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Omega Seamaster Polaris Chronograph 386.1031


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Hi there

    How do you change the battery in the Polaris? Does the back pop off? unscrew? If pop off is it difficult to press back on? I just bought a watch repair kit and there are tools in there I just want to make sure I do it correctly. Thanks for any advice you might have. 

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On 4/1/2024 at 6:32 PM, Mediatech said:

Hi there

    How do you change the battery in the Polaris? Does the back pop off? unscrew? If pop off is it difficult to press back on? I just bought a watch repair kit and there are tools in there I just want to make sure I do it correctly. Thanks for any advice you might have. 

Hello Mediatech, yes the back can be opened with a case knife, it is not very hard to take off or put back on.

I would also like to ask a question myself. In my case my Polaris is having issues adjusting the chronograph, the subdials do not seem to work. I place the crown in position 2 to try to adjust them and nothing happens, same thing in position 3 for both of them. Otherwise watch works fine, the main hand for the chronograph was adjusted and works well.

I consulted an Omega dealer about a service and got quoted 650€, now my question is about the movement. I think the movement is based or is an ETA 251.262. It does not seem to be in production any more and was replaced by the ETA 251.264. Is there any chance a movement swap would be possible? What are your recommendations? Please keep in mind this watch would not be sold and I plan to keep it with me for a long time.

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@carlosdv there is a pdf with the operating instructions further up the thread. It looks to me that you put the crown in the right position for the relevant subdial, hold down the reset or start/stop and adjust with the crown.

 

Tom

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8 hours ago, tomh207 said:

@carlosdv there is a pdf with the operating instructions further up the thread. It looks to me that you put the crown in the right position for the relevant subdial, hold down the reset or start/stop and adjust with the crown.

 

Tom

Hi Tom, thank you for the speedy reply. Yeah, following the instructions it will not allow me to change any of the subdials not in position 2 or 3. As for what you tell me in position 2 while holding the reset or start stop changing crown position only changes the hour hand as for position 3 same thing happens but it also moves the minute hand as it should. Am I missing something?

 

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