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That gold one has an absolutely superb dial. Cal 565 movement? Loose hands = canon pinion needs tightening. Get an Omega crown for it.
Steel one - I couldn’t live with that bent lug and would attempt to straighten it. May snap. Those small crowns are tough to wind, but it may have crud stuck inside it, be a tight fit... who knows.
I’d aim to see if you can find someone who will service them for around £100 plus parts. I say that, but I wouldn’t offer to do that myself as I often spend a whole day working on a single watch, and it’s just not worth my time.
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These two watches have come in to my possession and I need a bit of advice as to getting them repaired/ serviced. I’ve been wearing them for the past few weeks and they both seem to run fine but each has some quirks.
The crown on the gold seamaster seems to be a replacement and is very tough to pull out and set. Once it’s out the hands feel really loose.
One of the lugs on the silver one is bent out by a couple of mm. Its a manual wind but the crown is really tough to turn, seems to offer a lot of resistance.
I took them to one of the watch places on Clerkenwell Road and was quoted £250 to £300 each for a service and repair, which is much more than I think they are worth. What kind of price should I be paying for a service and clean, and any reccomdations?