zOwie Omega Discussion Forum

: Hello John
: I have a quartz seamaster 200M that I bought in
: '92 and it runs about 1/2 second fast per
: day (15 seconds per month). I know that's
: plenty accurate but can it be regulated like
: an automatic? Also, I need to have it
: serviced(gaskets, battery, maybe reluminize
: the hands, etc.) and I live in Denver. Any
: top notch guys in town or should I send it
: to IWW? Thanks for your time. Cool site!
: Jeff

Hi Jeff,
Since your watch is no longer under warranty you are free to use any watchmaker of your choice to service it. Since I don't live near you (I live in Orlando, FL), I don't know of any qualified watchmakers in Denver. However, maybe someone else here on the forums does.

I believe the nearest authorized Omega service center to you is Walter Gooden in Los Angeles. He seems to have a great reputation based on the feedback left for him on this forum. I have provided a link to his website below, just in case you can't find a competent watchmaker locally.

As for your watch's timekeeping, your watch cannot be regulated the way an automatic watch can. Older quartz watches could be adjusted by adjusting the rate trimmers to supply more or less voltage to the movement, which makes the watch run faster or slower. These rate trimmers were present on early quartz watches, but I've been told that they aren't present on current ETA Swiss quartz movements (like the one in your Omega). ETA felt that their quartz movements were accurate enough, so they didn't feel the need to include means for adjustment.

I hope this helps.

Good luck,
John