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Old 08-10-2016, 12:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Larryp View Post
My wife has a VERY expensive automatic swiss watch, which required cleaning. Instead of cleaning it, they just replace the entire movement!
I've got a 1958 Omega Rose Gold Seamaster... not many left after more than half a century.

Had a local watchmaker (not dealer) clean the thing and replace a broken spindle... he was like a kid in a candy shop when I showed it to him... as he had to take it all apart to clean it, which for him, was "an honor to work on such a piece".

He stated the same thing, for most watches, it's more cost effective to just replace the insides, but in my case, they were few of a kind, so it has to be completely taken apart to service.

OIC!

Last edited by OICURMT; 08-10-2016 at 01:02 PM. Reason: decade - century... What's the difference????
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