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Here's the information I received from my local Authorized Center for a 5-year-old 2531.80 SeMPC.

1. Complete service, as recommended every 4-5 years by Omega (this is in the Instruction Manual, pages 4-5, by the way, in case you don't have yours): $290.00 plus tax.

Service includes changing all seals and lubricants. All mechanisms are completely disassembled (to piece, not subassembly), cleaned thoroughly, then reassembled). Anticipate that the Service Center will keep your watch for 30 days to assure precision accuracy timing, per Omega specifications (-1/+6 seconds per day: Higher standard than COSC).

In addition to what others have mentioned, I was told that complete service includes bezel "function." By that I mean, if the 2531.80 bezel were sticking or rough, that would be addressed, as long as it did not involved part replacement.

2. New bezel price: $165.00 plus tax.

3. New bracelet price: $425.00 plus tax.

4. Price for new deployant clasp only: $90.00 plus tax. Everyone complains about how easily this scratches, and I've found that I get about 3 weeks out of a clasp before I can forget about it being confused w/ "showroom new." Service Center told me that the main reason they replace bracelets is for the clasps, and that the main clasp "failure" is in the "toe" that locks under the little bar on the diver's extension side.

Apparently a lot of money-owners out there don't first engage the toe under the bar before snapping it shut, thus they deform one or both pieces to a point that defies economical repair.

Somebody out there will correct me if I'm wrong here, but it seems like I read on another reputable site that you really aren't going to damage your watch by playing out the service interval indefinitely. "Any automatic" can be "brought back" from where-ever (w/in reason and abuse, I guess I'd add).

That said, the key service routine I would NEVER skip out on w/ my SeMPCs is the water integrity test.

Last but not least, congratulations on a great choice in watch purchasing!