[time-nuts] OFF TOPIC... Seiko Digital Watch

Chuck Harris cfharris at erols.com
Wed May 13 04:10:03 UTC 2009


Hi again Didier,

For some examples of really cheap Chinese movements that would
fit in your watch, look at the julesborel site under Miyota.  They
have some in the $11 range.

-Chuck Harris

Chuck Harris wrote:
> Hi Didier,
> 
> My usual source is:  http://www.julesborel.com/  Follow the menu
> to the watch movements, and then to Seiko.  The prices you see are
> list.  Volume and repeat business gets you a better price.
> 
> It appears that the 7T32 is now unavailable, but I am certain one
> of the movements in the $20 range would be adaptable.
> 
> I notice that I worded one of my sentences awkwardly so that it
> sounded like I was saying CORSERV might put a knockoff movement
> into a Seiko watch.  That was not what I intended to say at all.
> I am sure that CORSERV will put a Seiko movement in your Seiko... It
> just won't be your original movement.
> 
> It takes more time to tear down your original movement, clean it,
> make any repairs, and put it back together than it did for the factory
> assembly line to build it in the first place.
> 
> I have heard stories of people sending in high quality self-winding
> Seiko's, Heuers, etc. for service at their respective factory authorized
> repair facilities, and having them come back with quartz movements.
> It is much cheaper and easier to do that than to service a watch.  For
> most people, that isn't a problem, because all the watch meant to them
> is wrist jewelry.
> 
> -Chuck Harris



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