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Re: Co-Axial Service Intervals: CONTINUED CONFUSIO

In Response To: Re: Co-Axial Service Intervals: CONTINUED CONFUSIO ()

: I don't think it's these threads that are
: confusing us, it's Omega that's confusing
: us. I wholeheartedly agree that Omega needs
: to publish a number and stick with it, not
: keep changing their minds. I genuinely
: believe that even Omega does not know what
: the true service interval should be, since
: the co-axial hasn't been out long enough for
: any proper, "real world" data to
: exist.

: Perhaps they should have said that the watch
: has the potential to go 8 years without
: servicing, but time will tell us if this is
: true. Instead, they started out with 10
: years, downgraded it to 6-8 years, and now
: say 4-5 years in some e-mail exchanges with
: customers like yourself. This tells me that
: Omega really doesn't know the true interval
: since there's no good data readily
: available.

: Additionally, Chuck Maddox pointed out
: something else to me about Maria's reply
: that doesn't quite make sense. She says,
: "Since the friction and wear of the
: components is practically reduced to zero,
: it is no longer necessary to lubricate the
: mechanism." This can't be true. One
: gentleman on this website sent his Planet
: Ocean in for warranty repair, and the cause
: of the problem was found to be a dry
: escapement. If the escapement requires no
: lubrication, then this should not have been
: a problem. It is true that George Daniels,
: who created the co-axial, did envision a
: completely lubricant-free escapement, but
: Omega hasn't perfected it to this level
: quite yet. After all, the Planet Ocean has
: the newest version of the co-axial
: escapement, and it still requires some
: lubrication.

: I'm as confused as everyone else, so for now
: I'm just going to sit back and see how long
: it takes for my watches to require
: servicing. That will be the only way to get
: any "real world" data.

George Daniels says in an interview on peoplesarchive.com that the escapement creates almost no friction. Still some friction as suggested, therefore not lubrication free. As the gentleman who had a dry escapment would also agree with. Personally I do not feel comfortable having m watch without servicing for more than 5 years, because the info is so sketchy. Its going on 4 months with the AT...still ticking..

Omari