X-33 Help - Pushers????

[737Driver]

G'Day Crew,

Sorry it has been so long, been especially busy with new command, moving and life in general................ plus I rolled my car.....................

Anyhow, I took my X-33 into the "swatchgroup" here in Sydney for a battery change. Was quoted AUD$130. Got a revised quote today now $363!!!

Indicates that all 4 pushers need replacing to guarantee water resistance.

Now my understanding is that they are titanium pushers, whereas swatchgroup say that they are only steel???

Any idea's?

I am a bit pissed off when they said that the $117 included ALL gaskets and seals including pressure test etc.

Regards,



Rob

[john wilson]

That's INSANE Rob! I say do your own batt change...and don't take it near water. As for the pushers...on my gen. II. Maybe they are steel!? John Wilson http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e332/jw1954/DSC_0067-JCCC.jpg

[watchking1]

New Battery= $2.00 USD
Size 1.0 Screwdriver $1.00

$3.00 and 10 minutes of your time bonding with your X-33 and you're good to go.

You shouldn't be using this watch in water anyway so :-!

[WatchObsession]

Piad £45 for a battery change to a Gen 1 before Christmas from the Omega Boutique in London.

Looked at doing it myself but the tiny screws really did put me off.

[stuartj]

My understanding is that the price in the US is $125 for a battery change, including changing the pushers - which are steel. I had the same argument from Omega - that they are not included in the price and they are Ti, so I reminded them of their advertised terms of conditions and the actual watch specifications. No further argument.

However - I think they changed the terms and conditions recently?

[SpringDriven]

Noob question here, as I have little Chrono experience.

Why does Omega replace the entire pusher (and crowns)? Would it not be easier and less expensive to replace a o-ring on the pusher (and crowns)?

Just curious, this is a topic I have little knowledge on...

http://forums.timezone.com/index.php?t=msg&goto=2794079#msg_2794079

I don't see any o-rings on these pushers, so I am not sure how they achieve their watertight integrity, and why they must be replaced. It would be interesting to know why they must be replaced though! ;)

[WIS_Chronomaster]

yep, get a caseback anchor take the back , off take the batter out put the new one in, dont use the watch in water, and enjoy, paying 300+ Dollars is STUPID :).

[anonymousmoose]

ROLLED YOUR CAR!!!

What happened?

................ plus I rolled my car.....................

[anonymousmoose]

I also got a stupid quote when I got my SMP battery changed. Lucky when I did change the battery I did it in China by Omega. They screwed it up so when I got back home (Perth), the $200 battery change was under warranty.

[SJACKAL]

I also got a stupid quote when I got my SMP battery changed. Lucky when I did change the battery I did it in China by Omega. They screwed it up so when I got back home (Perth), the $200 battery change was under warranty.

They screwed up a battery change? At the Omega service center? :-s

<| thumbs down for those goons. Confidence and trust breakers, if they can't even do a battery change properly, how do we expect them to service mechanical watches? :roll: