by Sam Tamborello | Oct 13, 2026 | Ask TamboWatches
Before you stress over your watch’s timing, let’s get the obvious out of the way: a mechanical watch is not a cell phone. If you check your watch against an atomic clock every morning and get bent out of shape because it gained 10 or 15 seconds over a couple of days,...
by Sam Tamborello | Oct 9, 2026 | Ask TamboWatches
If you own an Omega Seamaster, Speedmaster, or Aqua Terra that is losing time, refusing to wind, or simply due for maintenance, you are facing a choice: hand it over to an Authorized Dealer or send it to an independent specialist. Most online guides either repeat...
by Sam Tamborello | Oct 5, 2026 | Ask TamboWatches
If the crown on your Omega Seamaster keeps spinning, pops back out, or won’t catch the threads, don’t force it. A lot of people assume the crown or case tube is stripped and they’re looking at an expensive repair. That can happen, especially on an older watch. But...
by Sam Tamborello | Sep 30, 2026 | Ask TamboWatches
If you just bought your first Omega Speedmaster Professional, you might not know what to expect when winding it. Most people who are new to manual-wind watches either stop way too early—leaving the watch half-powered—or they hesitate because they have no idea how the...
by Sam Tamborello | Sep 27, 2026 | Ask TamboWatches
The newer Seamaster Diver 300M pictured above has its date window at 6 o’clock. Earlier versions, including the 2531.80 and 2254.50, have it at 3 o’clock. The setting procedure described below is the same for these models. If your Omega Seamaster changes the date at...
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