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Omega Sickness

In Response To: Pro Quality ()

: Hi everyone and happy new year.

: I've had my Omega Seamaster Pro for about 4
: years. I paid a retail price of 1,900.00 for
: it. I knew Omega before the purchase and was
: absolutely sure of it's quality.

: I have several watches. My latest watch is a
: Ulysse Nardin, by far the nicest.

: Anyhow, I purchase a watch winder a few weeks
: back and put my Omega on it. I was a little
: unsure if the watch winder would constantly
: overwind my watch and cause damage. But, I
: tried it anyway.

: Yesterday I noticed that the second hand keeps
: getting stuck after about 10 seconds. I tap
: on the glass, and it starts up again. I
: tried manually winding it a few turns just
: to make sure it wasn't wound down.

: So, I'm very frustrated that I paid this kind
: of money for a watch that is broken already
: in 4 years. I have a Seiko automatic (my
: first) that is 15 years old and still runs
: like a charm. I paid 300 dollars for it.

: Does anyone know what is wrong with my highly
: unreliable piece of junk expensive watch?
: I'm very sad. Omega wants 500.00 just to do
: a 5 year inspection and cleaning on it.
: That's not even including repairs. I'm not
: spending that kind of money on this watch.
: Heck, I can almost buy a new one.

: Does anyone know if the watch winder could have
: caused this by overwinding the watch? Or,
: what could have happened to this watch? I
: never damaged it in any way :(

: Tom

This is very typical for an Omega watch. This happened to me as well. My Seamaster PRO stopped after 4 years. I was charged here in Sydney by hte Omega service centre for AUD$ 800

This sucks! As Seiko or even the cheaper auto watches runs better than the Omega.

I still have the Omega watch runs pretty normal again afetr the service. I intend to sell and replace it soon. Any ideas which expensive watch will last longer and has better quality.... rolex?