Dr No[Moderator Omega - Wristscan]
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I'll join you with a third Omega, Hans . . .
May 15, 2021,03:52 AM
. . . that just came back from my watchmaker's shop today. This '58 ref 2852 was my third Omega, acquired over ten years ago to complement Black Connie.
It was serviced by my then-current watchmaker in 2010. Mr B (his first initial really is 'B', but it might as well have stood for 'butcher') charged an arm and a leg; unfortunately, his services weren't worth a gnat's ass.
I suffered the consequences for several years as I broke off contact with Mr B not long afterwards. Little did I know that I'd gone from bad to worse. His successor, Mr F (likewise his first initial, but it might as well have stood for 'failure'), opened the case in my presence and diagnosed a loose barrel. So I let him try his hand at correcting its timing problems. He failed.
In what could only be an Act of Providence, I shortly thereafter discovered a local watchmaker whose abilities and sensibilities are all a vintage collector could ask for. Mr K (his real first initial - let's call him 'Keen') called yesterday to let me know he'd finished servicing and regulating the movement. His assessment was that the balance had been incorrectly re-staffed in the past. Fortunately he had a balance staff in stock, so he was able to get the movement running reasonably well by his standards. It's on my wrist now, and will be for at least a week while I assess its timing performance.
Most of us acquire watches with the intention of keeping them forever; that's certainly the case with this particular Connie, which is the most physically attractive piece in my collection. Not the rarest or most intriguing, but the most handsome in my eyes. Glad to have him back!
Art