Bill
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The full restoration of the Omega 600 Ploprof
Dec 16, 2012,15:06 PM
It takes a lot of work time and effort to complete the vintage journey. And you want it to be a solid as the day it was born.
Here you can enjoy the journey of her restoration. Please be sure to follow the story to the end of the page. It will get exciting.
Omega Ploprof melted gaskets
The in house Omega 1002 movement
Ploprof gasket set
Ploprof after cleaning first sign of error
Clearly the case has been flipped 180
They changed the date wheel to get the alignment
The final result mounted incorrectly
Even the smart watchmaker can make this error
The shock on my face was apparent to the watchmaker. He had just returned the parts to and mentioned that the date wheel need to be changed. I did not really mind until I held the watch in my hand and it felt wrong to me. It was obvious the moment I put the watch on my wrist. Needless to say the watch was returned and reassembled correctly. You hear about these special destro model. I do not believe such a watch existed because it is impossible to operate with one hand when assembled this way.
It was a fun adventure with a happy end but if you see this model with the pusher on the left have it modified to its correct position.
Bill