Omega Seamaster 300 - Cal 565 - Custom Build

This Omega SM300 was sent in for a service and full assembly. Whilst most watches are bought pre assembled from the factory this particular watch was well earned and saved for over a number of years  part by part. With all the parts finally aquired the  complete set was sent to me for a service and assembly, being a big Omega fan this was a nice treat :)
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Movement - Cal 565 Automatic
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The provided movement was an Omega Cal 565 - 24 Jewel Automatic and although used it was in excellent condition and just required a straight forward service. This calibre has the quickset date which is adjusted by pulling the crown repeatedly, the date ring was changed from original white to a provided black date ring to match the dial. Below are some of the assembly photos ( simplified ) >>

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Assembly
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Assembly is relatively straight forward here, fitting new dial, hands, mounting to case, cut, adjust and set the stem/crown, and finally case back and glass polish. The original brides were not for this casing so some new larger mounting brides were used. Dial & Hands >>>

Temporary crown in place until mounted to casing

​Mounting and securing the movement in place before cutting and adjusting the stem >>
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With the case back greased & sealed its time to polish the glass and final clean.

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Finished Watch
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With the watch all serviced and assembled it was nearly time to be returned to its new owner, but before that the watch is tested for several days and then has a new strap fitted ( in this case a black heavy duty NATO strap ). The watch finished after glass polish >>
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Finishing a watch is always satisfying but this one is a true stunner. The watch now returned to one happy owner, hopefully it will provide many years of faithful service :)