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Re: Omega factory service
In Response To: Re: Omega factory service ()

: Unfortunately, I've been one of those people
: that had bad luck with Bienne. They did a
: beautiful job of cleaning up the case and
: bracelet. Too bad they didn't take the same
: care all over. The bezel was on a bit
: crooked, they polished off the
: anti-reflective coating on the outside of
: the crystal, and the chronograph function
: would no longer work properly. They now have
: the watch again and I hope it gets fixed
: properly this time.

Are you sure they didn't just replace the crystal? The other thread where you responded was that the new crystals don't have an exterior AR coeating.

Another thread listed crystal replacement as part of the standard service package (though not always on sapphire cystals).

BillB

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