Not much point in posting the "same old - same old" picture of my baby Arnie on the WRUW thread. It's what I wear all the time. That might change shortly as I'm waiting on a bracelet for the fabulous Belle recently received from The Tiger (obviously before the ash cloud troubles). Now there's a gentleman you can deal with in confidence - thanks John!
A month back - see: http://www.network54.com/Forum/78440/message/1269028707/Having+a+clearout+of+junk- I sent out several packages of odds and ends to the US, the UK and France. Wouldn't you know it the only one not received went Canada Post/USPS. I knew it had to happen sooner than later, but why now, after all these years of never having anything lost in the mail?
Last week I was given a couple Seikos, not working of course. The A127 worked like a charm with a new battery (a pig to figure out the settings, but finally did). Unfortunately, the original bracelet had been so hacked up it was beyond repair. I popped on a S/S one I had on hand pending the decision as to what I'll put on it
(Suggestions welcome).
The 5M43 is another story. With a vigorous shaking, it will run for a few minutes then stop. My Sherlock Holmes deductive powers suggested maybe the capacitor was bad, so a new one is on it's way. If that fixes it, I'll have my first 'Kinetic" and also my first 'Titanium' watch (this one came from Saudi Arabia I think, as the day wheel is Arabic/English). If not, I have another junker on which I wasted a few bucks for parts.
I had a 5M43 nearly identical to that once. When I got it, it wouldn't hold a charge so I did what any would be watch hack like myself would do, and ordered a replacement battery for it. Well it arrived and when I opened it up, the weight had come lose from the stamped part of the rotor assembly. So that's why it wouldn't take a charge....... ??? . Well I took the bits out and reattached the weight to the rotor, and while I had it out, I went ahead and replaced the battery since I had it. All worked well once I got it back together.
I bought an identical Kinetic lNOS in Mexico for about USD 100 a few years back but was not wearing it much. Had problems at the end and took it to a watch place in the US. When the guy that took it apart told me that he would not be able to repair because of a lot of Bull...Seeing the poor watch with its guts sticking out, I just lost interest and left it there. The guy was going to ask for a ton of money for the repair. Hope he was able to fix it and put it to good use.
I haven’t been this excited about a watch acquisition in a long time. Thank you Mark for selling me this beauty!
It’s inexcusable that I’ve only recently come around on the 7002 variant divers, but it’s what watch collecting is all about and a joy to get to a specific spot every once in a...
Happy Independence Day to all US members.
Inspired by Reynaldo's Pepsi Transitional 7002-7039 post yesterday, here's my 2-country stamped, black Transitional 7002-7039, dated September 1995.
This year has certainly been a crazy one. For me, being new to the hobby of collecting vintage Seikos, I can appreciate the gentle ticking these little masterpieces bring to my otherwise boring existence. Throughout the day, my profession has me staring long hours into a computer screen, and I...
Will fix the dial. It is IMO the most beautiful Seiko chrono (one of). The largest photo best capture the beauty. Bought it mainly because of the original bracelet and the condition of the internal rotating bezel & the overall condition
Now finally- I have got the 3 701X chrono trios with...
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suggested maybe the capacitor was bad, so a new one is on it's way. If that fixes it, I'll have my first 'Kinetic" and also my first 'Titanium' watch (this one came from Saudi Arabia I think, as the day wheel is Arabic/English). If not, I have another junker on which I wasted a few bucks for parts.
