Post by Archer on Sept 21, 2008 13:45:11 GMT -6
So today I wanted to finish off the servicing of the Seiko 5 my nephew brought back from Rwanda.
Here are the first 3 posts:
watchtalkforums.proboards26.com/i....lay&thread=7610
watchtalkforums.proboards26.com/i....lay&thread=7630
watchtalkforums.proboards26.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=7663
So with the movement together now it's time for the final steps. First the movement spacer needed to go on - heating it up with a hair dryer to soften it a bit helped and it went on easily. Blurry photo though....
Next the dial is mounted.
Now the hands are placed. With a watch that has a date, I need to make sure I mount the hands properly so the date change will happen as close to midnight as possible. This is not a quick change date, so I decide to have the date click over right at midnight and have the day change after midnight. The date just clicked over here - pretty good just a snitch before midnight!
Now I mount the second hand and the movement is ready for the case.
Here it is installed, being careful to make sure the movement spacer is in the right location so it does not bind on the rotor when I install that.
Next the stem and the rotor are installed, and now I can wind it up and put it on the timing machine.
It was really quite a lot off when I first put it on the machine, but after some tweaking it's looking very good for a watch of this age and quality. In the end the mean daily rate is about +1 based on the readings, but I'll be checking this over a few days as well.
The old case back gasket was toast as you can see from this photo - quite brittle actually and would definitely not seal well. A new one was found from my assortment, lubed with silicone grease, and installed.
Back together!
And after a few adjustments of the bracelet, on my wrist for trial.
This was definitely a fun project and I learned a lot about the particulars of the Seiko 5 movement. Hopefully my nephew will appreciate the work that's gone into this!
No doubt this watch has been tampered with (I would hesitate to say serviced) by someone who really doesn't know what they are doing. The case back is gouged up, the dial is a mess with some indicies being glued on!
But now it runs and since it hasn't for a while that's always a good feeling.
Thanks for following along.
Cheers, Al
Here are the first 3 posts:
watchtalkforums.proboards26.com/i....lay&thread=7610
watchtalkforums.proboards26.com/i....lay&thread=7630
watchtalkforums.proboards26.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=7663
So with the movement together now it's time for the final steps. First the movement spacer needed to go on - heating it up with a hair dryer to soften it a bit helped and it went on easily. Blurry photo though....
Next the dial is mounted.
Now the hands are placed. With a watch that has a date, I need to make sure I mount the hands properly so the date change will happen as close to midnight as possible. This is not a quick change date, so I decide to have the date click over right at midnight and have the day change after midnight. The date just clicked over here - pretty good just a snitch before midnight!
Now I mount the second hand and the movement is ready for the case.
Here it is installed, being careful to make sure the movement spacer is in the right location so it does not bind on the rotor when I install that.
Next the stem and the rotor are installed, and now I can wind it up and put it on the timing machine.
It was really quite a lot off when I first put it on the machine, but after some tweaking it's looking very good for a watch of this age and quality. In the end the mean daily rate is about +1 based on the readings, but I'll be checking this over a few days as well.
The old case back gasket was toast as you can see from this photo - quite brittle actually and would definitely not seal well. A new one was found from my assortment, lubed with silicone grease, and installed.
Back together!
And after a few adjustments of the bracelet, on my wrist for trial.
This was definitely a fun project and I learned a lot about the particulars of the Seiko 5 movement. Hopefully my nephew will appreciate the work that's gone into this!
No doubt this watch has been tampered with (I would hesitate to say serviced) by someone who really doesn't know what they are doing. The case back is gouged up, the dial is a mess with some indicies being glued on!
But now it runs and since it hasn't for a while that's always a good feeling.Thanks for following along.
Cheers, Al
