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Originally Posted by tomatogunk
Interesting how Norbert agreed to mod your Speedy. He's done work on some of my watches in the past but I asked him to do the same Mitsukoshi conversion and he didn't want to work on it saying the cal 1861 is hard to work on, etc.
I ended up having mine modded at Otto Friedl
I like how the tip of your chrono hand is painted red. Did you buy it like that or did you have him paint that?
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I contacted him prior to purchasing my parts. I wanted to make sure he would do it. He said ok without hesitation, and charged me a lot less than I've seen quoted online. However, the day of, when I brought my watch in, he was a little more hesitant, claiming there is risk of bending the sub register hands (I've heard that before from other Omega watchmakers too, so I wasn't surprised). He ended up asking for a tiny bit more than his original quote, and I agreed (still significantly less than I've seen online).
Norbert also said he can service the 1861 movement and source replacement parts if needed for servicing.
That being said, Timeco? in Burnaby (Authorized Omega service centre) also said they are willing to do mods if I bring in my own parts (they will not sell omega parts).
As for the red tipped hand, it is from the Apollo Soyuz model (Meteorite dial Speedy), which has the silver hands with red tip chrono seconds.