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Fella i work with has an old omega lying about the house. It was given to his dad by a neighbour who was a royal navy officer. It was left to him by the fellas widow. He says that it needs a new strap but it was working fine when he put it into storage. Im hoping he can dig it out as it sounds intriguing.
 
setter said:
Fella i work with has an old omega lying about the house. It was given to his dad by a neighbour who was a royal navy officer. It was left to him by the fellas widow.
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This is really confusing - who is the 'fella' being refereed to in the third sentence?
 
The watch was given to my workmates dad by his neighbours widow, my mate inherited it when his dad passed away. I wrote the op on the phone and didnt word it properly, so apologies there.:)

Still, if my friend can dig it out it's a piece id love to see.
 
With the clocks going forward this weekend, setting time on my casio edifice and seiko was pretty straightforward. Not so much with the citizen. The eco drive thingy is a bit confusing. With the former two, just unscrew the crown and wind it forward.
 
setter said:
The watch was given to my workmates dad by his neighbours widow, my mate inherited it when his dad passed away. I wrote the op on the phone and didnt word it properly, so apologies there.:)

Still, if my friend can dig it out it's a piece id love to see.
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ah sorry - I was just confused because at first the post seemed to say the Navy officer gave it to him then the Widow gave it to him.

Is it a special edition Navy one that was issued to him - like say a actual divers watch or one issued to officers etc..? That would be pretty cool. :)
 
dowie said:
ah sorry - I was just confused because at first the post seemed to say the Navy officer gave it to him then the Widow gave it to him.

Is it a special edition Navy one that was issued to him - like say a actual divers watch or one issued to officers etc..? That would be pretty cool. :)
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No idea which model it is, but my mate has assured me that it is a genuine omega. He's into antiques so knows what to keep an eye out for.
 
setter said:
Fella i work with has an old omega lying about the house. It was given to his dad by a neighbour who was a royal navy officer. It was left to him by the fellas widow. He says that it needs a new strap but it was working fine when he put it into storage. Im hoping he can dig it out as it sounds intriguing.
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setter said:
No idea which model it is, but my mate has assured me that it is a genuine omega. He's into antiques so knows what to keep an eye out for.
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Are you saying it was an Omega issued to the Royal Navy? If so then it could be a Seamaster 300. A number of these were apparently issued to officers:

http://scubawatch.org/seamaster300BT.html

A lovely watch and I'd love one myself.
 
Started hearing an ominous rattle from inside my amphibia today. Thought about having a jeweller open it up and take a look but I thought sod it, if I ruin it I can get a whole new movement for 20 quid. Guess that's one perk of budget watches.

Opened it up with nothing more than a thumb tack to be presented with a screw rolling around the inside and the rotor hanging off. Russian build quality at it's finest :D. Still ticking over fine, just need to get my hands on a flat head screwdriver small enough to screw the rotor back on.

Not much to look at inside but I took an obligatory movement shot anyway, sans the rotor:

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May have to get myself a basic watchmakers kit with some screwdrivers, case holder etc
 
Just take a small screw driver, and sharpen it on a stone or fine sandpaper.

Even jewellers screwdrivers will often need sharpening for working in small automatics.

You can actually buy a stone and roller from ebay to help with sharpening without rounding off the surface.
 
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