zOwie Omega Discussion Forum

: My Omega constllation watch was purchased 06/05
: and was not keeping the correct time. It was
: sent back to the Omega for repairs in March
: o6 and returned to us in 06/06. They
: replaced the battery and it kept good time
: for awhile. We live in a different town so
: could not take it back earlier to Houston.
: This is seven months later and it has lost
: time for a long time now. In 21 hours,it
: lost 28 minutes. We will replace the battery
: which is still running. What can be the
: problem if not the battery. I want it fixed
: or replaced. My timex run perfectly and when
: the battery stops it is just cold turkey(not
: loosing time for awhile) Thanks for your
: input.

Based on what you are describing, your movement is defective and needs to be replaced by Omega. You should do this before the warranty expires in June.

When a quartz Omega watch's battery is low, the second hand should jump in 4 second intervals. The watch itself should not start keeping poor time, especially after only 7 months since its last battery change.

I think a polite letter to Omega explaining that this is the second time you have experienced this problem and that battery changes are not solving it will go a long way in getting them to replace the movement. You don't want to wait until after the warranty expires to find out that your watch needed more than just a battery change!!!

Good luck,
John