Seiko 5 woes.

[TypeR]

I bought my Seiko ages ago after becoming caught up in the PH “love in” in the sub 200 quid thread!
It’s been sitting in a drawer because it’s so unreliable, but I like it because of its simple looks. But I’m ready to chuck it out, it’s gaining at least three hours a day.

I’m not keen on spending too much on a watch that only cost me 60 or 70 quid but I might have to.
Can anyone offer advice please?
If it wasn’t for you lot on here, I’d never have bought it in the first place.......
PFA

[Mr_C]

I’ve heard that the spring on these can get hooked on something and they just need a sharp tap to unhook it. Failing that, Rigga the mighty or someone might be able to look at it ?

[T6 vanman]

Is there is a possibility that you've magnetised it by mistake as that's a huge amount of time to gain

[Hoofy]

As above.

I hear that if you put it flat in the palm of your hand and clap the other hand down on it, you can loosen it up.

Also try this on your Seiko 5.

[TypeR]

Hoofy said:

As above.

I hear that if you put it flat in the palm of your hand and clap the other hand down on it, you can loosen it up.

Also try this on your Seiko 5.

Well I tried this. It made my eyes water a bit!
But seriously I whacked the watch face down onto a table top and believe it or not, it’s only gaining 3-4 minutes a day now, which I can live with.
Cheers.

[anonymous-user]

TypeR said:

Well I tried this. It made my eyes water a bit!
But seriously I whacked the watch face down onto a table top and believe it or not, it’s only gaining 3-4 minutes a day now, which I can live with.
Cheers.

If you like it, why not just get it serviced do that it runs perfectly?

A full service from an independent watchmaker will only be about £90 and will have it running perfectly for years to come.

[r159]

TypeR said:

Hoofy said:

As above.

I hear that if you put it flat in the palm of your hand and clap the other hand down on it, you can loosen it up.

Also try this on your Seiko 5.

Well I tried this. It made my eyes water a bit!
But seriously I whacked the watch face down onto a table top and believe it or not, it’s only gaining 3-4 minutes a day now, which I can live with.
Cheers.

Might be worth trying to de-magnetise it now it’s got back to this level.

[Louis Balfour]

TypeR said:

I bought my Seiko ages ago after becoming caught up in the PH “love in” in the sub 200 quid thread!
It’s been sitting in a drawer because it’s so unreliable, but I like it because of its simple looks. But I’m ready to chuck it out, it’s gaining at least three hours a day.

I’m not keen on spending too much on a watch that only cost me 60 or 70 quid but I might have to.
Can anyone offer advice please?
If it wasn’t for you lot on here, I’d never have bought it in the first place.......
PFA

As others have said, check to see if it's magnetised. My son bought one new a few weeks ago and that was magnetised when it arrived. Demagging it made it run much better and now it's about +8 seconds per day.

[Hoofy]

TypeR said:

Hoofy said:

As above.

I hear that if you put it flat in the palm of your hand and clap the other hand down on it, you can loosen it up.

Also try this on your Seiko 5.

Well I tried this. It made my eyes water a bit!
But seriously I whacked the watch face down onto a table top and believe it or not, it’s only gaining 3-4 minutes a day now, which I can live with.
Cheers.

So now you have a smashed crystal?

[TypeR]

Lord Marylebone said:

If you like it, why not just get it serviced do that it runs perfectly?

A full service from an independent watchmaker will only be about £90 and will have it running perfectly for years to come.

I was going to visit my daughter at Bangor Uni next week. There's a chap on here who has a shop on Anglesey?
Do you know his details? I 'll have to post it now though as Bangor is in lockdown. Darn Students......

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Edited by TypeR on Sunday 11th October 18:17

Edited by TypeR on Sunday 11th October 18:19

[TypeR]

I've found the details of Anglesey Watches. I'll pop it in the post to Joe.

[anonymous-user]

CheesecakeRunner said:

Lord Marylebone said:

If you like it, why not just get it serviced do that it runs perfectly?

A full service from an independent watchmaker will only be about £90 and will have it running perfectly for years to come.

I thought that with my 5s. Then I found I could buy new ones for less than the price of a service.

I don’t know much about Seiko 5’s but do they cost less than £90-100?

That aside, a watch that has been properly disassembled, cleaned, serviced, and rebuilt will run better than something straight out of a factory.

So if it’s a watch you like, you are probably better off getting the movement rebuilt by a professional than saving a few quid buying a brand new watch, which probably won’t then last as long as the rebuilt one.

You would be amazed at the faults watchmakers find in the movements of brand new ‘budget’ automatic watches.

[Fallingup]

Maybe I've been lucky but never had any problem with any new Seiko 5 I have bought. Don't think it's worth getting fixed. I would bin it and buy another.
Harsh words I know. I wouldn't be spending any money getting someone to fix it.