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…