Omega 321

[Ado213]

HI all,

I have recently managed to get my hand on a Omega 321 movement. Unfortunately and the reason it was sold to me, is that the Hairspring is completely shot!!

Most of you will know it carries a breguet overcoil, which is beyond my capabilities of vibrating.

The question being, does any member know of anyone capable of doing this work. Any help on this issue would be greatly appreciated.

 

[oldhippy]

What do you mean by completely shot.

[rogart63]

Those hairsprings are very expensive. I you could find one? 

[Ado213]

Completely shot means its past redemption. The spring in general is very very misshapen and the overcoil not overcoiling any more.  That said the worst problem is, its broken off around 4mm from the collet entry point.

 

[Ado213]

Any advice on this?

[Gasman]

Your best option may be to source a complete new balance and then sell your current one on eBay!

scotchwatch have a complete balance for $225. Your old balance would be a reasonable proportion of that.

Getting someone to supply and vibrate a new one from scratch would not be that cheap, it's a real pain and quite time consuming