Restoration Timeline

Omega Speedmaster

March 17, 2025

Estimate Pending

Watch received. Will be evaluated.

March 20, 2025

Condition Report Finalized

March 29, 2025

Parts On Order

All case parts on order, ETA one week.

April 3, 2025

In Queue

Parts acquired, moved to queue for case breakdown and pre-cleaning.

June 26, 2025

Uncasing And Case Breakdown

June 26, 2025

Uncasing And Case Breakdown

Noticed one of the two movement-ring screws is missing. Will replace.

June 26, 2025

First Disassembly

Removing the dial and hands

June 26, 2025

Movement Prewash

June 30, 2025

First Disassembly

June 30, 2025

First Disassembly

June 30, 2025

First Wash

Movement wash, fully disassembled

July 1, 2025

Movement Assembly

Mainspring barrel

July 9, 2025

Repairs In Progress

Replacing the shellac for pallet fork stones

July 10, 2025

Movement Assembly

Surface treatment for escapement grease

July 14, 2025

Repairs In Progress

Cleaning remaining corrosion spots

July 14, 2025

Movement Assembly

Gear train - Base timekeeping movement

July 14, 2025

Movement Assembly

Escapement

July 14, 2025

Movement Assembly

Opening, cleaning, and oiling cap jewels

July 15, 2025

Movement Assembly

Keyless works

July 15, 2025

Regulation And Timing

Timing base movement

July 15, 2025

Movement Assembly

Chronograph assembly

July 17, 2025

Repairs In Progress

In testing, pusher action was not moving smoothly. Identified a part dragging against its screw. Polished the bottom edge of the screw to improve the freedom of the part and protect against future wear.

July 17, 2025

Movement Assembly

Movement assembly completed

July 17, 2025

Case Preparation

Ultrasonic washing the case

July 17, 2025

Repairs In Progress

Replacing luminous material in the hands

July 18, 2025

Case Preparation

Removing the old pushers. Cleaning and refinishing the case. Installing new pushers, crystal, and bezel.

July 21, 2025

Final Assembly

Dial and Hands

July 21, 2025

Final Assembly

New crown

July 21, 2025

Final Assembly

July 21, 2025

Quality Control

Service complete. Beginning QC testing

July 26, 2025

Ready For Shipping

Passed Timing, Chronograph Function, Power Reserve Tests. Passed Quality Control Inspection.

July 28, 2025

Completed

September 9, 2025

Delivered

January 29, 2026

In Queue

Watch returned to address power reserve.

February 2, 2026

Repairs In Progress

The mainspring has broken. The catch at the end of the spring came unriveted, so the mainspring was slipping inside the barrel. Thankfully this sort of failure causes no harm to the watch and can easily be replaced

February 3, 2026

Quality Control

Starting multi-day testing

March 2, 2026

Ready For Shipping

Passed power reserve and quality control checks.

March 3, 2026

Shipped

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