Hi all,

We recently gave an Omega Seamaster women's quartz which had stopped working(we thought it was the battery) to the Omega company store in Stratford for battery replacement. The watch is 3 years old and hence out of warranty and has been used daily but is in great condition and has never been abused.

Today I received a call from the store that a full £320 service is required as its not a battery issue(was quoted £80). Now I am not as knowledgeable as lot of people on this forum but to me it seems a bit ridiculous that a £1500 watch with a quartz moment needs such kind of service?



Given the cost of service is almost 25% the price of the watch, do you think it makes sense to get it repaired officially or just better off using a 3rd party and if so any recommendations?

I have had my PO serviced at the store before and the service was quite good.

Thanks