I have my fathers Omega Seamaster chronograph from 1975 caliber 1040. Went to the Omega boutique to have them send it to Switzerland to service it . I had looked on their web site and it had a listed cost at $900. Well not quite the case. Because it wa…
Continue readingTell me about this Glaschutte pen
A friend of mine gave me this pen years ago, but I have not been able to find out anything about it.
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Continue readingJust saved myself $250 on a new Aquatimer strap
So a few years ago the rubber strap on my Titanium Aquatimer. I finally got a hold of IWC and they wanted $250 for a replacement rubber strap. I had heard a number of years ago to spray the band with silicone and then put it in boiling water. I tried i…
Continue readingAcceptable accuracy after a service
So I have a IWC Aquatimer 2000 Titanium that was running so bad the timegrapher couldn’t even record anything! So I took it to a local watchmaker and he diagnosed it with a broken main spring. So he replaced the spring and did a service as it had never been serviced.
I get it back and check and it is running 0 sec a day I am happy. Start to wear it and it is gaining 5 -10 sec a day. Is this acceptable or should I take it back and have him adjust the balance spring? The guy who did the…
Continue readingI get it back and check and it is running 0 sec a day I am happy. Start to wear it and it is gaining 5 -10 sec a day. Is this acceptable or should I take it back and have him adjust the balance spring? The guy who did the…
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