Giving a diagnose to a watch I have not seen and where I have not had a second opinion from a colleague I feel I am skating on very thin ice here

Jun 27, 2020,02:09 AM
 

But I would try to elaborate in very general terms out of my far from complete knowledge about anything .....
- If a watch received shock (falling, being knocked against something, hit with something) many things can happen; dislocating or jamming components, breaking or bending pivots, cracking jewels, bending the hairspring and worst case, breaking a pivot)


What COULD have happened in your case is a jamming or dislocation of a wheel, there is a certain vertical play in the gear train and you might have had a jamming or dislocation of a wheel that has "fallen" back into place when you put it on the winder. Another possibility is that the seconds wheel pinion is bent (it goes through a hole in the calendar finger tube on this movement if

To Fred´s question about the vulnerability of the co-acial escapement; even if there is a three-legged anchor engaged in a two level escape wheel - I do not really believe that is more "delicate" than the traditional escapement. 

Regardless, I would have taken the watch to a competent watchmaker, it must be one found locally for an inside-out inspection (starting with the escapement and working "outwards" till you end on the dial side with the minute tuber and hours wheel. If you hand it over to a Omega dealer, it will most likely be sent to Switzerland where it will sit for months. But a competent independent watchmaker should be able to take a look at it and at least either confirm that everything is OK or identify a potential problem. 

Good luck, and I understand your frustration.

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Working once again, ticking along nicely

 
 By: nacelle : June 25th, 2020-05:48
Thanks all for your valuable suggestions about getting my timepiece running smoothly once again. So far so good, 11 hours and counting 👍👏 ...  

nope... [nt]

 
 By: nacelle : June 25th, 2020-05:54

Excellent news that is good to hear !

 
 By: Seeks : June 25th, 2020-06:01
What did you do to restart it? A gentle shake and the left it at the winder? Best regards

A few not so gentle shakes and onto the winder [nt]

 
 By: nacelle : June 25th, 2020-06:58
A firm deliberate "pat".

Not to brag, as you will quickly determine that admitting this I should be properly embarrassed, but having read your initial post I must admit to having dropped my Sapphire

 
 By: halgedahl : June 25th, 2020-06:13
Sandwich a number of times onto the carpeted bedroom floor from a standing position (therefore, more than 4 feet) and each time there has been absolutely no consequence. Might this be evidence that the greater complexity of the coaxial escapement equates ... 

agreed... [nt]

 
 By: nacelle : June 25th, 2020-06:56

Giving a diagnose to a watch I have not seen and where I have not had a second opinion from a colleague I feel I am skating on very thin ice here

 
 By: xyz123abc : June 27th, 2020-02:09
But I would try to elaborate in very general terms out of my far from complete knowledge about anything ..... - If a watch received shock (falling, being knocked against something, hit with something) many things can happen; dislocating or jamming compone... 

Thank you sir.... [nt]

 
 By: nacelle : June 27th, 2020-05:59
I'm certainly skeptical that it will remain working as before, if it happened once it will undoubtedly occur at another time...

Hope

 
 By: Weems@8 : June 25th, 2020-13:09
Stay strong. In mind, let inspect your Speedmaster. Certificated Omega watch center. Many buro’s closed. Is there a possibility to send the watch to an Omega watch center? Insurance? When my Tissot fall, the hands were bend.

Still going strong well over 3 months later! [nt]

 
 By: nacelle : October 14th, 2020-21:20
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