zOwie Omega Discussion Forum

Hi..

Currently I have 2 Omegas, a Seamaster Omegamatic and a 752 Cal Seamaster from the early 70's I got from ebay a while back.

So I am looking for 2 lots of advice for these watches :)

1. I do wear both regularly but of course I end up with one usually being wound down and so I have been looking at watchwinders (single watch). For what should be a relatively simple product the prices range from the cheap (and quite nasty) to opulent (and majorly expensive)
So being in the UK my choices seem quite limited for the money I want to pay (about £100 or so) I have found the following :

MTE

http://www.jardin-d-eden.co.uk/acatalog/MTE_Watch-Winders.html

Rapport (Loads on ebay but only a couple at about £100 - The uno or some of the single wooden cased ones)

http://www.rapportinternational.com/windersSingle.html

and lastly a US made model the Orbita Bellino which over here seems to only be carried by blitzwatches....

http://www.blitzwatches.co.uk/productdetail.asp?productid=2564

(though the picture above seems to show the plastic cheaper model not the leather one)

So I really want is one which works reliably and is as quiet as poss.. any opinions ?

My second question is with regards to my 70's Seamaster. Its a lovely watch but it could do with a service and a little bit of restoration (hands need replacing, face needs cleaning, new glass and a few scratches on the case). Is Swiss time services the place in the UK to send it or should I be looking at sending it back to Bienne ?
Assuming theres no major under the bonnet work needed does anyone have any idea what sort of price I am looking at ?

Thanks

Matt