Seamaster Saturday with this beauty.
My newly obtained SMP 2254.50. Was able to mod the clasp to the newer Omega quick adjust clasp. It's a bit bulkier than the stock option but having the slightly tapered bracelet helps and frankly, having 6 micro adjustment options makes it so worth it.
Parts list is as follows
1× 117STZ001154 (clasp)
2x 118ST1589 (adapter links)
2× 128ST0166 (new pins)
4x 124ST3307 (screws)
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Joshua
Just a man trying to dabble in the fascinating and sometimes expensive world of watch collecting.
New York
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7.25” / 18.42 cm
Great job.
That's proper Gorgeous, cool mod too. 😍👍🏻👍🏻
Hello - I have been looking at Omega for a while and the 2254.50 has captured my interest but I was put off by the lack of adjustment in the clasp. I guess I am wondering how difficult changing the clasp was, your source for the parts, and the approximate cost?
Thanks much! Steve.
Hello - I have been looking at Omega for a while and the 2254.50 has captured my interest but I was put off by the lack of adjustment in the clasp. I guess I am wondering how difficult changing the clasp was, your source for the parts, and the approximate cost?
Thanks much! Steve.
Hello Steve. A few years ago Omega was willing to sell parts direct to customers through their parts department. They have since changed their policy and don’t do that anymore and you’d now have to buy the parts, links and screws through third party websites which can get a bit pricey. I believe the entire mod cost me around $300 when I first did it but expect to possibly pay a bit more if you were sourcing the parts yourself today.
Thanks for getting back to me. I was able to source the clasp from Chrono 24 and the other parts from SwissWatchSpares. Ended up being close to $600 USD. Worth it to me but less would have been better. It's a mistake for Omega to pull back from supporting older watches but it's obviously their business model.
Cheers and thanks for the help! Steve