1960's Omega Automatic Restoration, loose and missing screws

Nate Charles Watches
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4 Video Views·Oct 29, 2022
So today I'm working on this Amiga which I purchased a few months back
and thought it had a seized rotor but after showing it on a live stream it
turned out a screw was loose and was causing it to seize.
So we'll start by removing the rotor
alongside removing this strap as well.
With the rotor out we can then take out the automatic
and then remove one of the case clamps, the other one was missing.
We then remove the stem and crown
and then remove the bezel from the front.
This will then allow us to push the movement through the front of the case.
Refit the stem and crown and remove the hands.
We then loosen up the dial feet screws and remove the dial.
We can then remove the hour wheel and cannon pinion.
Flip it over and remove the balance. Cut the power and then remove the
ratchet screw and crown wheel screw
along with the crown wheel and the ratchet wheel.
And then the center seconds pinion.
We can then loosen the three screws holding down the barrel bridge
and the two screws holding down the train bridge.
Remove the train bridge first and then the barrel bridge. Remove all the
train wheels and the barrel
and then remove the pallets.
Once again remove the stem and crown along with the winding and sliding
pinions and then strip down the keyless works.
And then remove the balance jewel from the base plate
and then refit the housing so that the balance has somewhere to sit.
And then refit the balance. Remove the jewel from the balance cock
and a little bit more cleaning.
We'll then strip down the automatic.
Open up the barrel, remove the arbor and then extract the
mainspring.
And then have the watch parts cleaned in a watch cleaning machine.
We can then remove the balance and start reassembling the keyless.
We'll then apply some grease onto the stem
and very carefully fit it with the winding and sliding pinions.
We'll then grease up the side walls of the barrel
as well as applying some grease to the surface.
And with the mainspring now cleaned and wound up
press it into the barrel.
We will then grease and fit the barrel arbor
before greasing and fitting the barrel cap.
We'll grease and place the barrel along with the center wheel.
We'll then also assemble up the train before fitting the
barrel bridge
followed by the train bridge.
After seeing everything move smoothly I'll then screw everything down
and then fitting the seconds hand pinion. We'll then move on to fitting the crown
wheel and then the ratchet wheel.
So
and then all all the train jewels.
Next we can fit the pallets
and oil those as well.
Next we can refit the balance cock
and then oil the balance jewels.
With the jewels oiled we'll then fit them in place
and adjust the time keeping. We'll then fit the cannon pinion and
minute wheel along with the hour wheel and dial washer
and then refit the dial. Tighten up the dial feet screw
and then set the hands.
Next we can then reassemble the automatic
and oil all the jewels. With everything done from a mechanical standpoint
we'll then go on to polish the case and get everything fitted together.
Sadly the only thing I didn't record from this was
the fitting of the glass. We'll then refit the stem and crown,
fit the automatic,
fit and mount the rotor.
And then fit two clamps to hold the movement in place
before then fitting the case back and finally refitting the strap.
And there you have it a bit of a facelift for this vintage Omega watch.
I hope you enjoyed this video if you did please leave a like and I will see you
again next time.
