zOwie Omega Discussion Forum

: I have one Co-Axial Omega in my collection and
: I've had issues with this watch since day
: one.
: It initially ran at +8 sec/day and now after
: one year it runs at +14 sec/day. One expects
: reasonable accuracy from a $3000 watch and
: I'm so disappointed with it that I don't
: even wear it anymore.

: In contrast, I recently bought a mint 1967
: Constellation with a Cal 564 movement which
: apparently has never been serviced which
: runs at +4 seconds a day. I also have a Bond
: SMP which runs at +1.2 sec/day.

: The Co-Axial is in my opinion overpriced and
: does not " ensure greater accuracy over
: time " Then there is the confusion over
: the service intervals which has changed from
: 10 to 5-7 years.
: The latter fumbling was an embaressment and
: negated one of the big advantages.

: If Omega wants to "get up there" and
: butt heads with Rolex as is its clear
: intention, it would help if they can deliver
: what they promise - a genuinely superior
: movement.

I agree with what Phil said. Your watch is definitely in need of a factory regulation that will be covered under warranty. I would NEVER accept a watch that was gaining 14 sec/day.

I also wouldn't blame your watch's poor timekeeping on the co-axial escapement. After all, it was out of COSC spec from Day 1, so it probably just left the factory without having been properly regulated. This is obviously unacceptable on such an expensive timepiece, but it doesn't necessarily indicate a problem with the co-axial escapement. Virtually all of the posts I've read from co-axial owners over the years comment on how accurate their watches are (particularly Planet Ocean owners), so I do think you're being a bit too hard on the co-axial without really knowing WHY your watch is running so fast.

Send it back for a regulation and see what happens. You may get the watch back and find that it keeps better time than any of your others.

Good luck,
John