Month: February 2023

We receive a huge spectrum of watches through our stores in Lewes and Uckfield, as well as through our postal repairs service. The postal service is fully insured and completely free – Using this we accept repairs from all around the UK.

This watch is a vintage Omega Geneve from the 1970s. It arrived in poor aesthetic condition and in need of some work to the movement to get it back to excellent working order. It’s rewarding work repairing watches and it’s especially so when tackling a big project like this one.

To restore this watch it needed a full service and mainspring, polishing and re-plating of the gold plated case, a new Omega crown, a new tension ring plexi-glass dome and restoration of the watch dial.

We work in conjunction with a fantastic dial restorer, so once the watch is disassembled we’re able to have the dial restored while we service the movement. To restore the dial it is stripped down and cleaned before work is conducted to restore the surface of the dial as best possible. The colour and finish is the applied, before the cleaned and restored indices are re-attached.

To take care of the case work we clean up and polish the case before the case is electro-plated. This process uses some rather nasty chemicals, so it’s a job we tackle in conjunction with a specialist plater. It’s important to ensure the case finishing is to a good standard before plating, as you can’t extensively polish the case after plating.

The movement in this watch is an Omega calibre 1030 – a manual wind, good quality 17 jewel movement with a date. These movements are interesting for the huge fake bridge Omega fitted in the space where the automatic mechanism would otherwise go (these movements were a later spin-off of the automatic 1000 series).

When we service the movement it is completely disassembled before being run through our specialist watch movement cleaning machine. After cleaning, the movement is carefully reassembled and oiled, before being adjusted and tested.

All that’s left to do is to reunite all the elements of the watch. During this process we fit the new glass and the new crown – these touches finish the watch off very nicely. For a watch which is 50 years old, it is looking absolutely fantastic again for our client.

Do you have an Omega in need of repair? From vintage to modern pieces, we are able to help. Thanks to our fully insured, freepost watch repairs service we are able to accept watches from all around the UK. We also accept repairs through our two stores in Lewes and Uckfield, Sussex. Our business is long established and we are Business Partners of the British Horological Institute, as well as holders of a coveted Feefo Platinum Trusted Service Award. You can be confident when dealing with us.

Yours sincerely

David Clark DGA PJDip PJGemDip CertGA

Managing Director

W.E. Clark & Son Limited

Tag Heuer watches are a regular fixture in our workshop. We see watches from across their full range – both modern and vintage. As we hold a parts account with Tag Heuer we are able to obtain genuine Tag Heuer parts to repair many different faults with these watches.

This particular Tag Heuer watch is a Formula One model with a ceramic and stainless steel case and bracelet. It’s a chronograph model, with a date located between the 4 and 5 o’clock position. It was working on arrival, though the case and bracelet showed a number of scratches to the stainless steel sections.

To restore this watch back to excellent condition we refurbished the case and bracelet, fitted new seals for water resistance, checked and tested the movement, and fitted a new battery before a final pressure test to confirm water resistance.

To refinish the case and bracelet we completely disassemble the watch – removing each case part we can, before progressively refinishing each component. We use our Durston double polishing motor and work our way through different polishing compounds before using Menzerna M5 for the final high polish. Once the refinishing of each part of the case is complete, they are given an ultrasonic clean. Each part is then steam cleaned to ensure everything is spotless before reassembly.

Reassembling the watch is a matter of simply reversing the disassembly, though we fit the new seals as we go.

Testing the movement involves using our Elma Watch-Master quartz testing machine. We are able to compare the readings from a variety of tests to the manufacturers specifications in order to confirm the watch is operating as it should be.

After the work is complete, the results speak for themselves. We pressure tested the watch using our state-of-the-art Sigma pressure testing machine and it is now confirmed as water resistant as per the original rating.

If you have a Tag Heuer in need of repair – do get in touch. We offer a comprehensive range of watch repairs. We cater to clients all around the UK thanks to our fully insured freepost watch repairs service, as well as to walk in clients through our showrooms in Lewes and Uckfield, Sussex.  As a Feefo Platinum Trusted Service Award accredited business, you can be confident when dealing with us. We are also Business Partners of the British Horological Institute – the standard bearers for quality watchmaking and repairs in the UK.

Yours sincerely

David Clark DGA PJDip PJGemDip CertGA

Managing Director

W.E. Clark & Son Limited