: Well, if you send it to Omega they are probably
: going to tell you they have to do a complete
: servicing on the watch, which will cost you
: about $275-$300 or so. This is what they did
: (free of charge under warranty) for both of
: my watches. Given that you will have to pay
: for a full servicing down the road anyway,
: I'd say save your money. If you can wind it,
: get it started, and find that it keeps good
: time while being constantly kept wound, I'd
: say "live with it".
: If you don't have a watch winder or you plan to
: let the watch run down frequently, you may
: find that the problem gets worse (as it did
: for mine). In fact, I held off on sending
: mine in for warranty repair until I
: literally had to shake the watch like crazy
: to get it going. If that's the case, then
: I'd call the dealer you bought the watch
: fron and find out EXACTLY who they use to
: fix their defective watches. From there, I'd
: do some research to find out if the
: watchmaker/service center has a good
: reputation. If they do, send it in. If not,
: bite the bullet and pay to have Omega fix it
: properly.
: One thing to consider is that Omega warrants
: all repairs for 2 years, so if you send it
: to them you get a 2-year Omega factory
: warranty on the work they did to repair the
: watch. Since this would most likely be a
: complete servicing, it's kind of like paying
: for a new 2 year warranty (in addition to
: getting your watch fixed).
Thanks for the advice. Makes alot of sense. I really don't think I would have been able to buy a DeVille if not through the grey market. The AD I approached with the grey market price just shook his head. But as they say, live by the sword... Thanks again
