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Is it possible that the older Omegas (for example, from the 1940's / 50's / 60's) were of a higher quality -- in relative terms -- than the modern ones? It seems that, when properly serviced, the older Omegas are "as good as new" (a strange phrase, under the circumstances), whereas I do hear a fair amount about quality control problems with some of the newer Omegas. For example, I wouldn't expect to hear of problems with a properly overhauled 321 or 861 movement, and parts are plentiful. By contrast, some of the newer Omegas seem to be plagued with issues, from the moment they leave the factory.
I hear of similar issues with other brands, as well, suggesting that modern-day mass produced watches, with poor design and lower quality parts, may not be up to the standards that we saw 50 years ago. Maybe this explains why many collectors show far greater respect for the vintage ones than the modern ones.
Jeff
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: Umm, yes, I guess so, good or bad.
: Poor quality? Then nearly every Swiss watch must experience the
: same problems because the movements used by Omega are readily
: used by most all other watch brands in the industry,
: specifically the ETA 2892 and Valjoux 7750 variants. And
: horrible parts availability?? What the heck? They routinely
: refurbish watches over 50 years old, with ORIGINAL parts, not
: NOS mind you, original. And because Swatch owns ETA and Omega, I
: can hardly believe that parts availability is a problem, but
: hey, what the heck do I know, im not a watchmaker.
: I have had 5 new watches and spent over
: I can tell you, I have read a tremendous amount of posts in 5
: years and see hundreds of posts daily expressing good things
: about Omega. Service problems, yes, but many, many posts of
: amazing restorations of 50+ year old watches.
: And maybe you can show me where the forum rules state you
: I never said anything about you not participating, in fact I
: said I respect your right to criticize Omega for your
: experiences. I just questioned why you want to participate in a
: watch forum to talk about watches that you have such contempt
: for.
: I just
: No problem with your right to do so.
: And yes I still would never purchase another Omega,
: Fair enough, and I will continue to question your reason for
: doing so, and sorry also if it bothers you. And fwiw, negative
: comments towards Omega don't bother me as much as the delivery.
: I have a lot of respect for the time and effort that a few
: individuals have selflessly dedicated to keep this forum going,
: and outright trashing of the brand demeans all the time they
: have committed to the Brand. Obviously Omega is doing something
: right or there would not be people willing to make this
: sacrifice, nor would there be multiple other forums specifically
: dedicated to Omega.
: Oh, and what are these other brands whose virtues you hold in such
: high esteem? Just curious. To each his own. Hand shake offered
: and we agree to disagree.
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