[johnswatch]

Originally Posted by Timber Loftis

Ok, so I've been looking at an Omega from the 1950's era. It would be Hrs/Mins only, with no complication. It's in 18K gold.

Should I be looking for similar quick turn-arounds on that watch? as far as servicing goes?

It was a local guy, an old-timer who has serviced watches from well before the quartz crisis.

It was cheap and fast but a very light service. No parts replaced, just disassemble, clean, oil, put back together.

To be honest it really shouldn't take long as there's not much to it. It's no more complex than a simple pocket watch. Bear in mind that a Patek service would have been far more involved and I'd expect it to keep time like new. This would however be reflected int he service cost.

Where possible I always use independent simply because it's so much quicker.