Coaxial movement service only by Omega?

[kennethdarling]

Hello all,

Seriosluy considering buying a Planet Ocean (ref. 2201.50.00) and have read a few comments about the coaxial movement being so advanced and requiring special tools for servicing, that Omega Authorized service centers are currently the only place that can service a coaxial movement correctly.

Are these statements valid? Regardlesss of the advantages of the movement, I'm not too keen on buying a watch that can only be serviced by Omega and not by my preferred watch service guy..

Regardsm
Kenneth

[M4tt]

I would have thought that the person to ask this question is your watch service guy. Certainly some people are perfectly happy to work on them and, I assume, have the appropriate tools and manual. I am told that the escapement is 'fiddly' but no more than that. I suspect that the FSB is more of a pain than the coaxial escapement.

[jmsrolls]

The two local watchmakers I use are both trained and equipped to service and repair co-axial movements. One is an Omega service center but both are good.

Fr. John†

[GJ]

My watchmaker also does Co-Axials..;-)

[Chev James]

It is my understanding that the 8500 series caliber was designed to make working on the coaxial movement much easier; there is more room to work than in the 2500 series caliber, where the components are more difficult to access . . . or so I read somewhere!

[kennethdarling]

Thanks for all replies. I'll call my local watch repair guy as well as a few others in town to ask.

Best regards,
Kenneth