Ladies Seamaster Diver Repair Question
I recently had the battery in my 8-year old Seamaster Diver replaced. I took it to an authorized dealer (though not where I bought it)who sent it out. About a week after I got it back, I dropped it as I was taking it out of my gym bag. If fell flat on its face from about 8-12 inches up onto a ceramic tile floor. Yeh, I know, Doh! Later that day, I noticed the hour hand was no longer rotating, though the minute and second hand were fine. I brought it back to the store I purchased it from who sent it out to an Omega service center for repair. He quoted about $570, which includes replacing the hands and stem, perhaps crown, etc. I have a few questions:
1.) The watch didn't take a big shock from the fall, should I suspect a poor battery change job as partly to blame?
2.) Does that repair estimate seem appropriate, or out of line? Omega's own web site shows Cfr310 (about $270) if I send it to their factory in Switzerland for full servicing (which includes replacement of any damaged parts).
3.) Are all Omega authorized service centers the same, or are there any that have particularly reasonable prices and don't pad their estimates with potentially unnecessary replacement parts? Who do you recommend?
