I have Seiko Automatics from the 1960's that have never been serviced and beaten to within an inch of their lives, covered in grot ,dents, scrapes and scratches.....and yet they keep good time!
I have one of those, a 2001 purchase. Great watch, my favourite Omega. Oisin O'Mally has a great video on this...a work of art set in Venice with beautiful classic Italian scenes and music.
I think you are on the right path. Personally at this point I would be hesitant to sent it to omega and would also seek out a more local watchmaker who offers more personal service and I can communicate with and have a better idea of what may have happened and possibly how to prevent it from happening again Good luck and keep us posted I'm very curious about what went wrong
Reminds me of a time my coworker had trouble with the movement in his Rolex GMT Master II (probably from the 80s) He kept sending it in for service and eventually gave up on the thing. It made me wary of old Rolex GMTs
Rob, we have a watchmaker here in North Vancouver (International Watch Repair & Service) who disassembles the movement in it’s entirety, cleans everything by hand (no machine washing), reassembles it, lubricates it and then regulates your timepiece ... all for $250 Canadian (or thereabouts). I highly recommend Hisao Yokota and Danny to anyone interested, and can personally vouch for services on many of my watches throughout the years. He services from Rolex to Seiko. He is super busy though, and receives watches from all across Canada and those US; so get in touch with them to establish wait times.
10 years ago, I sent my bond 300 to the omega dealer in Portugal and they wanted to charge €450 for a service. I refused, saying that the parts costed a fraction of the charge an that the labour did not justified the cost. They agreed and sent the watch back, defective. for that i payed half of the amount charged. i complained again, warning that i would be contacting Omega Switzerland. They repaired it free of charge. These orices complete defeat the concept of "quality" as it stops making sense. if you expect that spending a large amount expecting durability and reliability, you are wrong. A complete Sinn 103, at the factory costed me € 170, just for comparison. These luxury brands today are nothing more than wealth statement items. Dont buy a mercedes: buy Lexus.
You have a valid argument. While many buy a Rolex or Omega and never have any actual problems, some do. Many end up with expensive nightmares and I myself had three Omegas that made me so angry I could spit. Right now I have two Omegas and my first Rolex (one and done), but I admit that if I ever have another problem I will dump the lot and stick to quartz. I should mention that last year my brand new Omega Sm300 Pro started running insanely slow after about a week on the wrist. Let me tell you, I was PEE'D OFF! Omega service told me to Fed-Ex to them (on their dime) and they actually pulled and serviced the movement. They suspected that someone had dropped the watch on a hard surface. Anyway, it's been hard to "Love" this one and that sucks. These G D things just break your heart.
I have that watch in quartz. At the time I chose it over the skeleton hands version. I just couldn’t get on with skeleton hands. It went back to Omega for a battery replacement (100 bucks) recently, they said it needed a service, (350 bucks). I had it done and the watch came back mint. I also think it had a one year guarantee. I don’t know if your friend had a guarantee with his service. It’s a beautiful watch and on a sunny day it really pops. I live in the UK and my watch, twelve years ago, was £1000. Worth a lot more now but it’s a keeper.
The best thing about those older models is that you can go fully independent when it comes to servicing. Like Rob mentioned, inside is a modified ETA 2892, so it won't be a huge problem for a good, experienced independent watchmaker to find out whatever is wrong with it, and of course, to service it properly without any prohibitive costs that official service would undoubtedly ask. So, go for it immediately and good luck with servicing that beauty!
That is my favorite looking Omega model ever. Such a shame about the service costs. Two years ago I had the itch for the Tudor Black Bay Steel (still my fave Swiss watch) but was told it would cost over $800 to service every 5 years or so.
Adds to the ownership. Maybe don’t think of it as a burden. More like maintaining the relationship. No different then owning a house or a car, they all need care and continue to serve us.
@@RandomRobReviews All my flipping has cost me more than service costs. Flipping is part of the addiction and it is so costly compared to developing a connection with one nice watch. That is the schism with watch obsessives, a good topic for a video.
my dad has the same watch and it's beautiful. He doesn't wear his at all. Every time I got home to visit him I wear it for a bit to get the movement going a little bit. I'm sure it could use a service by now.
If I had to guess, I'd say a pallet fork jewel is out of place. If the mainspring was broken, you'd get a little bit of juice to the movement. The seconds hand doesn't move at all, which means something is wrong in the train of wheels.
They seem to offer a very thorough and comprehensive service so I’d love to know how long they guarantee their work. You would think that if they are practically rebuilding the watch to “brand new” status, they would be guaranteeing for a good long time frame.
Ugh! The part of watch ownership the salespeople in those chrome, glass and white oak boutiques seldom bring up: upkeep can get costly. Thanks for the great video, Rob.
Sent in my Seamaster 300 (2232.80) to Omega for service. Had an ok experience, but always felt disconnected as some tech a thousand miles away was working on it. That was ~7 years ago. Now I think it goes to Miami for evaluation, then if they deem necessary, on to Switzerland (?) for service. Takes a couple of months. Last I checked on the website, the cost is now $750.
I have the exact same problem with my Tudor Prince Oysterdate from the mid 70s, handed down from my father. Left it on my nightstand for a couple of months back in 2012 when I was recovering from an injury, and it never came back alive. Winds and rotor moves, but doesn't start. Couple of quotes I got were around the $1000CAD for a complete restoration since it's a 45 year old watch, so I haven't taken the plunge yet. Will be interesting to see and hear what the problem with the Omega is and how costly it is to fix.
Here is a thought.. how about replacing the movement with a modern and reliable ETA/Sellita movement? Or a Bulova quartz movement with sweeping hand? Kind of like a restomod for cars.
I doubt the hands would fit with a Bulova Quartz movement (the dial pin is slotted and machined to hold specific hands in a specific height and diameter hole in them) A basic (non-Omega) 2892-A2 is a good idea, though: it certainly fits, and if the date wheel, reverse bridge and rotor can be swapped, it would essentially be the same as a 1120 but without the regulation and fine-tuning to COSC specifications (which an experienced watchmaker could do) I wouldn't send the watch to Omega unless the crown tube and crown itself failed (ran into a case where I could've bought a 2531.80 for cheap, but the goddamn crown was broken: you can't source the part itself and even the replacement is hard and tedious)
Although this is an unfortunate event, this is why I love Omega, for $550 you pretty much get a brand new watch back. Technically you can pay $550 every 10 years and keep wearing 1 watch. It turns out to be much more cost effective than buying/selling/flipping gazillion watches. How old is this SMP (approximately)? Looks brand new :) Hopefully it can get repaired without too much trouble or additional cost.
I have had my 2201.50 Planet Ocean for 2.5 years, no issues at all, touch wood. Only thing I might need is a light polishing on the bracelet/clasp. 🙏💪👍♎
Nice looking watch....I hadn't seen a Seamaster like that before. But more importantly, thanks for sharing the "Cost of Owning". That's one of the main reasons I want to limit my collection to 10 or less, and have less expensive watches. I had my Seiko 5 serviced not long ago.....cost $125 including shipping. This for a watch that cost $175 new.....but it's worth it for this wee watch.
It has an ETA movement which is serviceable by almost any good watchmaker. Sending it to Bruce's watchmaker should be considerably cheaper than Omega 😊👍
It's a beautiful watch. At this rate it sounds like the service fees will soon surpass the value of the watch. That is when it gets difficult. I would have someone i know and trust do the next repair. Sounds the the first repair was not done right. They just threw parts at it.
i remember my dad bought this watch for 3100 "Deutsche Mark", so thats 1550 Euros back then in i think 2000 or 2001. Now, a brand new omega seamaster is around 6500 euros, or with 20 % discount around 5000 Euro. Insane. Do you have a link or name for that borealis watch?
This will be an excellent story to follow, feel bad for Robert tho who is ponying up $$$ for it. But, I agree on the service needs analogy to a classic car RR...ya gotta have to do it, comes with the territory. I have found a local watch repair shop in Kane PA, The Watch Doctor. Excellent service on my vintage Omega and Rolex to date.
my very first omega was the quartz version until I traded in for a Planet Ocean 46mm. I miss the electric blue even though its just a 41mm and it has great wrist presence because of it dial and polished bezels. wondering if it's buying it again for around USD2000-2500 for an automatic one?
@@pbuehner if you look at the minutes hand it's not quite at the 12 o'clock position. If it were moved a few minutes to 12 o'clock, the hour hand would be even more past the 8 o'clock marker. It looks to be about 4 to 5 minutes off, which wouldn't be an issue for a Seiko, but that's unacceptable for an Omega.
@@Jon81G what are you talking about? if the hour hand was 4 to 5 minutes off as you say.. it would be pointing at 9. and moving the minute hand 2 and a half minutes ahead to 12 is not going to move the hour hand much. it's actually spot on if you look at the point of the hour hand,
@@MPD90 no, I'm absolutely correct. The tip of the hour hand is almost touching the edge of the marker closest to twelve o'clock. I'm OCD, trust me....I'm right. It's not terrible and most people wouldn't notice it.
Omega's service has warranty, he should contact them to get it fixed and all shipping, etc paid for. I own the same watch, It needs to be serviced soon.
What a shame because the older models are more comfortable on the wrist. Major Ouch. If I paid that full service fee only to have it go bad that quickly I would be furious. There is no excuse for such shoddy work and performance. I am thinking this watch was serviced in NJ. That Omega service center is notoriously bad. At the end of the day Quartz is much safer. Just my two cents. The SM300's of that era can all be had in quartz versions. You can beat them like no watch has been beaten before and they will just keep going. It's why I have a SM 200 Pre-Bond.
As a young man on a trip to Switzerland I bought a new Omega Constellation with the tuning fork movement. A big splurge for me. It worked 2 years. Serviced through my local Omega dealer and failed after six months. 3 times. Learned my Omega lesson. Some of them are beautiful, but I am reminded of that bad experience every time I am tempted by one again.
Beautiful watch, really. I always like how official all the papers are with the rundown of what happened. The service isn't super cheap. You gotta pay to play I guess.
I have the same omega seamaster bought it in 2006 recently I put a battery in it and in 1 week it stopped then it started working again the watch itself cost me a little over 2000.00 but to service it was a minimum 400 plus My God !!
For the kind of money they are asking for an Omega and for the kind of money they ask for servicing it, I would expect it to work a lot better and longer than my Seiko Monster, which is a 2014 watch, bought in 2016 new by me and still running almost +3 seconds/24h without any service being done to it. Probably, this watch is just a series of unfortunate events and my watch is also outside the norm, just on the opposite side of this Omega, but still, for that kind of money...
Hi Rob. I own this same watch. I purchased it new. I am thinking of selling it. How much do you think I can get? It’s in mint condition only worn a few times.
I am not into watches as I was a few years ago when I could afford halfway decent watches. I never have seen service under 500 dollars if sent to Omega. I know someone sending in a Speedmaster and the service was over 1100 USD. Omega watches are not cheap to service.
Hey, this is a completely unrelated question compared to the video but I have a question about the red lcd of the g shock gwb-5600ar. Is it more like a negative or positive display? And is there any issues with seeing it in bright sunlight?
I'm no substitute for Rob of course, but to me, it definitely looks tricky to read in certain lights. So it sounds in alignment with the negative display "stealth" Squares.
I have Seiko Automatics from the 1960's that have never been serviced and beaten to within an inch of their lives, covered in grot ,dents, scrapes and scratches.....and yet they keep good time!
I have one of those, a 2001 purchase.
Great watch, my favourite Omega. Oisin O'Mally has a great video on this...a work of art set in Venice with beautiful classic Italian scenes and music.
Nice Omega. The price of the up keep is worth it! These watches are Omega history! Keep and maintain them forever!
I think you are on the right path. Personally at this point I would be hesitant to sent it to omega and would also seek out a more local watchmaker who offers more personal service and I can communicate with and have a better idea of what may have happened and possibly how to prevent it from happening again Good luck and keep us posted I'm very curious about what went wrong
Will keep you updated.
@@RandomRobReviews did you find out what the issue was ? Cheers
Love that version. Ive had two. Wish i hadnt sold it.
Love the 7s26, nh36, keeps good time when regulated, when needs cleaning/servicing at 20 year point ...Just swap it out . Absolute work horses .
Reminds me of a time my coworker had trouble with the movement in his Rolex GMT Master II (probably from the 80s) He kept sending it in for service and eventually gave up on the thing. It made me wary of old Rolex GMTs
Rob, we have a watchmaker here in North Vancouver (International Watch Repair & Service) who disassembles the movement in it’s entirety, cleans everything by hand (no machine washing), reassembles it, lubricates it and then regulates your timepiece ... all for $250 Canadian (or thereabouts). I highly recommend Hisao Yokota and Danny to anyone interested, and can personally vouch for services on many of my watches throughout the years. He services from Rolex to Seiko. He is super busy though, and receives watches from all across Canada and those US; so get in touch with them to establish wait times.
10 years ago, I sent my bond 300 to the omega dealer in Portugal and they wanted to charge €450 for a service. I refused, saying that the parts costed a fraction of the charge an that the labour did not justified the cost. They agreed and sent the watch back, defective. for that i payed half of the amount charged. i complained again, warning that i would be contacting Omega Switzerland. They repaired it free of charge. These orices complete defeat the concept of "quality" as it stops making sense. if you expect that spending a large amount expecting durability and reliability, you are wrong. A complete Sinn 103, at the factory costed me € 170, just for comparison. These luxury brands today are nothing more than wealth statement items. Dont buy a mercedes: buy Lexus.
I love Lexus. Definitely better than BMW or Mercs
You have a valid argument. While many buy a Rolex or Omega and never have any actual problems, some do. Many end up with expensive nightmares and I myself had three Omegas that made me so angry I could spit. Right now I have two Omegas and my first Rolex (one and done), but I admit that if I ever have another problem I will dump the lot and stick to quartz. I should mention that last year my brand new Omega Sm300 Pro started running insanely slow after about a week on the wrist. Let me tell you, I was PEE'D OFF! Omega service told me to Fed-Ex to them (on their dime) and they actually pulled and serviced the movement. They suspected that someone had dropped the watch on a hard surface. Anyway, it's been hard to "Love" this one and that sucks. These G D things just break your heart.
lexus is just an overpriced toyota
I have that watch in quartz. At the time I chose it over the skeleton hands version. I just couldn’t get on with skeleton hands. It went back to Omega for a battery replacement (100 bucks) recently, they said it needed a service, (350 bucks). I had it done and the watch came back mint. I also think it had a one year guarantee. I don’t know if your friend had a guarantee with his service. It’s a beautiful watch and on a sunny day it really pops. I live in the UK and my watch, twelve years ago, was £1000. Worth a lot more now but it’s a keeper.
Quartz crystal me is killer too. Yeah it had a two year warranty backing it. That ended about a year ago.
The best thing about those older models is that you can go fully independent when it comes to servicing. Like Rob mentioned, inside is a modified ETA 2892, so it won't be a huge problem for a good, experienced independent watchmaker to find out whatever is wrong with it, and of course, to service it properly without any prohibitive costs that official service would undoubtedly ask. So, go for it immediately and good luck with servicing that beauty!
That is my favorite looking Omega model ever. Such a shame about the service costs. Two years ago I had the itch for the Tudor Black Bay Steel (still my fave Swiss watch) but was told it would cost over $800 to service every 5 years or so.
Adds to the ownership. Maybe don’t think of it as a burden. More like maintaining the relationship. No different then owning a house or a car, they all need care and continue to serve us.
@@RandomRobReviews All my flipping has cost me more than service costs. Flipping is part of the addiction and it is so costly compared to developing a connection with one nice watch. That is the schism with watch obsessives, a good topic for a video.
Does it come with a warranty from Omega after service? If it died only two years after it was serviced it might be covered by a warranty of some sort.
Just stick with Seiko! Swiss watches servicing cost is ridiculous
The service interval is a scam and will only add to the cost of ownership. Only service when you experience an aberration in time keeping.
my dad has the same watch and it's beautiful. He doesn't wear his at all. Every time I got home to visit him I wear it for a bit to get the movement going a little bit. I'm sure it could use a service by now.
I have a similar steel bezel automatic Omega SMP (2532.80), and it is phenomenal.
If I had to guess, I'd say a pallet fork jewel is out of place. If the mainspring was broken, you'd get a little bit of juice to the movement. The seconds hand doesn't move at all, which means something is wrong in the train of wheels.
Ah, thanks.
@@RandomRobReviews I'm no expert, however. I will be interested in knowing what it is once BW takes it to his watchmaker.
Mine is a 2006. Never been in for service. I have a timegrapher and it runs scary good.
They seem to offer a very thorough and comprehensive service so I’d love to know how long they guarantee their work. You would think that if they are practically rebuilding the watch to “brand new” status, they would be guaranteeing for a good long time frame.
Yes it’s 2 years. And the pro of Omega doing service is the watch will look new after. But movement only service is fine at a watchmaker.
Is there ever a video when the White Seamaster doesnt get a look in :).. it is lovely.
Ugh! The part of watch ownership the salespeople in those chrome, glass and white oak boutiques seldom bring up: upkeep can get costly. Thanks for the great video, Rob.
Sent in my Seamaster 300 (2232.80) to Omega for service. Had an ok experience, but always felt disconnected as some tech a thousand miles away was working on it. That was ~7 years ago. Now I think it goes to Miami for evaluation, then if they deem necessary, on to Switzerland (?) for service. Takes a couple of months. Last I checked on the website, the cost is now $750.
Hey, I have the black dial version and it is one of my favorite pieces. Those SM are great watches. Thanks for sharing Rob!
I have the exact same problem with my Tudor Prince Oysterdate from the mid 70s, handed down from my father. Left it on my nightstand for a couple of months back in 2012 when I was recovering from an injury, and it never came back alive. Winds and rotor moves, but doesn't start. Couple of quotes I got were around the $1000CAD for a complete restoration since it's a 45 year old watch, so I haven't taken the plunge yet. Will be interesting to see and hear what the problem with the Omega is and how costly it is to fix.
Here is a thought.. how about replacing the movement with a modern and reliable ETA/Sellita movement? Or a Bulova quartz movement with sweeping hand? Kind of like a restomod for cars.
I doubt the hands would fit with a Bulova Quartz movement (the dial pin is slotted and machined to hold specific hands in a specific height and diameter hole in them)
A basic (non-Omega) 2892-A2 is a good idea, though: it certainly fits, and if the date wheel, reverse bridge and rotor can be swapped, it would essentially be the same as a 1120 but without the regulation and fine-tuning to COSC specifications (which an experienced watchmaker could do)
I wouldn't send the watch to Omega unless the crown tube and crown itself failed (ran into a case where I could've bought a 2531.80 for cheap, but the goddamn crown was broken: you can't source the part itself and even the replacement is hard and tedious)
Although this is an unfortunate event, this is why I love Omega, for $550 you pretty much get a brand new watch back. Technically you can pay $550 every 10 years and keep wearing 1 watch. It turns out to be much more cost effective than buying/selling/flipping gazillion watches. How old is this SMP (approximately)? Looks brand new :) Hopefully it can get repaired without too much trouble or additional cost.
Bingo. This is so true and I look forward to it with my seamaster. Guessing it will be more then $500 for this new movement?
I have had my 2201.50 Planet Ocean for 2.5 years, no issues at all, touch wood. Only thing I might need is a light polishing on the bracelet/clasp. 🙏💪👍♎
Thats no what happened. He paid 620 and it died after 2 years.
@@elarson312 Correct. Seems this important point is missed by everyone.
Nice looking watch....I hadn't seen a Seamaster like that before. But more importantly, thanks for sharing the "Cost of Owning". That's one of the main reasons I want to limit my collection to 10 or less, and have less expensive watches. I had my Seiko 5 serviced not long ago.....cost $125 including shipping. This for a watch that cost $175 new.....but it's worth it for this wee watch.
Listen if I can afford an omega I’m not stressing over a $500 service fee mate
It has an ETA movement which is serviceable by almost any good watchmaker. Sending it to Bruce's watchmaker should be considerably cheaper than Omega 😊👍
It's a beautiful watch. At this rate it sounds like the service fees will soon surpass the value of the watch. That is when it gets difficult. I would have someone i know and trust do the next repair. Sounds the the first repair was not done right. They just threw parts at it.
i remember my dad bought this watch for 3100 "Deutsche Mark", so thats 1550 Euros back then in i think 2000 or 2001. Now, a brand new omega seamaster is around 6500 euros, or with 20 % discount around 5000 Euro. Insane.
Do you have a link or name for that borealis watch?
This will be an excellent story to follow, feel bad for Robert tho who is ponying up $$$ for it. But, I agree on the service needs analogy to a classic car RR...ya gotta have to do it, comes with the territory. I have found a local watch repair shop in Kane PA, The Watch Doctor. Excellent service on my vintage Omega and Rolex to date.
Don’t feel bad for him, I don’t. I mean if he doesn’t want to own the watch I would take the burden off his wrist. Lol
the old one. all day
Great information Rob, thank you.
my very first omega was the quartz version until I traded in for a Planet Ocean 46mm. I miss the electric blue even though its just a 41mm and it has great wrist presence because of it dial and polished bezels. wondering if it's buying it again for around USD2000-2500 for an automatic one?
All that money for service and they didn't even align the hands.
What is wrong with the hands?
@@pbuehner if you look at the minutes hand it's not quite at the 12 o'clock position. If it were moved a few minutes to 12 o'clock, the hour hand would be even more past the 8 o'clock marker. It looks to be about 4 to 5 minutes off, which wouldn't be an issue for a Seiko, but that's unacceptable for an Omega.
@@Jon81G what are you talking about? if the hour hand was 4 to 5 minutes off as you say.. it would be pointing at 9. and moving the minute hand 2 and a half minutes ahead to 12 is not going to move the hour hand much. it's actually spot on if you look at the point of the hour hand,
@@galacticcaveman4045 The minutes hand is 4 to 5 minutes off, not the hour hand.
@@MPD90 no, I'm absolutely correct. The tip of the hour hand is almost touching the edge of the marker closest to twelve o'clock. I'm OCD, trust me....I'm right. It's not terrible and most people wouldn't notice it.
This should be interesting. Can't wait to see what happens next. Though I must say, it is unfortunate that the watch would break down so soon.
Omega's service has warranty, he should contact them to get it fixed and all shipping, etc paid for.
I own the same watch, It needs to be serviced soon.
Yes only 12 months
What a shame because the older models are more comfortable on the wrist. Major Ouch. If I paid that full service fee only to have it go bad that quickly I would be furious. There is no excuse for such shoddy work and performance. I am thinking this watch was serviced in NJ. That Omega service center is notoriously bad.
At the end of the day Quartz is much safer. Just my two cents. The SM300's of that era can all be had in quartz versions. You can beat them like no watch has been beaten before and they will just keep going. It's why I have a SM 200 Pre-Bond.
Oh, I like this story already. Can’t wait for more. An exciting mystery if you will.
As a young man on a trip to Switzerland I bought a new Omega Constellation with the tuning fork movement. A big splurge for me. It worked 2 years. Serviced through my local Omega dealer and failed after six months. 3 times. Learned my Omega lesson. Some of them are beautiful, but I am reminded of that bad experience every time I am tempted by one again.
Very cool. Will be following along on this one.
Beautiful watch, really. I always like how official all the papers are with the rundown of what happened. The service isn't super cheap. You gotta pay to play I guess.
I think his issue is how soon after a full over haul the watch needs service again.
@@michaelriera6277 Oh I agree. I would expect more time out of a service at those prices.
It's a shame this watch needs service so soon, Omega should have done a better job servicing it :(
It was running bad, service done and worked great, service warranty is 2 years, watch stopped working outside of it
@@RandomRobReviews Yeah I got that, but three years between services is not good for a quality timepiece.
I have the same omega seamaster bought it in 2006 recently I put a battery in it and in 1 week it stopped then it started working again the watch itself cost me a little over 2000.00 but to service it was a minimum 400 plus My God !!
Damn!That's a nice blue
Rob, did you do a follow-up vid on this watch. I looked, but couldn't find one.
Wow ... this should not happen only 3 years after a service.
That watch should run for another 20 years!
Would you please tell me what year those were released?
Hello, it's been 3 years. Can you give us an update? I'm very interested in knowing what the problem was.
My buddy Robert still owns this watch and wears it more than any of his other watches. It is his go to piece for sure.
@@RandomRobReviews Thanks for the reply. I guess we'll *never* be told what the problem was.
So where’s the rest of the story I was promised? Or was that just a fairy tale
Lost track of this one
For the kind of money they are asking for an Omega and for the kind of money they ask for servicing it, I would expect it to work a lot better and longer than my Seiko Monster, which is a 2014 watch, bought in 2016 new by me and still running almost +3 seconds/24h without any service being done to it.
Probably, this watch is just a series of unfortunate events and my watch is also outside the norm, just on the opposite side of this Omega, but still, for that kind of money...
Big mistake to send to Omega for a service, it cost so much more than an independant watchmaker and they hardly do any better work.
Hi Rob. I own this same watch. I purchased it new. I am thinking of selling it. How much do you think I can get? It’s in mint condition only worn a few times.
This is what puts me off Swiss automatics
I am not into watches as I was a few years ago when I could afford halfway decent watches. I never have seen service under 500 dollars if sent to Omega. I know someone sending in a Speedmaster and the service was over 1100 USD. Omega watches are not cheap to service.
These watches are like european sports cars they look good and are great performers until things start going wrong with em.
Is there a follow up on this? I’m interested
Waiting on the repair still
Random Rob thanks...I hope all is well with you & your family
Hey, this is a completely unrelated question compared to the video but I have a question about the red lcd of the g shock gwb-5600ar. Is it more like a negative or positive display? And is there any issues with seeing it in bright sunlight?
I'm no substitute for Rob of course, but to me, it definitely looks tricky to read in certain lights. So it sounds in alignment with the negative display "stealth" Squares.
Yeah that's the feeling I'm getting, I feel like negatives are sometimes tricky but this red one makes me feel like it's probably 10%-30% more tricky
kool
hack lever is stuck!
This is so weird, I just saved this watch on Chrono24 yesterday......this must be a sign.....whether it's a good or bad sign I'm still not sure
These are hot, go for it man.
@@RandomRobReviews it's hot no doubt! But if only the bezel was brushed instead of polished, it's the only thing holding me back!
You could just crack it open and have a look? It may be an obvious and easy fix.
I was tempted, but I want it all done by a pro. Then tested and regulated.