zOwie Omega Discussion Forum

I have proudly owned an Omega Speedmaster Professional for around five years (cal.1861). Roughly six months ago I sent it to Omega for a service and refinish and a fine job they did on the finish too. The watch is keeping time well, within about 6 seconds a day, perfectly acceptable to me.

I have recently noticed something I consider to be two small problems with the movement since it came back.

The first is after a full wind. After winding carefully to the stop, I put the watch to my ear and hear the balance going completely crazy. It's not the normal running sound of the watch. If I then turn the crown back half a turn the sound of the watch returns to normal and all is well. I don't think this should be happening.

The other "problem" I see is the chronograph seconds hand moving erratically. I am aware of the jumping issue sometimes seen when starting the stopwatch and that does not concern me but the stopwatch second hand never used to "jitter" its way around the dial like it does now. Timekeeping is unaffected.

If this jittering is simply a characteristic of the movement after it's a few years old and a little "slacker" for want of a better term, I can live with it.

I'm particularly concerned about the sound of the watch after winding.

Learned folk's opinions are gratefully received.

Regards,

Stu Haggarty