zOwie Omega Discussion Forum

Hi Derek,

Thank you.

I wish I had a digital camera to take the pictures.

I open my watches only to change batteries and if I am unable to open the watch after a few tries it goes to the Jeweler. I do appreciate my investment.

Thank you for the information.

Mary

: Do you have any experience working with the
: insides of watches? If not, then you should
: treat this watch as "No user servicable
: parts inside."

: Given the set of tools you have, though, you
: sound like someone who has done this before
: or has inherited some watchmaker's supplies.
: So I'll avoid my "you might screw up
: your watch with amateur tinkering"
: warning to novices and give you the expert's
: answer.

: You have to match the exact tool to the watch
: you wish to open. While Omega does make very
: specific tools to open their watches, the
: generic ones like you have will usually do
: the job if you pay attention to what you are
: doing.

: I'm guessing here as I cannot see the watch in
: question *or* the specific versions of the
: tools you have. (Could you post a photo of
: the back of the watch and your opener
: tools?) Many modern Omegas use a screw back,
: where you need to match the prongs on your
: opener to the indentations on the case. The
: rest, usually the DeVilles and many
: Constellations, likely have a snap back that
: a lever type opener would get--but be very
: careful not to mar the case when using this
: type of opener.

: If you (or anyone else reading this) are still
: a watch novice and want to explore and learn
: more about watch movements--that's great! We
: love it when anyone takes new interest in
: horology and watchmaking. But do any
: learning and experimenting on an old, cheap
: watch and leave the insides of your best
: watches alone.