Post by ramjet1962 on Aug 12, 2020 3:34:44 GMT -8
Hi everyone,
Just introducing myself. Name is Michael. Not Mick or Mike please. My mother brought me up as a Michael.
I have a Seiko 7016-8001 blue face flyback automatic Chronograph. Recently it just stopped. Can't feel the auto winder weight move or anything.
I know that moisture has gotten into it. How? Because a a teenager I remember putting the watch on the top of our hot water heater which warmed the watch and cleared that up. Or so I naively thought. And where I lived, there was no watch person to look at your watch. On top of that, I was too young to know about getting a watch serviced.
Anyway, sent it away to a repairer via the local Mr. Minit. Watch came back with a message 'Cannot be repaired'. The watch has some grime around the caseback which does not look like it has been touched, so my suspicion is that the watch has not been opened uo. There was also no kind of report.
So me being the 'never say die' type of guy, I am now looking into buying what I would need to open the watch up myself and get it going.
Looking at photos here on others posts would make you think twice. Since both my parents are gone now, I have no intent of getting rid of the watch.
I presume that most on here would say not to start with this watch and I don't have an issue with that.
What I don't know is exactly what gear I need to get myself to get started. I presume that eBay is not a good place to get any type of decent tools. The prices suggest that.
I have seen toolkits in zip up folders with this bit and that bit etc and while they look like bargains, I think that this is something that I would like to learn to do. At 58 though, I am going to teach myself as well as using sources of information such as this forum.
So, what do I need to buy myself?
I am thinking a good screwdriver set. An ultrasonic cleaner though I am expecting that parts may be rusty inside which may require some sort of more drastic (not a good word when talking about a watch) measures.
I wear prescription glasses so I am presuming that something like an Optivisor would be the best bet as far as a loupe goes.
What sort of watches do I want to get to 'cut my teeth' on so to speak?
Is there any difference as far as a timegrapher goes between the Weishi 1000 vs the Otto Frei 1000, other than the price of course?
Then there is the question of parts availability. I contacted Seiko in Melbourne directly and they have told me that they cannot help as they no longer have parts for this model.
I have tried getting in touch with a watch repairer in Melbourne, but have had no luck.
Am I biting off more they I can chew, or am I just starting on a path that many others have done before me?
I am a mechanical fitter & machinist and while that involves working on things that are far more agricultural than a watch movement, the challenge of this is something that I am actually looking forward to.
So any information that I can get would be greatly appreciated.
Michael.
ps. I'm finished now.
Just introducing myself. Name is Michael. Not Mick or Mike please. My mother brought me up as a Michael.
I have a Seiko 7016-8001 blue face flyback automatic Chronograph. Recently it just stopped. Can't feel the auto winder weight move or anything.
I know that moisture has gotten into it. How? Because a a teenager I remember putting the watch on the top of our hot water heater which warmed the watch and cleared that up. Or so I naively thought. And where I lived, there was no watch person to look at your watch. On top of that, I was too young to know about getting a watch serviced.
Anyway, sent it away to a repairer via the local Mr. Minit. Watch came back with a message 'Cannot be repaired'. The watch has some grime around the caseback which does not look like it has been touched, so my suspicion is that the watch has not been opened uo. There was also no kind of report.
So me being the 'never say die' type of guy, I am now looking into buying what I would need to open the watch up myself and get it going.
Looking at photos here on others posts would make you think twice. Since both my parents are gone now, I have no intent of getting rid of the watch.
I presume that most on here would say not to start with this watch and I don't have an issue with that.
What I don't know is exactly what gear I need to get myself to get started. I presume that eBay is not a good place to get any type of decent tools. The prices suggest that.
I have seen toolkits in zip up folders with this bit and that bit etc and while they look like bargains, I think that this is something that I would like to learn to do. At 58 though, I am going to teach myself as well as using sources of information such as this forum.
So, what do I need to buy myself?
I am thinking a good screwdriver set. An ultrasonic cleaner though I am expecting that parts may be rusty inside which may require some sort of more drastic (not a good word when talking about a watch) measures.
I wear prescription glasses so I am presuming that something like an Optivisor would be the best bet as far as a loupe goes.
What sort of watches do I want to get to 'cut my teeth' on so to speak?
Is there any difference as far as a timegrapher goes between the Weishi 1000 vs the Otto Frei 1000, other than the price of course?
Then there is the question of parts availability. I contacted Seiko in Melbourne directly and they have told me that they cannot help as they no longer have parts for this model.
I have tried getting in touch with a watch repairer in Melbourne, but have had no luck.
Am I biting off more they I can chew, or am I just starting on a path that many others have done before me?
I am a mechanical fitter & machinist and while that involves working on things that are far more agricultural than a watch movement, the challenge of this is something that I am actually looking forward to.
So any information that I can get would be greatly appreciated.
Michael.
ps. I'm finished now.