I'm Still Confused Myself...
: once the A pieces went in for service and the
: oil was removed they would start to function
: right? thanks
This is where I have heard conflicting information, so if anyone out there has owned a DeVille with caliber 2500A, I'd love to hear from you (especially if you have had it serviced). I had originally heard that some 2500A's were sold to the general public, but I later heard that Omega corrected the problem before the watches were actually distributed.
According to my former AD's sales rep, Omega's goal has been to eventually create a co-axial escapement that can be 100% lubricant-free. With each successive version of caliber 2500, less lubrication was required. 2500B requires more lubrication than 2500C, but both do require some lubrication in order to function. What has not been made clear to me is to exactly what extent Omega actually modified the components of the escapement in order to reduce the amount of lubrication required. To this day I have not been able to get an answer that makes complete sense.
I am guessing that the new 85xx in-house movements will use lubricant-free co-axial escapements, given that this is now Omega's in-house movement and that their ultimate goal was to perfect the co-axial so that it can function without lubrication. That's only a guess, though. We'll have to wait until more details are released.
Cheers,
John
