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Hey everyone (anyone?),

I'm Peter and I'm a long time lurker here at Chronocentric. I've never actually posted on any forum, anywhere, ever, I'm kinda like that but hey, what can you do?

Anyway, not to drag on and on, I've always wanted to post, just never thought I'd have much worth saying, I did however read countless posts here and have to thank you all for taking the time to freely educate people like myself, Thanks. Now, that's not why I'm posting, I'm getting there though, you see, I read all about Omega and their watches, listened to the praise for, and criticism leveled at them, and then went out and bought a 3301 powered Seamaster chrono... Sigh.

I feel so embarrassed, and deflated, you can undoubtadly see what's looming ahead, right? Well, even if you can, I'm gonna go ahead and tell you. I got it in October 2006, but was afraid to wear it. Honestly. That's never happened before with a watch. I was terrified the movement would collapse at the slightest shake, so I left it in it's box unworn untill about three weeks ago when my girlfriend bought me a watchstrap for Christmas, it suited the Seamaster to my eye and it became my daily wearer... Then the movement failed... Sigh.
It's my own fault, I should have known it'd happen, shoulda trusted all the evidence I was shown, and I'm unlucky anyway, my 1861 Speedy Pro failed after three months too and needed "corrective adjustment" at Swatch Group Southampton. I'm just a bit of a mug (one who is easily conned or is overly trusting). I'm so disappointed. I just needed to tell somebody (preferably someone who won't just laugh at me).

Anyway, Thanks for reading.

Peter

P.S. In case you're interested, the watch seems to be running alright timewise, but something in the movement has definitly let go, I can feel it moving and it's making a clack clack sound (it's not the rotor, I'm not that green). The chronograph won't run at all, the start stop pusher doesn't seem to be engaging anything, feels unloaded. The noise is loud and accompanied by a worrying amount of weight transfer.