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In 1999 Omega released it’s calibre 2500 movement with a Co-Axial escapement.

The co-axial escapement was a revolutionary system developed by George Daniels (a British watchmaker) which, in effect, reduced friction and thus virtually eliminating the requirement for lubrication in the escapement of the watch. Theoretically this ensures greater accuracy over time and reduces the need for servicing.

This is revolutionary because the watch escapement and the theory behind it has been mostly unchanged for over 200 years.

Here we have an Omega Seamaster with a co-axial escapement.

Omega Seamaster Co-Axial

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Working on an old vintage Omega watch it was apparent that the mainspring needed to be replaced. In fact the old mainspring was not actually broken but very fatigued. It had several ‘kinks‘ in it which can affect the uniform transfer of power through the train of wheels.

The best thing was to replace the old spring with a new one.
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