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Post by peacemaker885 on Jul 19, 2013 6:25:38 GMT -8
Hi guys I just got the delivery of a 7002. Here's my problem - when I unscrew the crown, it immediately goes to date adjusting mode. I had 7002's before and I know that when you unscrew the crown it goes into "neutral position". One has to pull it out to position A to adjust the date, and pull it out again to adjust the time. From a non watchmaker standpoint, it appears that the crown shaft is short? Is this even possible? Should I just return for a refund or is this a quick fix? Thanks for any advice guys.
** UPDATE: Seller is super accomodating
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2013 9:24:31 GMT -8
It could be that the stem has been cut too short.
Or the keyless works might be slightly messed up.
Depending on what you paid for it; you could either return it or gamble that a new stem or other easily sourced part would fix it. If you have to have someone else do the work; it may be best to just return it as the cost might make the whole deal into an expensive watch.
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Post by peacemaker885 on Jul 19, 2013 9:42:43 GMT -8
Thanks so much for the advice. The seller seems to be eager to resolve the issue so lets see.
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Post by seikoholic on Jul 19, 2013 13:34:00 GMT -8
I've never seen a 7002 dial patina'd like that - it's attractive. Is that original?
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Post by peacemaker885 on Jul 19, 2013 13:42:57 GMT -8
It was advertised as original dial and hands...so I'm guessing its original. I put a dial once in the oven to get a that vintage look and I got something similar to this. I don't think the seller would do this though for a lowly 7002...
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2013 13:58:06 GMT -8
It was advertised as original dial and hands...so I'm guessing its original. I put a dial once in the oven to get a that vintage look and I got something similar to this. I don't think the seller would do this though for a lowly 7002... The dial and seconds hand look original but the hour and minute hands definitely look AM. The tell-tale is the sharp corners on the 'arrow' part of the minute hand. Genuine Seiko hands have those sharp corners slightly rounded. Also the colour isn't consistent with the lume on the seconds hand which matches the dial. |
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Post by peacemaker885 on Jul 19, 2013 22:45:07 GMT -8
Yeah I agree they do look newer than the dial. I have a question regarding original hands having rounded edges though. Here is a link to Jake's site which lists original hands for SKX divers. SKX Original Divers Hands 1 set
And here is the photo from his site:  I don't notice any rounding of the corners. Does this mean that newer hands have sharper edges than old production? Maybe the ad is misleading? |
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Post by Groundhog66 on Jul 20, 2013 7:04:26 GMT -8
They might not be AM, but perhaps they are off a different watch? I agree, the patina on the dial/seconds hand is very nice.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2013 10:09:45 GMT -8
Yeah I agree they do look newer than the dial. I have a question regarding original hands having rounded edges though. Here is a link to Jake's site which lists original hands for SKX divers. SKX Original Divers Hands 1 set
And here is the photo from his site: I don't notice any rounding of the corners. Does this mean that newer hands have sharper edges than old production? Maybe the ad is misleading? Correct; the SKX hands are slightly different than the original 6309/7002 ones. Now compare them to these original 6309 hands...  You can see they don't even resemble the ones for the SKX. |
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Post by peacemaker885 on Jul 20, 2013 11:19:33 GMT -8
Thanks for clarifying that. From what you wrote earlier, I thought you were generalizing that all genuine Seiko hands for divers had somewhat rounded corners and all pointed ones are afternarket and non genuine.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2013 11:43:48 GMT -8
Thanks for clarifying that. From what you wrote earlier, I thought you were generalizing that all genuine Seiko hands for divers had somewhat rounded corners and all pointed ones are afternarket and non genuine. I did a little wandering through the Borel site and found the h/m hand part numbers for the 6309 are slightly different than the 7002 but suspect the only difference is likely the lume material. The second hand has the same part number. The numbers for the 7s26 are completely different for all three hands as would be expected. |
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Post by Chemmy on Jul 20, 2013 12:41:17 GMT -8
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