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The watch was my dads and came into my hands 30 years ago after he passed away too soon. I hadn't worn it since I got it. At Christmas my son Thomas saw it on my bureau and told me to get it serviced and repaired. The 12:00 marker had fallen off and two of the lume markers had come loose as well. The crystal was in rough shape along with the crown not being correct. The metal band wasn't original either.
I initially took it to an Omega dealer, European Boutique @ Yorkdale Mall in TO. They told me that it had to go to Montreal for an estimate but it would be a minimum of $1,250.00. I paid them $50.00 to get an estimate. A week later they called me and said the estimate was going to be a minimum of $2,180.00 and that it had to be sent back to Switzerland because the crown and stem were not available in North America. That didn't include the watch band that we were looking at for $200.00 plus sales tax. So now we're at $2,700.00 plus who knows? That was too rich for me. I told them that I wanted the watch back. When I went to pick the watch up it was most unpleasant. I asked for a copy of the estimate so I could see what I would have got for my money and the man that was the head of the service dept @ European Jewlers said they don't provide written estimates, he was like someone in front of a judicial committee that couldn't recall. Asshole.
I decided to look on Yelp to see if there was an independent repair person that I could have look at the watch. I found Shane Ede he had 25 reviews on Yelp, all were 5 stars. Most were fairly lengthy and a lot of people had been given what they thought were high estimates and were very happy they delt with Shane.
Thomas and I visited Shane last Tuesday he spent 15-20 minutes talking to us, opening up the watch and checking with his supplier if they had a crown. All was good he told me that he would take care of it servicing, regulating, replacing 12 lume dots, new crystal, new crown and replacing the stem because it had been shortened to fit the replacement crown that my dad had put on the watch (no charge for the stem), new gasket, new ring (I think that holds the crystal), polished the case and a new band all for $340.00. Visiting Shane was like taking a trip to middle earth and meeting a Jerry Garcia look alike except 80 lbs lighter. The man was the most welcoming person you could meet. Thank you Shane.
I'll wear it on occasion and it will be Thomas's some day. I've been wearing since I picked it up this afternoon and every time it look at it I think of my dad. Good times.
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