zOwie Omega Discussion Forum

: Omega has authorized service centers throughout
: the US, but their headquarters is now in
: Secaucus, NJ. You can call Omega toll-free
: at 1-800-766-6342 for a list, or simply look
: them up at their website at the link below.

: Given what you are describing, however, it
: sounds like you will need to send the watch
: back to Omega Headquarters in Bienne,
: Switzerland. They are capable of doing major
: dial restorations on vintage watches that
: the service centers in the US simply aren't
: equipped to handle.

: Good luck,
: John

Thanks for the reply, John.
I have reviewed the list of U.S. Omega service centers. Spoke with the gentleman in Dallas first, primarily because he is closest.
What concerns me is that I saw somewhere some harsh criticism of one of the others. I was hoping to get some feedback on any of them.

Yeah, the refinishing of the dial is a problem. The original finish simulated a brown tiger eye quartz. I might just settle for a plain dark brown.

This is probably off topic for this thread, but I ran across this on the Omega Constellation collector's site:
"The rarer Calibre 700 series Superflat movements came in both solid white and yellow gold, some had a solid gold balance of which only 12,500 pieces were made. Calibre 711 came in solid gold and stainless steel cases..."

Not knowing what I am looking at when viewing the movement, I see that all the works except a couple of gears are gold in color. However, there are no marks on the movement to indicate it is gold. Is it possible this is one of the gold movements mentioned above? Is it possible the dial plate is gold, or more likely brass?

Thanks again for your response.