Seico Watch Repair

[DJDasher]

I have had a self-winding Seico watch for approximately 27 years. I think that I paid about $150.00 for the watch way back when. Naturally, this watch has seem me through a significant portion of my life. The watch is a chronograph and I believe the model number to be 6130 or 6005, as both numbers appear on the back of the watch. I took the watch to a repair shop and was told that they would not work on the watch because it was old and that the parts were out of stock.

This old workhorse runs about a minute slow each day. The self-winding feature does not "hold a charge" as long as it used to (weak spring?). The florescence on the hands and dial are so weak that I can no longer read them in the dark. The water resistence is long gone due to bad gaskets.

Can this watch be saved? If so, where can I find a competent watch repairer? Lastly, do you folks think that the watch is worth restoring (my personal sentiments aside)?

Thanks for your responses,

Dennis

[DJDasher]

I have had a self-winding Seico watch for approximately 27 years. I think that I paid about $150.00 for the watch way back when. Naturally, this watch has seem me through a significant portion of my life. The watch is a chronograph and I believe the model number to be 6130 or 6005, as both numbers appear on the back of the watch. I took the watch to a repair shop and was told that they would not work on the watch because it was old and that the parts were out of stock.

This old workhorse runs about a minute slow each day. The self-winding feature does not "hold a charge" as long as it used to (weak spring?). The florescence on the hands and dial are so weak that I can no longer read them in the dark. The water resistence is long gone due to bad gaskets.

Can this watch be saved? If so, where can I find a competent watch repairer? Lastly, do you folks think that the watch is worth restoring (my personal sentiments aside)?

Thanks for your responses,

Dennis

[doug sinclair]

Dennis,

The time to decide to relegate a watch to the status of a collectible is LONG before it gets to the state your is in now, I'm afraid. One reason a lot of technicians are reluctant to venture into a watch such as yours is that there are only 17-jewels in it, and there are a lot of parts! After the years of use it has had, it is likely getting quite worn. Replacement parts will be difficult if not impossible to get. And watchmakers are always concerned that the end result may not match up with customer expectations.

I would suggest you relegate it to being a collectible NOW, while there is still something left. At least you can get SOME use out of it. You may be able to make what is left last you for many years of casual use. OR, you can strap it on, leave it on, and use up what's left in a year or two.

We can hope for a more encouraging opinion.

Doug S.

[HenryB]

And after you retire it, then the real fun starts, replacing it.

I had a ball on ebay for 2 weeks, looking for a new wristwatch.

Finally ended up with a New Seiko Chronograph very reasonable.

[oldticker]

Try here

http://service.seiko.com.au/Service2/tg/index.htm

[mrbill]

I have many of the 6139 movements scraped out, if you can't find anyone to fix it give me a shout at mrwatchmaker@yahoo.com

Best of Luck

[doug sinclair]

Mr. Bill,

This thread started about 2 1/2 years ago, and there have been no further posts from this chap on this thread. If you want to contact him directly with your offer, you might click on his registered name in his post, then click on Send Private Message which should call up his email address. He's maybe no longer expecting an answer.