: I too had problems with my SeMP GMT, cal 2628A (sorry to correct
: you Sam... :-) ) The first problem was it stopped running and
: was dealt with under warranty, the problem I suspect on that
: occasion was the (over)oiling of the escapement, causing
: fling-off onto the hair-spring. There were also isolated cases I
: believe, as Sam says, due to the high-ish beat rate causing the
: pallet fork to jam. The second failure was as the OP described,
: except mine stuck at ten. The watch could be quickset ok with no
: problem but when the watch was left to actually run, the hour
: hand would stick at about 10 pm. It was out of warranty, yet
: Omega UK fixed it for free, only saying it was a "material
: failure", suggesting there seems to be a known fault with
: the newer quickset GMT's and isn't just confined to the co-ax
: models, I've read of similar hour hand failures on cal.1128's...
: By the way, the synthetic lubricants used in modern watches don't
: have the same propensity to coagulate like the older mineral
: lubricants but that's not to say you shouldn't have it serviced
: round about the recommended service intervals...
: Oh, and my watch has been fine since... :-)
Guys, thank you for the information, very helpful. I'll see about taking the picture in a few weeks (I'm traveling right now), and check the beats per minute.
- JR
