Advice on restoration of Vintage Geneve Cal 565 in Gold case

barnsleyshaun · Mon. 9:58am

Hi all

I have my late dad’s Geneve, he was presented it in 1976 by the company he worked for.

It’s not worked for approximately 5-10 years as the crown has come off (I have it).

Been thinking about having it repaired and serviced, so I went into the local Omega AD and they said it would need sending off to Omega in Switzerland, and quoted a starting price of £1400, I Also took it to a watch repair ‘chain’ at the local shopping centre who said best estimate would be around £600.

I have been advised though to join this forum and see if there are any horologists local to me (Barnsley, UK) as this would be the best way to go for the care of the watch.

The watch was presented to my dad in 1976 but I’m unsure of the year of manufacture, I’m also unsure whether it’s gold plated or solid gold.

Any info / advice / suggestions of local watchmakers who would be good contacts is welcome.

Thanks in advance.
Shaun

Peemacgee · Mon. 10:28am

Welcome @barnsleyshaun

The lugs don’t have hallmarks, so it is unlikely to be a Swiss gold case.
However, the engravings on the back are quite deep, so it could be a UK cased gold watch.
(E.g. Shackman for Omega )

There does look to be some ‘peeling’ on the rear of the bottom left lug - so perhaps investigate that.

Only way to really tell would be to get the back off.

For mending/servicing try Mitka or the Watchguy.

Not local to you but both in the UK and both frequently recommended.
As long as there is nothing major wrong, a service should cost around £200.

Hope that helps.

SOG53 · Mon. 10:35am

Nice old buckle too. Can you show photo of other side of buckle may have some info to ID the maker.

barnsleyshaun · Mon. 10:52am

SOG53
Nice old buckle too. Can you show photo of other side of buckle may have some info to ID the maker.

Thanks - I’ll take another photo of the buckle when I get home

barnsleyshaun · Mon. 10:53am

Peemacgee
Welcome @barnsleyshaun

The lugs don’t have hallmarks, so it is unlikely to be a Swiss gold case.
However, the engravings on the back are quite deep, so it could be a UK cased gold watch.
(E.g. Shackman for Omega )

There does look to be some ‘peeling’ on the rear of the bottom left lug - so perhaps investigate that.

Only way to really tell would be to get the back off.

For mending/servicing try Mitka or the Watchguy.

Not local to you but both in the UK and both frequently recommended.
As long as there is nothing major wrong, a service should cost around £200.

Hope that helps.

Thanks for all that - very interesting particularly the case info, do those 2 guys advertise their contact details on here?

dsio · Mon. 11:07am

Just updated the thread title to make it more specific, definitely get an independent service on this one it’ll be vastly cheaper and just as good as long as they have access to parts.

Dan S · Mon. 11:20am

B barnsleyshaun
Thanks for all that - very interesting particularly the case info, do those 2 guys advertise their contact details on here?

There's no direct advertising here to my knowledge, but you can google them. Mitka is a member.

barnsleyshaun · Mon. 12:41pm

SOG53
Nice old buckle too. Can you show photo of other side of buckle may have some info to ID the maker.

Here are some more photos, other side of buckle, crown side and each individual lug

DON · Mon. 6:19pm

I think it’s either gold filled or plated. Hard to tell, but looks like wear on the upper left lug on the side. Also some green corrosion on the bezel up and left of the crown area.

Is there any broken piece of the stem in the crown? Hard to tell

Could be a 50x movement or 55x movement. Should be ble to see this if the back is removed. Will also get the reference case number on the inside back

£600 is too much and mentioned £200 is fairer unless some parts need to be replaced