Rod
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Post by Rod on Mar 6, 2014 15:04:40 GMT -8
Before I tear into this one, I'll ask the knowledge base for advice . The story so far, I bought the watch and all was well, fitted a new battery and gave her a shake, much to my surprise she started ticking away, so far so good. So i wore it for a day and noticed that it was loosing time, at that point i made a mistake, i took it off and left it on the kitchen table in the sun and promptly forgot about it! Well, several hours later I came back and realised what i'd done. The watch was hot and the movement had stopped, so far nothing I have done has awakened her tiny heart. So the question is, would the heat have damaged the electronics or is there another explanation? As you can see she is a "remove through front" case. So before i dive in I'd like to be forearmed
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Post by Groundhog66 on Mar 6, 2014 15:53:21 GMT -8
It's gotta be something else (hoping), I can't imagine that a few hours of sun exposure would kill it.
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Post by SteveX on Mar 6, 2014 17:19:31 GMT -8
What battery are you using? 303?
May need a service... At the very least a thorough cleaning and tweaking of battery contacts
LOVE that bracelet!
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Post by J. F. Sebastian on Mar 6, 2014 17:28:15 GMT -8
I also can't imagine the sun could have killed it. That kind of thing can happen with electronics that generate a lot of heat themselves (computers, amplifiers, etc) but I'd be astonished if that kind of heat could kill a watch. I'm not familiar with the movement of this at all, but if there are any plastic gears or other parts, I guess they could have either softened or expanded enough to cause it to sieze up? Pure speculation...
Are you quite sure it's a front opener? Again, I don't know this watch at all, but there are plenty of early Seiko LCD watches which have that little battery hatch on the back but also have a press-down caseback that you can pop off with a thin knife or similar.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2014 18:55:11 GMT -8
Before I tear into this one, I'll ask the knowledge base for advice . The story so far, I bought the watch and all was well, fitted a new battery and gave her a shake, much to my surprise she started ticking away, so far so good. So i wore it for a day and noticed that it was loosing time, at that point i made a mistake, i took it off and left it on the kitchen table in the sun and promptly forgot about it! Well, several hours later I came back and realised what i'd done. The watch was hot and the movement had stopped, so far nothing I have done has awakened her tiny heart. So the question is, would the heat have damaged the electronics or is there another explanation? As you can see she is a "remove through front" case. So before i dive in I'd like to be forearmed The EL movements have been known to have continuity issues when they get older. I imagine the warm sun only completed the disconnect that was already partial. The movement will need a complete service; in particular cleaning any contact points between the battery and the electronics. It should then be good for another 40 years or so :-)
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Rod
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Post by Rod on Mar 6, 2014 19:56:24 GMT -8
I also can't imagine the sun could have killed it. That kind of thing can happen with electronics that generate a lot of heat themselves (computers, amplifiers, etc) but I'd be astonished if that kind of heat could kill a watch. I'm not familiar with the movement of this at all, but if there are any plastic gears or other parts, I guess they could have either softened or expanded enough to cause it to sieze up? Pure speculation... Are you quite sure it's a front opener? Again, I don't know this watch at all, but there are plenty of early Seiko LCD watches which have that little battery hatch on the back but also have a press-down caseback that you can pop off with a thin knife or similar. The case back reads "open thru glass 31, push set leaver, pull stem" Rod
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Rod
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Post by Rod on Mar 6, 2014 20:37:05 GMT -8
What battery are you using? 303? May need a service... At the very least a thorough cleaning and tweaking of battery contacts LOVE that bracelet! Yep the bracelet is so cool, not sure if it is correct for the watch, no reason to doubt it isn't, just not sure. I was using a SR44W battery and have ordered a 303 to replace it. Hopefully when i pull her down there is nothing major wrong
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