01 Apr 2013, 00:48
Hello,
I found this Seiko 0532A Caliber on eBay a few days ago, and thought I could do something good with it while I was on break.
It was pretty much a "Hockey Puck!"
When I received it, the setting retractor was not contacting the "setting spring", as a result, I was unable to "set" the watch at all. I opened the back and had a look, and was able to set the watch manually with a screwdriver. What I ended up doing to permanently fix the setting retractor was wedging a piece if thin toothpick between the retractor and the setting spring, and this allowed the retractor to get "good" contact with the stetting spring, and allow the watch to advance when changing the "Hour", "Min", "Month", "Day". Sorry, no pictures of the mechanical work.
Here is the finished product...
Not as good as the Seiko 0634-5000 that "Phasar66" showed us (Stunning I would say), but it is pretty descent considering the condition it was in. I polished to a mirror look because I was not totally sure if this watch model (0532-5009) had a satin finish or a polished finish on the case and band. If you know, please let me know.
Anyway, I learned my technique from Phasar66, Bruce Weggman, and Ed, thanks for looking.
- Patrick
I found this Seiko 0532A Caliber on eBay a few days ago, and thought I could do something good with it while I was on break.
It was pretty much a "Hockey Puck!"
When I received it, the setting retractor was not contacting the "setting spring", as a result, I was unable to "set" the watch at all. I opened the back and had a look, and was able to set the watch manually with a screwdriver. What I ended up doing to permanently fix the setting retractor was wedging a piece if thin toothpick between the retractor and the setting spring, and this allowed the retractor to get "good" contact with the stetting spring, and allow the watch to advance when changing the "Hour", "Min", "Month", "Day". Sorry, no pictures of the mechanical work.
Here is the finished product...
Not as good as the Seiko 0634-5000 that "Phasar66" showed us (Stunning I would say), but it is pretty descent considering the condition it was in. I polished to a mirror look because I was not totally sure if this watch model (0532-5009) had a satin finish or a polished finish on the case and band. If you know, please let me know.
Anyway, I learned my technique from Phasar66, Bruce Weggman, and Ed, thanks for looking.
- Patrick
