Johnjohnmiles

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Back from servicing

Just got my Seiko Alpinist back from a service. So far she's ticking well!
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Seiko Alpinist Service

My Seiko Alpinist needs a service as it is keeping poor time and sometimes stops and starts again after a jolt. I contacted Seiko service centre to en...
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Solar Watches

Hi everyone,  I've been looking for a solar watch to add to my collection. I have small wrists and the solar watches I have seen so far are quite big....
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commented on It’s finally here!!! My Casio LF-20W ·

I hope so as I really like the watch and would consider buying it!

commented on It’s finally here!!! My Casio LF-20W ·

Does anyone know if this watch will be available in the UK?

commented on Seiko Alpinist Service ·

Thanks James, unfortunately I live in Dorset and it would be too far for me.

commented on Seiko Alpinist Service ·

Thanks for the help, I haven't got a price from Timpsons yet for the 6R movement but they say it would come with a 1 year warranty and a service for a mechanical watch starts from £85. Yes I will definitely look around, I went to Seiko first assuming that they would be the best for servicing a Seiko watch. But I was not a fan of having to send my watch away as it could get lost in the post.

commented on Seiko Alpinist Service ·

Hi Santana, thanks for your comment. The movement is a 6R15 and the watch to me has sentimental value as I got it for my 21st birthday as a gift from my family. So I definitely want to keep it running. To me the reason I like mechanical watches is that I view them as non-disposable, something that can be repaired over and over again and passed down and to replace a movement seems wasteful. Otherwise, it makes more sense to buy a cheap digital watch. I like for my watches to at least tell me what the time is roughly. But at the moment with my Seiko watch it stops for a significant time period and starts again when I am wearing it. I take your point about watch movements that cost little to replace and that it makes more sense to replace the movement. Have you ever taken a watch to be serviced? Or do you mainly replace the movements yourself? I am a bit inexperienced in this area as this will be the first watch I have taken to have serviced. Do you have a local watch maker or would you send your watch away to a big company?

commented on This is my Seiko Prospex Alpinist Ginza 140th Anniversary Edition. I just love. ·

Hi, I got it when it first came out and got lucky that it was still in stock.

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