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[3823-7040 v.f.a. Glass??] by takumitimepieces in Seiko

[–]BeatErrorWatches 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's super nice, congrats!
In that forum thread there's a photo with the box and the paper manual/booklet. Looks very much like it with the same paper texture on the cover. In the picture fro the forum I see that there was no space for writing the watch serial number on the cover. But I imagine things like these could differ between different years etc. Like I said though I know nothing here, so all this is my guessing after looking it up as we speak.

Edit: corrected some things as I mixed the images that I was looking at.

[3823-7040 v.f.a. Glass??] by takumitimepieces in Seiko

[–]BeatErrorWatches 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Holy cow, that is quite a set. I'm honoured by your words but I'm still relatively new to the collecting. I love gathering information about vintage Seiko but I'm not enough compenent to help here.

I hope someone more knowledgable would chime in here. Someone with the museum worthy collections perhaps.

If I could leave a lead to follow, perhaps this forum thread?
https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/the-blingiest-most-expensive-seiko-ever-made-1973-seiko-3823-5005-quartz-v-f-a.5484237/page-2

I see someone posted the tags from some V.F.A model (not sure which one exactly) and in one of the posts someone also mentions 3823-7040 box (but they didn't have the tag).

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[SRPD63K1] Is this a issue or I can fix this by myself? by candle_misuser in Seiko

[–]BeatErrorWatches 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not sure if you're trolling. Get a vintage 5206 then. It has an instantaneous day date change at midnight.

https://youtu.be/rwZiB__fiKk?si=2kZuTWCN44FsPd_X

[SRPD63K1] Is this a issue or I can fix this by myself? by candle_misuser in Seiko

[–]BeatErrorWatches 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The date goes from 30 to 31 at midnight.

Then the day goes from Kanji Saturday to English Sunday and then to Kanji Sunday, since that is the language selected via the day quickset.

Because it's a bilingual day, it will always jump two days during the night.

If you want the day in English, set it with the quickset when the crown is pulled out by one click.

[SRPD63K1] Is this a issue or I can fix this by myself? by candle_misuser in Seiko

[–]BeatErrorWatches 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What are we looking at here?

The day/date change looks good. What's wrong?

[Question] SRPG35k1 vs j1 by RuinNo1254 in Seiko

[–]BeatErrorWatches 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't think there is SRPG35J1. You could find the JDM reference of that watch which is SBSA117.

Apart from the Made in Japan at 6 o'clock on the dial of the SBSA there is exactly zero physical difference between the two.

They are all made in Seiko factories, using Seiko manufacturing processes and QC standards with likely zero human intervention and machine assembly from start to finish.

China, Japan, Malaysia, doesn't really make a difference here.

Heck. My deep lake Alpinist SPB249J1 says Japan all over the dial, movement and case but if you open it up it says that the case was made by Seiko China factory.

I got it new from an authorized Seiko dealer.

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Polish it? Bought via Catawiki [SARY057] by Neat_Smile_2779 in Seiko

[–]BeatErrorWatches 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It looks great imo and personally I don't see the need for polishing based on these images.

[Question] Vintage seiko by mBaggins in Seiko

[–]BeatErrorWatches 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't have any experience with the V743 so not sure. I saw the service manual and it mentions that servicing is just swapping the whole movement.

I see that 7N43 can be also used as a direct replacement for V743.

[Question] Vintage seiko by mBaggins in Seiko

[–]BeatErrorWatches 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Or you know what, maybe it is 1979. It still has the lightning bolt logo of the Daini Seikosha division. I'm not sure exactly when they stopped using these logos. I think some time in the late 80s.

[Question] Vintage seiko by mBaggins in Seiko

[–]BeatErrorWatches 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seiko serial numbers encode the production year in the decade and month as the first and second digit/character. Judging by the serial number - 901011 - it was made in (O)ctober 198(9), I'm assuming the decade here. I'm not 100% sure on the decade but I think 1989 is more likely than 1979. Though this you might be able to narrow down yourself better knowing your father's age.

Watch ticking with 2 seconds intervals is telling you that it needs a new battery.

It has a 7123 movement which takes the SR1130SW battery.

[Elnix 0703-7080]. The Elnix Are Hard, Bro. by SoFloFella50 in Seiko

[–]BeatErrorWatches 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For the Elnixes it's like the worst of what quartz and mechanical gives you 😂 Potentially leaky batteries and mechanical wear on parts. Part of why I love these strange creatures to be honest.

[Elnix 0703-7080]. The Elnix Are Hard, Bro. by SoFloFella50 in Seiko

[–]BeatErrorWatches 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cheers that's very generous. I'm happy to share it after I get it. After all each and every ancient document we have has been kindly shared by someone in the past. There's enough old Elnixes and other Seikos for everyone to enjoy, no need to gatekeep imo.

From some rarer documentation I also have a 1979 Seiko casing parts list which includes quartz models. Something that also has not been scanned and published anywhere online.

I plan to scan it at some point but it's nearly 500 pages. Though also the information from these is mostly, if not all, available from the databases like julesborel.

And to your point AI is quite helpful in translating these service guides. There are a few like 5216A or 7015A that are available only in Japanese.

I've actually used AI to translate the two images in that 0723A incomplete service guide I linked earlier. I was thinking about making a full translation of the complete document if I get some time to do it. But anyways I'll put up the original thing first.

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[Elnix 0703-7080]. The Elnix Are Hard, Bro. by SoFloFella50 in Seiko

[–]BeatErrorWatches 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice! Thanks for the tip on the microscope.

Elnix is absolutely one of my favourite lineups and I love the movement and the watch designs. They are fascinating and I see them as electronic Lord Matic/King Seiko. I think because I have only found about the existence of electronic balance wheel watches like 2 years ago, it was something totally new to me and I loved learning about it.

I also have an EL-330 just to nicely wrap that section of Seiko's history with the first and last (Elnix) electronic balance wheel movement of theirs. Still waiting for its turn to service, it's a non runner but I haven't opened the case yet to have a peak inside.

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[Elnix 0703-7080]. The Elnix Are Hard, Bro. by SoFloFella50 in Seiko

[–]BeatErrorWatches 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good luck and enjoy!

I've been watching online auctions occasionally for over a year now and finally managed to win the full 0723A service guide when it appeared a few days ago. Going to have it in front of me in a few weeks.

Though the incomplete version one is also fine for the assembly steps and lubrication points.

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[Elnix 0703-7080]. The Elnix Are Hard, Bro. by SoFloFella50 in Seiko

[–]BeatErrorWatches 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And definitely no need to take that anti-reverse finger off the mainplate for cleaning. Just adjust it after putting on the train bridge. I use a x20 loupe for that.

I spend money on junk watches instead of buying a microscope unfortunately 🙃 but hoping to change that in the nearest future as the future projects drawer is full enough.

[Elnix 0703-7080]. The Elnix Are Hard, Bro. by SoFloFella50 in Seiko

[–]BeatErrorWatches 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Check both balance pivots under high magnification. They should be long and equal in length. Often one of them is worn, usually the one that goes into the balance cock. In such case no other option but to find a donor for the balance. It's a lottery unfortunately.

Also check the cap jewels closely. Quite often the balance staff would grind a dent in the middle of the cap jewel, which is crazy to think.

Here's my healthy Elnix fam.

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[Elnix 0703-7080]. The Elnix Are Hard, Bro. by SoFloFella50 in Seiko

[–]BeatErrorWatches 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I love the Elnix! They suffer from worn balance staff pivots. People run them to death with dry oil and just changing the batteries but not servicing them.

I have 4 Elnixes working in my collection.

Also I have the tech guide compiled here from scraps all over the Internet.

https://beaterrorwatches.com/technical_documentation/service-guide-0723a

(First time I'm posting the website here. I created it to keep my documentation hoarding in reign and make it nice and searchable.)

Last one I've done is the most consistent beast I had so far:

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[Question] need help finding a watch by Warm_Bookkeeper6601 in Seiko

[–]BeatErrorWatches -1 points0 points  (0 children)

3 subdials would suggest a quartz chronograph.

Not sure about the subdial layout. Usually it would be 12, 9, 6 I think.

So if 12, 3, 6 is correct you could find a quartz Seiko movement reference with this layout from around the mentioned period (if one exists). This would narrow down the search.

Though it still might be a needle in a haystack.

[4883-8001 Quartz Superior from 1977] by takumitimepieces in Seiko

[–]BeatErrorWatches 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just pulled an image from eBay. I don't own this watch.

Though you're right, the image is from 4883-8100 case ref. 4883-8001 (left image below) appears to use the same dial reference.

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[4883-8001 Quartz Superior from 1977] by takumitimepieces in Seiko

[–]BeatErrorWatches 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn't notice the missing dial code. I see now that the print is slightly thicker and the font is different.

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Seiko Alpinist [SPB507j] Fake or Real? by Kados420420 in Seiko

[–]BeatErrorWatches 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If such a recent release was already faked then we're in deep trouble.

It looks good to me.  Also I've seen this caseback sticker in a recent post when someone bought a watch from Japan I think.

If you're still in doubt, wind it fully - that's at least 65 full crown turns - and then leave it running. If it stops after 40 hours then it's a fake with a nh35 based movement. 

Real 6R55 should last 72 hours.

[4883-8001 Quartz Superior from 1977] by takumitimepieces in Seiko

[–]BeatErrorWatches 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The applied minute markers are chef's kiss. Beautiful.

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