Omega

The Ed White I acquired a couple of years ago was feeling a bit ‘rough’ when wound, chrono re-set not as crisp as it should be and the timekeeping was deteriorating so off it went to Swisstec  in the UK for a service.

Simon Freese, the head of operations, kindly arranged to take photos of the movement at various stages of the service so I’ve arranged them below in what (I hope) is chronological order. He forgot to to take a snap of the finished movement in all it’s glory before recasing and testing but it’s now back chez moi and running as sweet as the proverbial. I asked for no cosmetic work to be done bar a good clean as I think with these tool watches leaving evidence of their history is the proper thing to do. Only noticeable change was reverting back to the correct black rehaut between the crystal and the dial.

Anyhoo – hope you enjoy a delve into the innards of one of the most iconic chronograph movements ever made, the Cal 321.

Cheers

Ian

Ian,

First pleasure was to see that you maintain properly your gorgeous "Ed White". What a watch!

Congratulations!

Second pleasure was the outstanding set of pictures of a 321 "strip tease".

Those pictures shows a historical movement, in great shape after all of those years.

Double congratulations.

Final note about the watchmaker that did the maintenance job. Kudos to him and his team.

This give us hope that our watches will continue to beat ... forever.

Cheers,

Nilo

. . . are my favorite of all.  There's nothing more gratifying than seeing an old friend rejuvenated.  I waited two years to get my humble vintage Omega tank back, and am now making up for lost wrist time.   

It's good to remind oneself of the inticacy and incredible precision engineeering that go into mechanical timepieces and to admire the skilll of those who can prolong their life. To coin a cliche beauty is more than skin deep.

 

Cheers

 

Ian 

it is my favourite tool chrono ever. thanks for these pics.; should be saved here. kind regards. achim