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I absolutely love clean, clear and simple watches. Don't get me wrong, I do like a quirky watch as well. But this Omega is special to me as I purchased it from a customer just a few weeks into my apprenticeship. I did not know a heck of a lot about watches back then, being a 16 year old. But I knew Omega was a good brand because my boss had one and would not stop raving about them. A guy came in and offered this for sale and my boss was not around, so I offered him £20 for it (the glass was cracked and it was very scratched, the dial was badly stained and it had a scrappy leather strap and I was only earning £16.50/week) which was duly accepted - I was chuffed to bits. My boss later told me off big time as I was not supposed to do deals with customers (I think he was jealous as I know he would have bought it in a heartbeat). So I have had this for many years and would never part with it.

little bit of sarcasm in there for you ;)

That is a lovely piece! I have a vintage Chrono on my want list but not till next bonus in Feb 2015! so sitting on my hands for now and limiting time on ebay!

I love the Fellow watch Ian. Nice catch!

No probs Ian :D..

OK, I did what I said I wouldn't do...I modified the original dial to fit in the right orientation. I figured re-soldering the dial feet was not that big of a deal and can be reversed if ever needed. I'm just waiting on a new domed crystal for the display back as the original flat crystal would not clear the second hand pinion bridge. I have the original plastic pocket watch crystal installed on the back temporarily. I have to say...This is my favorite personal watch by far!

Nice looking Watch Ian.. Really ;)

I hope you don' mind if I share a problem that I had with my third venture into watch servicing as it is oil related. The watch was a triple date moonphase powered by a Venus 203 movement belonging to a friend. I stripped it down completely and gave all the parts a good watch in lighter fuel followed by a session in my ultrasonic bath. Everything looked great and I put the watch back together adhering to the not too much oil regime. When full assembled everything was working perfectly and all I had to do was keep it for a week and make minor rate changes. I then gave it back to my friend who was absolutely delighted. I'll cut to the chase, the next day the watch stopped???? At first I thought he was joking, but he wasn't. I stripped the watch completely and on very close inspection (I should have done that the first time), I discovered that there had still been some dried up oil in a few of the jewels. The new oil had soaked in and expanded this resulting in it gripping the pinions. After another five blasts in the ultrasonic all the jewels were properly clean. The watch was reassembled and has now been running for eighteen months and keeping good time. Don't assume that because it looks clean that it is clean!

Stunning artwork DJW, I'm well impressed!!

Excellent choice, I just love these old chronographs. I have a few myself, they are great 3D jigsaws!

Lovely movement - what a bargain!

It's a 2014 and the ketchup runs at Heinz's stipulated 0.28mph The Oris is a particular favourite only wish it was a tad bigger

You could try establishing a good relationship with a local jeweller or scrap gold merchant - often they have many watch movements orphaned from their precious metal cases.

Dial restoration. These might be useful for that special watch. David Bill. UK. website http://davidbill.co.uk/index C+F Dial restoration. UK. website http://www.watchdialrestoration.co.uk/

Great looking dial, however,do you think those pushers and winders are original?. They just look way too big...