Nice job, thanks for posting. There is something about seeing an Omega stripped to its component parts that never gets old, marvellous Swiss engineering.👍
Nice renovation, I’d say this watch was used and worn in a very high humidity environment but it still survived it well, good work putting some life back into it.
@@vintagewatchtinkerer I see a lot differing opinions on cal 1012. My examples are Cosmic 2000. I had difficulties finding a watchman to service them due to the odd case. I’ve learned that 1012 was discontinued in 1984. I got them back, and my obsession is sec/day running rate. They are both gaining around 1”/day. My Rolex 1570 has been running less than 2” per day for 12 yrs since last serving. However on the blogs so many seem to think 4-6”/day is ‘really good’. Love your channel. I’ve been binging on vintage watch rebuilds.
Yes, I use the same oil for all watches. I live in Japan so I use Citizen/Seiko oils (AO-2, AO-3, S-4, and S-6). For general hobby use, the minimum set will be a light oil (e.g., Moebius 9010) for jewels and medium/heavy oil (e.g., Moebius D5) for other metal pivots/contact points. For automatic movement, we also need a mainspring barrel breaking grease.
Hey I have this watch it belonged to my grandpa, it has a missing winding stem and crown can you please help me I am from India and there is no omega service center here I just need the winding stem and crown where can I get it what size or part number is it Please help me
You can find a winding stem easily. The search keyword will be like "Omega cal 1012 Winding stem". Finding an original crown might be difficult. The part number must be "omega 42052". I wish good luck to you.
Very good restoration. Did I miss the fitting of the hacking lever? Something could have been done for the dial like how you restored the case. Nevertheless, a great video.
It is something like Evapo Rust. Since I live in Japan, I used a Japanese domestic market product, Engineer ZC-28 liquid rust remover. It is Ammonium thioglycolate-based solution and it does not contain acid and alkali.
