zOwie Omega Discussion Forum

:" Prices sound way out of whack unless it's Omega doing the work and
: their prices were always high.

: If it's a local authorized dealer quoting the price. They don't do
: any work. Just send it out and double the price.

: If it's a watchmaker doing the job. Overpriced.

: You don't say what parts are rusty, so can't give actual
: replacement costs.

: I would check around with a few other places and find actual
: watchmakers who do the work...

: DON"

Thanks Don. Definitely food for thought. It did seem a little high.

The company in question is 'Swiss Time Services'. They claim to do all the work on their own premises (I think I'm allowed to post a link? If not - apologies): http://www.swisstimeservices.com/service/index.html

The only reason I'm still humming and hawwing is that the service does seem pretty comprehensive, and the 2 year warranty is nice. Again, I've never had a decent watch to service, so maybe this comes as standard?

Only problem with getting extra quotes is that I had to send them the watches (close to £10 for insured), then they want £20 per watch if I ask for them back without any work being carried out (to cover the postage and time spent looking at the watch). So every place I send the watches to is going to cost me £50. Where I live, watch repairers with Omega parts are pretty much non-existent. I'll ask which parts are rusty though, and I think I'll try and beat down the price a little (well, as much as I can). Thanks again.