Watch Out or Watch on? Pt 2.

[AroEnglish]

I paid $20 for that watch, yes

At first I was thinking, "Why didn't he just say 'Yes'?" It took me a while but I got there

 

[AroEnglish]

U need a Gshock!
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Can't argue with that. This is over a decade old and still hasn't had a battery change.

 

[jackattack]

This guy's channel is great if you're into watches and tiny tools.

Wristwatch Revival

I'm Marshall, I love watches and found a passion for watchmaking. I like to find broken or neglected vintage watches and bring them back to life, restoring history and letting someone enjoy them for years to come. I'm not a watchmaker by trade, but I do love the hobby and I hope you'll see why...

youtube.com

 

[Jbrewer2002]

Todays pick. I wear my watches often so it’s hard to keep them in great condition without scratches, but I think it still looks good. This is my only auto winding watch. The only bad thing is if I don’t wear it every other day I need to do a quick wind and reset

 

[didimauw]

Can't argue with that. This is over a decade old and still hasn't had a battery change.

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This guy knows what's up.

My gw5000 was bought 3 months after it was made. I did have to change the cell in it last year. But December it will have been on my wrist for 5 hard years straight, minus one week ( bought two watches since, and that's all I've worn them) I only sometimes take it off at bedtime.

 

[AroEnglish]

This guy knows what's up.

My gw5000 was bought 3 months after it was made. I did have to change the cell in it last year. But December it will have been on my wrist for 5 hard years straight, minus one week ( bought two watches since, and that's all I've worn them) I only sometimes take it off at bedtime.

Yeah I bought this guy when I was working at the airport and wanted to get a really accurate watch because of the departure deadlines we had. This has the atomic clock sync feature that wasn't available in NA at the time so I had my cousin's girlfriend at the time buy it in Japan for me. I think I'll need to replace the battery in the next year or two but for now it's still holding a charge well. Where did you get your battery?

 

[didimauw]

Yeah I bought this guy when I was working at the airport and wanted to get a really accurate watch because of the departure deadlines we had. This has the atomic clock sync feature that wasn't available in NA at the time so I had my cousin's girlfriend at the time buy it in Japan for me. I think I'll need to replace the battery in the next year or two but for now it's still holding a charge well. Where did you get your battery?

Yup mine is solar and atomic as well. I also ordered mine straight from Japan. Used to work for the railroad, so time has been important to me ever since.

I originally got mine from pacparts.com, along with a new strap and bezel for when that day comes.

Amazon sells them too, but I wanted to get the original battery it had in it.

 

[AroEnglish]

Yup mine is solar and atomic as well. I also ordered mine straight from Japan. Used to work for the railroad, so time has been important to me ever since.

I originally got mine from pacparts.com, along with a new strap and bezel for when that day comes.

Amazon sells them too, but I wanted to get the original battery it had in it.

Thanks for the heads up on pacparts. I want to go with an original battery too so this will be great.

 

[mikethompson]

Just grabbed this for $2 at our Church rummage sale. Can any Seiko guys tell me about it? I need to find a new battery and see how it goes.

 

[ssjones]

Just grabbed this for $2 at our Church rummage sale. Can any Seiko guys tell me about it? I need to find a new battery and see how it goes.

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Not very specific, but this range. Putting in the movement number would narrow it down.

Seiko Serial Number Decoder. Find the date of a Seiko by serial numnber

Free and simple Seiko serial number decoder and movement date finder. Enter your Seiko serial number and find when the watch was made, its value and links to manuals and info.

retroseiko.com

 

[mikethompson]

Putting in the movement number would narrow it down.

Where would I find that, Al?

 

[Alejo R.]

Where would I find that, Al?

Can't see model number, but to mvmt
Seiko 7223 Movement Details - https://search.app?link=https%3A%2F%2Fmizeni.com%2Fmovements%2Fseiko-7223&utm_campaign=aga&utm_source=agsadl2%2Csh%2Fx%2Fgs%2Fm2%2F4

 

[Alejo R.]

It's an 70s and 80s alarma wrist watch.
Seiko 7223 Movement Details - https://search.app?link=https%3A%2F%2Fmizeni.com%2Fmovements%2Fseiko-7223&utm_campaign=aga&utm_source=agsadl2%2Csh%2Fx%2Fgs%2Fm2%2F4

 

[ssjones]

Where would I find that, Al?

You would have to remove the caseback.

 

[Sigmund]

I read an article yesterday about the 5 thinnest watches in the world after seeing that the record has been broken with a 1.7mm watch. You guys need one of those! Or you could buy a really big house and a sports car with the money...whichever works for you!

 

[ssjones]

I read an article yesterday about the 5 thinnest watches in the world after seeing that the record has been broken with a 1.7mm watch. You guys need one of those! Or you could buy a really big house and a sports car with the money...whichever works for you!

Richard Mille had the record, but a Russian maker created this 1.65 mm thin prototype. There's only one, so not officially a record. Price not yet determined.



The Richard Mille at 1.75 mm is $1.9 million

 

[mikethompson]

You would have to remove the caseback.

Well the new battery didn't get it going, so I might take it apart and see whats going on inside.

I don't see the usual 'lip' to lift off the back though.

 

[ssjones]

Well the new battery didn't get it going, so I might take it apart and see whats going on inside.

I don't see the usual 'lip' to lift off the back though.

Are those four, oval holes for insertion of a case back tool? (then screws off?)