The Bench is a free game that puts a vintage Omega movement on a virtual watchmaker's bench. You take it apart, part by part, and build it back up, and every part carries its number from Omega's own catalogues. It runs in your browser, on a phone or a computer, with nothing to install. We haven't found another game like it.
Quick answers
- What is it? Virtual watchmaking: a 3D bench where you strip and rebuild a real vintage Omega calibre in the right order.
- What does it cost? Nothing. No sign-up, no download.
- Which movements? The Seamaster 565, the Constellation 564, the Speedmaster 861, the Speedmaster 321 and the 1040 automatic chronograph.
- Where do the numbers come from? Omega's GF 620 spare-parts catalogues and technical guides. When the books say nothing, the game shows a question mark instead of a guess.
How it plays
Learn mode shows every part, the tool to use and the factory number as each piece comes off. Practise mode asks you to name the next part before it moves, so the order sticks. Take the movement down to the plate, then build it back up, last out, first in.
Where Omega printed an oiling chart, the oil goes where the chart says. Where Omega printed an order of assembly, as for the 861's chronograph works, the game follows it. A screw whose thread direction isn't stated in Omega's guides carries a caution, so you check before turning it.
Season 1 and the leaderboard
Season 1 runs three calibres on one clock: the 565, then the 861, then the 321. The clock only runs while you work. Finish all three and you are Bench Certified, with your time on the leaderboard. Share your time from the finish screen and see who on your bench can beat it.
Why we built it
Opening a vintage Omega without knowing what comes next is how screws get lost and parts get damaged. The Bench lets you learn the movement first, on screen, with the same names and numbers a watchmaker would look up. It is built from the same catalogues behind our parts finder and reference lookup: about 6,000 Omega part numbers and 17,000 records of which part fits which calibre.
Every calibre on the Bench also has films on our YouTube channel, where each part comes off and goes back on screen with its number.
What's next
More calibres, one at a time, as each one is drawn from the catalogues. Want yours on the Bench? Tell us which calibre, and the most-asked ones go first.
Questions
Is The Bench free?
Yes. No sign-up, no download, no adverts in the game. Open watchbreaker.com/bench and press start.
Does it work on a phone?
Yes. It runs in the browser on a phone, a tablet or a computer, and you can add it to your home screen like an app.
Are the part numbers real?
Yes. Every number comes from Omega's own spare-parts catalogues (GF 620) and technical guides. Where Omega's books are silent, the game says so instead of guessing.
Which movements can I service?
Five so far: the Seamaster calibre 565, the Constellation calibre 564, the Speedmaster calibres 861 and 321, and the calibre 1040 automatic chronograph.
Is this a repair course?
No. It teaches you the order and the names of the parts before you open a real watch. It is not a substitute for the right tools and a trained hand.
Not sure which movement is in your Omega? Start with the free reference lookup. For it in writing, checked against the catalogues, the Movement ID report is US$75, with nothing to pay until we confirm your photos can answer it.