Any Omega Seamaster owners?

[Subman]

Hello everyone,

I'm just seeking a bit of advice. My wife has purchased my Seamaster ready for my birthday next week. Its been hiding in the cupboard for a couple of weeks and I've only taken it out a few times to have a glance and then pack back up ready for my birthday.

I got the watch out yesterday and noticed the bezel has a 'springy' feel to half of it. The 12-6 half of the bezel actually can be pressed down and the glass stands proud of the bezel. The 6-12 half the bezel feels solid and does not press down in the slightest.

I'm pretty sure the bezel is not supposed to be like this, just wondered what everyone’s opinions were on this? I'll be popping into Goldsmiths when I can to see if their other Omegas have this 'feature'

Thanks in advance for the help

[Hoofy]

Have a look at the bezel from the side and rotate the watch to examine the side of the bezel around the watch. Is it flushed to the case all around it?

[gingerpaul]

Mine felt like this after it lost one of the (3 I think?) screws under the bezel ring. The ring just pops off so perhaps the jeweller could check to see if this is the case. Make sure it goes back on straight though. Mine wasn't after a visit to Goldsmiths.

[Mr Happy]

the bezel on my PO isn't springy, but the glass sits proud of the bezel by about 0.5mm, so I wouldn't say it's unexpected. I'd get the movement on the bezel itself checked though.

[gingerpaul]

I should have said in my first post that the glass on mine is ever so slightly proud of the bezel too. I think that's normal.

[CommanderJameson]

Here's a macro snap of the bezel and crystal of my (well lived-in) PO:

[Subman]

Sorry guys I should have said when the bezel is pressed down the glass stands more proud of the bezel compared to the other side. In other words the bezel can be pressed down which doesn't feel normal, espcially considering the other side of the bezel has no movement in it at all.

Will report back when I pop to Goldmsiths today. Thanks for the responses, all in record time!

Cheers

[gingerpaul]

I think you'll find it's meant to be pressed down all the time and that a screw is loose or missing entirely back there. If you pull it up rather than push it down does it lift up? Mine did when there was one missing.

[Subman]

Well after a lot of faffing about, I've had the watch replaced.

I never thought about lifting the bezel in the section that had the 'springy' feel. Even if the thought had occurred to me I don't think I would feel too confident in lifting the bezel - knowing my luck the whole bezel would have popped off and the watch would have fallen to pieces all in the space of 10 seconds The theory on a screw missing sounds like the problem.

Before going to Goldsmiths in Birmingham Bullring, I popped into the Omega Boutique for a second opinion. They agreed that they didn't think the watch was right and that the bezel wasn't as 'solid' as it should be.

On explaining the problem to Goldsmiths Bullring their reply was not helpful in the slightest. They were not interested in replacing the watch and tried fobbing me off by telling me that all the Seamasters were the same. When I asked them to compare my watch with a stock item they could see there was a clear difference but instead of admitting it their reply was, how do we know the stock item is correct and not faulty? What a waste of time........

Anyway after a few choice words my watch was replaced. The manager was still muttering that there was nothing wrong with my watch and that he will sell it tomorrow. I told him to expect the same situation on his hands when the new customer realises this isn't how a 2.5k watch should feel.

On a side note, while in the Omega Boutique I had a chance to see the new version of my Seamaster. Having seen pictures of the new version I was happy to proceed and buy the 'old' version as it was the one I preferred (from the pictures anyway). After viewing the watch and trying it on I can safely say I am happy that I've bought the 'old' version.

The only visual differences I could see between the new and old versions was a different shaped date window (curved corners), no waves on the dial and ceramic bezel. The date window shape can easily be missed and the ceramic bezel while nice is hardly much of a difference. The font used on the new bezel suits the PO's more than the chronometer too. The biggest difference is the waves on the dial have gone - which is what attracted me to the model in the first place. IMO it looks a little bland without them. Long live the er.... 'old' model.

[gingerpaul]

Good result, well done! I don't like the new one either. Waves for me please.

[CraigVmax]

attitide of that ad stinks though, that sort of thing really annoys me, I hope whoever buys your old watch realises it has an issue. Glad you got it resolved.