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Re: It all depends on whether you like the watch..
In Response To: It all depends on whether you like the watch... ()

: and want to keep it. If you do, then the price
: is reasonable (if you take John's suggestion
: and do not pay for an overpried Omega
: strap). The watch should come back from NJ
: looking like new and will give you many
: years of future use, even if it is a quartz.

: If you don't really like the watch and are
: thinking of selling it to buy a new one, I
: wouldn't bother and just forget about
: selling it. There are not a whole lot of
: Omegas from this era (late 70s to late 80s)
: that are worth a whole lot of money (because
: they are not popular), and I am pretty sure
: a Deville is not on of them. I doubt you
: could even recoup the money for the
: servicing.

Thanks very much guys. 2 questions: was what I was told about the battery true... do they no longer make that type? And, do you have any pointers to an aftermarket strap? -mb

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