Hobbit...
I really appreciate your listing the parts for assembling a watch like that.
Say if I'm interested, who can do it for me?
Any watchmaker or???
And does it cost a bomb? Ofrei should have all the parts right?
hanz079,
Basically the watch that you see in the picture was assemble by myself. I got my watchmaker to service the movement. He took the hands and case from the donor watch, which was an old Seamaster. I got the parts from Ofrei (but I notice the price has gone up) and assembled the watch. The dial and hands I got from another supplier as I wanted a non-date version. The case that is currently available is for the movement with the date complication as the caliber 565 is slightly thicker. I had to use a thicker movement holder as i am using the Omega caliber 552 (non-date). Once I completed the assembly, I got my watch maker to test the watch for water resistance and give it an overall check. So far so good.
So to answer your questions, I guess any watchmaker would be able to assemble the watch for you. As for the cost, I am sure you know the prices as listed in Ofrei. The question is the movement. You may need to buy a donor watch and cannibalise the movement. Just make sure you get the serial number of the movement around the time the SM300 was introduced (if that matters to you as mine is from before the SM300 was introduced).
Hope that helps.
Oh by the way, I suggest getting the winding stem as well as the donor movement winding stem may be short and you may need an extension stem.
401/435 for the Omega caliber 550
401/640 for the Omega caliber 565