zOwie Omega Discussion Forum

Many thanks!

: My condolences on your loss, but congratulations on the
: inheritance.

: Omega has been an innovator in water resistance without human
: intervention for decades. Your watch is considerably more than
: splash resistant and is indeed 100m water resistant when
: new. Omega in 1994 introduced a chronograph (still sold
: today, the Seamaster ChronoDiver) which allows the use of
: chronograph pushers to 300m without being screwed down or any
: indication that they are other than pushers on a typical
: chronograph. Compared to that, 100m with a non-screw down crown
: is, relatively speaking, child's play.

: Unfortunately, ignorant salespeople (too lazy to look it up in the
: well documented sales literature) more often than not don't get
: the details correct. Take anything a salesperson says to you
: with a grain of salt unless you can verify it elsewhere.

: Many, if not most, of Omega's mens "dress watches" are
: water resistant to 100m without a screw down crown when
: new. Go to the Omega website and browse the specifications
: and see if it is not so.

: My caveat above is "when new". Omega watches, like
: all watches, provide water resistance and timekeeping ability
: with parts which wear and require service or the water
: resistance and timekeeping ability declines. As co-axial watches
: have now been available for over 10 years (in the Deville
: collection, less tenure in the Constellation collection), your
: watch may have reached the 3 to 5 year service interval. I would
: recommend servicing the watch to ensure its timekeeping and
: water resistance.

: Welcome to Omega ownership.