Omega Seamaster bezel

[stewies_minion]

My trusty Seamaster - very similar to http://www.omegawatches.com/gents/seamaster/300-m-... has developed a fault with the bezel.

Granted, I don't have any functional use for it other than it making a pleasant clicky noise but...

It's suddenly able to rotate in either direction and feels sticky / gunged up.

Just wondering if anyone has had something similar fixed and if so roughy what it cost?

I've spoken to my local dealer and they used phrases like "incredibly expensive" and "12 weeks"

[stewies_minion]

Thanks ever so much for the info.

I'm just at te jeweller - they reckon it's got to go back to Switzerland - for 4 or 5 months?!?!?

FFS I could make a watch myself in that time.

Just waiting to see what they'd charge..! I don't imagine that it'll be cheap.

Is it a possibility to use a bevel removal tool and chuck in the £14 part I wonder..?

[stewies_minion]

Cheers. I'll give them a shout.

The jeweller reckon it'll be about £25 for Omega To have a look.

Then £200 if it doesn't need a bezel & £400 if it does.

All approx figures subject to a random number generator type increase.

All this because I miss that clicky clicky noise.

[stewies_minion]

Ta for the replies.

Stephen at the watch repair place sounded very knowledgable on the phone. Reckoned it'd be about £35 and a couple of weeks.

I'd rather that than £400 + and 12 weeks?!

I am sort of wondering if I should combine it with a service at Omega.

£250 and 4 weeks doesn't sound the end if the world given I'm planning to wear the watch until I die.

If only my personality would let me ignore the fault.