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Replacing a Quartz Movement in a Wristwatch | 1980's Seiko Dress Watch

Name: Replacing a Quartz Movement in a Wristwatch | 1980's Seiko Dress Watch
Uploaded: 2023-01-12T16:56:11+00:00
Duration: 20 min 10 s

WATCH with Mike

Replacing a quartz movement… finding the right movement, how to install, what can go wrong and how to fix it!

Watch Part 1.) Reviving 3 Forgotten Quartz Watches | 25 Years in a Drawer...Let's get them running! – https://youtu.be/X4RlmmtPeb8

In this video I replace the movement in my 1980’s vintage Seiko dress watch. Spoiler alert – this didn’t go as planned! Parts got stuck and carnage ensued. Then I thought something was horribly wrong…but everything turned out great. This is my story…

Index of downloadable Seiko Data Sheets can be found here: https://seikoserviceusa.com/uploads/datasheets/

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Index:

00:00 Introduction

00:59 opening a watch

01:19 removing the stem and uncasing the watch

01:45 removing the hands

05:35 using razor blades to lift a wheel gear

07:22 how to identify the movement to buy a new one

10:30 installing the new movement

11:23 reinstalling the hands

13:47 cleaning the dial

14:34 recasing the movement

16:30 do we have a problem?

17:57 new gasket, new strap

19:40 outtakes

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