Vintage Omega Geneve Ref 136.0098 from 1970s.
I recently bought myself my first Vintage piece: An Omega Genève with a manual winding cal. 613 movement. The reference 136.0098 from the 1970s. The watch presents itself on a gold plated case set against an entirely original yellow dial with gold hands and applied hour indices with onyx inserts. I absolutely fell in love with it at first glance.
Do you guys have any important tips and advice for the maintenance and purchasing of vintage watches? This is my first vintage watch purchase and I would appreciate any tips or helps I can get, thank you!
I recently took it to a maintenance shop and they advised doing re-oiling which would cost $900. Not sure if I should go ahead with it.
My serious watch collecting journey started on the 25th December 2021 on Christmas eve, in the alps of Zermatt,Switzerland. My first watch was gifted to me by my father, a Tag Heuer 300 quartz. After...
There are varying levels of service, from "just get it running" to "make it like new, or better" with corresponding costs. Know which you want and find the place that will do it. For a piece that has value, you're ultimately better off with the latter route, as it saves repeat visits and redundant labor.
In the states, that price would be the full restoration price, not a clean&oil job. Prices may be higher there, but it's probably worth a second opinion elsewhere if cost is an issue.
Omega repair is the bane of my existence. @OscarKlosoff is right: that is a restoration price here. Clean and oil should be half.
The most important part of vintage collecting is finding "a guy" and maybe finding a "back-up guy". The guy will keep the watch on your wrist and will not overcharge you. This relationship may last years.
Welcome to the vintage Omega club. Now, you need to buy a less expensive vintage watch to wear when your Omega needs servicing.
Wow ... brought back memories of my late father. My mum bought him the same watch just after I was born. He wore it every day until a fateful day he slipped off a pier and fell into the sea. The salt water killed the watch and after a number of failed attempts at repair it languished in a drawer. A few years ago a purchased a working watch to gut the movement and had a watchmaker bring it back to life. I don't wear it often, but I am so happy to have it. Enjoy it in good health.
Congratulation to your new watch. To me the offered price for cleaning and oiling seems very expensive. I 2nd @OscarKlosoff and @Aurelian statement. I recently had a complete service done on my automatic Certina. That cost me, if have your exchange rate correct, 325$. I’m not shure if the complication is comparable but it shouldn’t be that different. Look around if you can find a trustworthy watchmaker for less. Enjoy your new watch.
Wow ... brought back memories of my late father. My mum bought him the same watch just after I was born. He wore it every day until a fateful day he slipped off a pier and fell into the sea. The salt water killed the watch and after a number of failed attempts at repair it languished in a drawer. A few years ago a purchased a working watch to gut the movement and had a watchmaker bring it back to life. I don't wear it often, but I am so happy to have it. Enjoy it in good health.
That is such an amazing story. Thank you for sharing, & I am sorry for your loss. But as you shared, watches have such a profound effect of carrying a story on us and I am going to remember what you have shared everytime I look down at this piece.
Did you get it from Tim at Omega addict?