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25 August 2020, 04:49 AM | #1 |
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Seiko service
Good afternoon all. When your Seiko needs a service, where do you send it? Official service center or an independent?
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25 August 2020, 07:50 AM | #2 |
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I use the official service centre for modern service and five-yearly monobloc-case battery replacement/pressure testing on Tunas, and Michael Young (classicwatchrepair.com) for vintage pieces.
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25 August 2020, 09:00 AM | #3 |
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I brought my Seiko chrono to Seiko service in Mahwah, NJ last year. The screw collars around the pushers are stuck. It is as clear as day. They sent the watch back to me and stated that they could not find anything wrong. They literally do not screw open.
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25 August 2020, 09:35 AM | #4 | |
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I would not trust Seiko at all with any repair including battery and pressure testing. I have a trusted third generation watchmaker whose work and ethics are impeccable and he handles every Seiko repair/service/restoration. Plus he doesn't charge me for batteries/gaskets/pressure testing on my quartzs. We'll see when my Tuna needs a battery. I would seek out a trusted independent watchmaker to handle the work.
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25 August 2020, 09:42 AM | #6 |
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So what is the service interval on a Spring Drive; does anyone know off hand?
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25 August 2020, 06:33 PM | #7 |
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I'll assume wear it till it breaks is the planned interval. I can't find a thing on line.
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25 August 2020, 11:16 AM | #8 |
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Seiko Service Centre in Hong Kong is great. It's operated by Thong Sia, which has been the Seiko distributor and service agent for Seiko here and in SE Asia since the early 1960s. They do free battery and PT on GS and charge about $20 for Tunas, which takes about an hour or so on a good day. They also used to make the Stelux bracelets for Seiko, and are located in Stelux House, where there are usually some interesting Seiko displays. You can see the watchmaker workstations, too, and they're much friendlier than the RSC.
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26 August 2020, 06:12 AM | #10 |
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OK, I found a lot of information on WUS with answers from Grand Seiko.
https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/f...rvice.4203962/ |
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26 August 2020, 08:31 AM | #12 |
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Good resources all, thanks. My son has run his Seiko 5 into the ground. So we are going to send it back in for service...time to reinforce the object lessons about “repair not replace” and the cost of service. :)
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26 August 2020, 08:47 AM | #13 |
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Jack at IWW (International Watch Works) might be able to do work.
Picked up a vintage H558-500A orange Arnie recently from him that he did all the work on and it is just fine.
I have used Duarte at NEWW (New England Watch Works) in past but understand he is no longer doing service. Look Jack up and ask.
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