predfan2001 Posted November 18, 2007 Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 Well after I bragged on it in one of By-Tors posts my GMT with the gen bracelet croaked last night. I wound it and shook it and the second hand barely moves. Good thing I bought another for back up. Since I redrilled this case for the gen bracelet, I'm just gonna swap movements. I was thinking about repainting the markers and hands white while it's out for a more gen appearance (lume is not a big deal to me). R.I.P. Omega Seamster GMT 3/10/2007-11/18/2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmarty Posted November 18, 2007 Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 How long did she run? 6 months? a year? Were you happy with it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordRasta Posted November 18, 2007 Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 3/10/2007-11/18/2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephane Posted November 18, 2007 Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 3/10/2007-11/18/2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephane Posted November 18, 2007 Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 @ Predfan. I have the same watch and love it. It's a truly amazing design. Very different from any other watch. But, after wearing it when it arrived, I noticed the crown was very "loose". So I don't wear it now because I'm not sure how I could fix that crown issue. Is there a way to put a better crown/tube in this watch ? Cheers Stephane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted November 18, 2007 Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 R.I.P. Omega Seamster GMT 3/10/2007-11/18/2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
predfan2001 Posted November 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 @ Predfan. I have the same watch and love it. It's a truly amazing design. Very different from any other watch. But, after wearing it when it arrived, I noticed the crown was very "loose". So I don't wear it now because I'm not sure how I could fix that crown issue. Is there a way to put a better crown/tube in this watch ? Cheers Stephane Maybe the tube is loose??? I had a Sub that the tube unscrewed with the crown once. I just had to Loctite it back in. I don't know if you can replace the tube and crown in these but I know somebody that may have an extra case pretty soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
predfan2001 Posted November 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 Resurrection! The GMT has come back to life. Not sure what happened, maybe dirty movement??? Hasn't missed a beat since last night. Time will tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desuetude Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 The movements in the asian autos are SO cheap anyway...if it breaks, just slap in a new one. IIRC they're literally 6-10 bucks or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
predfan2001 Posted November 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 The movements in the asian autos are SO cheap anyway...if it breaks, just slap in a new one. IIRC they're literally 6-10 bucks or so. Sorry, I don't know what IIRC is. I could use a movement or 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmt Posted November 20, 2007 Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 Just curious-- did you ever service it? That's not a long lifespan... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corgi Posted November 21, 2007 Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 I'm sorry for your loss. It's always a shame when a nice watch you treasure and enjoy takes the trip to timepiece heaven. It sounds like you're pretty handy; ie: swapping out movements and so on, so I'm sure that with a little effort and investment you can get the watch running yet again! Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hambone Posted November 21, 2007 Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 This is not uncommon with rep watches. Very often a good spanking will bring them back to life and if you have a watchsmith, get it lubed and serviced. Like any machine, it does require some degree of upkeep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
predfan2001 Posted November 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2007 This is not uncommon with rep watches. Very often a good spanking will bring them back to life and if you have a watchsmith, get it lubed and serviced. Like any machine, it does require some degree of upkeep. Spanking! I guess you're right. I guess these asian movements must be tempermental. This one is working as good as ever now. So I guess I still love my GMT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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