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Serenity now! |
I bought a new Seiko SKX-007 last August, and since then, it's stopped 3 times. I wear the watch every day, and take it off at night. The 3 times it's stopped have been at night. I work on a computer all day, so maybe I'm not moving my hands enough to wind the spring? Or does it sound like something may be wrong with the movement? Ladies and gentlemen, take my advice - pull down your pants and slide on the ice. ʘ ͜ʖ ʘ | ||
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Nosce te ipsum |
Are you a Buddhist, in constant motionless contemplation? | |||
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Maybe try a watch winder for overnight or when its not on your wrist. ----------------------------- Guns are awesome because they shoot solid lead freedom. Every man should have several guns. And several dogs, because a man with a cat is a woman. Kurt Schlichter | |||
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| Serenity now! |
No, but I do sit on the couch a lot and contemplate Cheetos. Ladies and gentlemen, take my advice - pull down your pants and slide on the ice. ʘ ͜ʖ ʘ | |||
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| Crusty old curmudgeon  |
Get a Seiko solar watch. It's the only way I will go from now on. Jim ________________________ "If you can't be a good example, then you'll have to be a horrible warning" -Catherine Aird | |||
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Funny Man |
Will he have to eat his Cheetos outside? ______________________________ “I'd like to know why well-educated idiots keep apologizing for lazy and complaining people who think the world owes them a living.” ― John Wayne | |||
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| Crusty old curmudgeon |
No, a 3 hr exposure to direct sunlight is good for 6 to 10 months depending on the watch model and Cheetos are optional. Jim ________________________ "If you can't be a good example, then you'll have to be a horrible warning" -Catherine Aird | |||
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quarter MOA visionary |
I have to keep my $2500 automatic Tag in a winder at night or when I am not wearing it or it will stop. | |||
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| Member |
It’s not an uncommon problem if you search the watch forums. Give it the Seiko shake for about a minute before setting it down at night. Same before putting it on in the morning. I think the power reserve claim for the 7s26 movement is overstated. I have a 007 that has a greater reserve than a 009 so it probably varies from watch to watch. | |||
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| The Constable |
Try moving more. | |||
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His Royal Hiney |
I have a watch that I wind up by playing golf "It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life – daily and hourly. Our answer must consist not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual." Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning, 1946. | |||
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Not really from Vienna |
I wear mine all the time unless I’m doing something that might damage it, like driving tee-posts. When I put on one of my beater watches for a day, my 007 runs 10-12 hours, at least. | |||
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| SIG-Sauer Anthropologist |
An expensive solution. Handwinding is cheaper. | |||
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| Official forum SIG Pro enthusiast  |
I have a vintage Seiko 7002 diver that does the same thing but it needs to be serviced and cleaned BADLY. As others recommended try giving it a nice shake for about 1-2 min before you go to bed and when you wake up. How good is the watches accuracy? The 7S26 is more accurate when fully wound, it least in my experience they are. It shouldn’t take much movement to keep the 7S26 going. My watches with that movement have all been great, it’s the dang vintage Seiko watches that give me issues. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The price of liberty and even of common humanity is eternal vigilance | |||
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fugitive from reality |
Neither my Seiko Samurai nor my Seamaster has an issue staying wound overnight. It might just be you weren't active enough on those particular days. _____________________________ 'I'm pretty fly for a white guy'. | |||
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| Knows too little about too much  |
Sounds like a lack of activity. I have a couple of Seiko's with that same movement and they tend to have very short duration of power reserve unless worn a lot when I'm active. 12-16 hours sounds about normal for that movement on a low activity day. RMD TL Davis: “The Second Amendment is special, not because it protects guns, but because its violation signals a government with the intention to oppress its people…” Remember: After the first one, the rest are free. | |||
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| Throwin sparks makin knives  |
I'm with Jimbo,Solar all the way!! I LOVE mine and will not go back to self wind tech. | |||
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Every automatic watch I have, I wind up a bit before weraring to build up a reserve. A good 20-30 winds should set you up for daily wear. | |||
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Equal Opportunity Mocker |
I've posted several negative reviews of my own 007 Seiko, enough that even I think I must be a hater. In reality, I even sent mine back to Seiko and paid them to adjust it, and it's never run right. Still have it in my drawer at home, if anyone wants a deal on a totally unreliable watch..... Everyone gets a lemon every once in a while. Guess we both got one. ________________________________________________ "You cannot legislate the poor into freedom by legislating the wealthy out of freedom. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving." -Dr. Adrian Rogers | |||
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