zOwie Omega Discussion Forum

No that is not right. The watch should work for five years of more without a cleaning under normal circumstances.

First, since you haven't had the watch checked, you are only guessing that the same issue is the cause of it stopping. You are probably right. But still understand that at the moment, it is just a guess.

Second, I'd think about what you could be doing that is exposing the watch abnormal circumstances, causing it to getting dirtier faster than normal. Most of what needs to be cleaned from the movement is microfine dust that gets in through the seals or crown opening -- often due to internal air pressure changes cause by temperature changes.

So avoid exposing your watch to extremes of dust/dirt and such that might work their way in. Also make sure that if you have a screw-down crown that you make sure it is always screwed in.

Also, that price sounds a little high for just a cleaning. Send your watch direct to OMEGA in Switzerland to avoid middle-man markups from your local jewelry store.

Good luck!