pin, Omega 128ST9066 and Bracelet Clasp Tube, James Bond Model 1993 1503-825, Omega 201ST0074. But does anyone know for sure that I need a clasp pin and tube to fix this? It’s hard to find any diagrams of the bracelet that show which parts I need. All I found was this one on the…

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