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: when was the coaxial movement in the bond style
: seamaster first introduced? I have a guy I
: may buy from claiming his coaxial bond is 4
: yrs old. If this is right, were there any
: problems with the early coaxial movements I
: would need to be concerned with?
: thanks
If your friend's watch is the SeMP GMT, then it could be four years old. It will have the cal.2628 co-ax movement, the first ones having the high beat "A" version, which did have sporadic problems with the pallet fork jamming and there was also an over-lubrication issue in the escapement. Omega's answer was to reduce the beat rate, which resulted in the "B" version and had the added benefit of a slightly longer power reserve. How would you know the difference? Well, that model has a display back and using an eyeglass, you will be able to see the cal. no stamped adjacent to the balance wheel. I have the 2628A version myself and it did fail at the beginning of this year after 18 months of use but was repaired successfully under warranty by Omega UK and has run flawlessly since...
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