[time-nuts] OFF TOPIC... Seiko Digital Watch

[Didier]

Chuck,

I understand your point.

COSERV is THE official Seiko repair service center in the US. They told me
they usually repair the movements. I called because I was told also that the
movements are replaced, and I wanted to know if they would send me the old
one, but they said they are usually repaired. That is what I was told. Maybe
they simply don't want bad movements being put back in circulation.

I have opened the back of watches that had been repaired (to replace the
battery later), and while I could not tell if the movement had been repaired
or replaced, it was definitely a Seiko movement in the watch, or at least a
good knock-off with the Seiko name on it :)

Anyhow, COSERV does a great job, and that was the original question.

That said, if you know where I can buy a 7T32 movement for $20, I would like
to have one to satisfy my curiosity.

Didier KO4BB

> -----Original Message-----
> From: time-nuts-bounces at febo.com 
> [mailto:time-nuts-bounces at febo.com] On Behalf Of Chuck Harris
> Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 2:50 PM
> To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement
> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] OFF TOPIC... Seiko Digital Watch
> 
> As an amateur watchmaker, I have some news for you.  Quartz 
> movements are cheap and cannot reasonably be repaired.  The 
> movements are always replaced.  They cost around $20 for the 
> very complex crono movements with multiple dials.
> 
> If you go to an authorized Seiko "repair" place, you might 
> actually get a real Seiko movement put back in your watch, 
> but most of the time, you will get a Chinese knockoff 
> movement that they will glue to the back of your dial.
> 
> -Chuck Harris
> 
> 
> As a watchmaker, you can't even open the case for $70.
> Didier Juges wrote:
> > My favorite Seiko watches all have the 7T32 analog movement 
> > (quartz). 
> > It is probably the most complex quartz analog movement 
> > Seiko made. All three 7T32 watches I had repaired (by COSERV) 
> > cost me $70 or so for the movement repair, and a few more $ 
> > for replacing the crystal and crowns. 
> > Movement replacement is quite a bit more expensive, I never 
> > had to have a Seiko movement replaced. Watches with 7T32 movements 
> > cost about $350 when they were sold new, ~15-20 years ago. 
> > I bought a "new old stock" 7T32 Seiko watch last year on eBay for much 
> > less. It was (and still is) working perfectly.
> > 
> > Didier
> >