Broke My Seiko, Anybody into watches?

The Seiko SKX divers are generally felt to be some of the toughest watches available at any price, but rotors can and do break. The Seiko 7s26 rotor is made of multiple pieces, and attached to the movement with a small screw. You should be able to buy a new SKX007 for about $120 so the cheapest thing to do is to sell your old one on a watch forum for parts and buy a new one to replace it.

I've owned a lot of those Seiko watches and I've only had trouble with one. I didn't drop it or anything like that but one time I put it on to wear it and could not get it started no matter what I did. I bought an inexpensive Seiko 5 on ebay, the Seiko 5 uses the same movement as the SKX007, and I swapped the entire guts out of the 5 into the SKX007 (movement/dial/hands). I think my Seiko 5 was about $35 and I did the swap myself. This is the result of my swap:

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I took an older Seiko dive watch to my local jeweler for a new battery after not having used it for a long time. He said that the electronics in side had died. He told me to come back the next day because he though he had an old movement that he could put in for me. Sure enough he did! He only charged me for a standard battery replacement ($9). Franco is a good guy. Wish there were more people like him.


Ric
 
ednemo said:
3 hours left on this one.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/220953934468?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

NEW Seiko Automatic Watch 100M SNZG13K1 - Tell time during the Zombie-Apocalypse
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That is a good watch, a new model that is larger than their previous similar models. It has essentially the same movement that is in the SKX007 that started this thread.


I got a Nighthawk for Christmas,sweet watch.
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The Nighthawk is a very interesting watch, with a lot of functionality packed onto the dial. I had one for awhile then realized that in most circumstances I would not be able to read all of the tiny stuff on the dial so I traded it for something else. The Nighthawk is an eco-drive, and I've owned 2 other eco-drives in the past. The one that I have is currently not working so I'll offer a warning to you about your watch. Citizen's official stance is that the rechargeable energy cell in this watch will last forever, and has a very long power reserve, and can go through many recharge cycles without harm. The reality is that this is pure BS. After the problems with my watch I started doing research and found lots of people with problems with their eco-drive watches after as little as 5 years, and I also found a lot of companies that offer expensive service on the eco-drive watches. Even though the watch is supposed to have a long power reserve, apparently it is harmful for the watch to be stored where it doesn't receive light, and it may be harmful to let it run down completely. The solution is to keep the watch in an area where it gets light every day and/or to wear it frequently. Most people wouldn't understand this but watch enthusiasts usually own a lot of watches and any individual watch might go weeks or months between times that it is worn. I really like my eco-drive so I'm going to have to bite the bullet and pay to have mine repaired.
 
I would just buy a new Seiko 5 for $50 and swap out the movement... both use the 7s26. It's not difficult but you do need some special tools, especially hand puller and hand setters.
 
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