zOwie Omega Discussion Forum

Hello,

Here is my situation.
I'll try to make this not too long.

My Dad had an omega that was his Dad's. Very simple, Stainless steel,
from about 1960 I would guess (within 5 or 6 years).
The band broke and he lost it onto the subway tracks and couldn't get it
back.
I found out about it and was upset, as I thought that it would be one
thing of grandpa's that would be handed down from father to son to son
etc. and it meant quite a lot to me.
Anyway, I got to looking to see if I could find something that was
close.
I started looking in local watch shops and couldn't find anything, so I
checked on ebay. After a while I found something that was close (not
quite it really). I bid on it and did get it yesterday,
Omega automatic seamaster Deville. It has a date, my Dad's didn't. It
loses about 4 mins in 24 hours (if I extrapolate from the 12 hours that
I've had it going so far).
Here is what bothers me. It clatters back and forth in it's case, I can
see and hear it flopping around (the watch dial/watch inside the
crystal/case). It must move about a mm. This doesn't seem right to me.

http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=570319029

That is the watch.
Would love to know what you think.
Also did I pay a reasonable amount and does a repair sound like a big
one? I'm trying to educate myself a little before I contact the fellow that sold it to me. I suppose the next step is to take it to a technician.Appreciate any info.

Thanks a lot , hope that this wasn't too boring,

Josh Lincoln