Reply With Quote"Nothing special"?! That's a James Bond watch!
My young son has bene given this by an elderly relative. Its nothing special, and 80's seiko but he's rather taken with it and would like to get it up and running and a spruce up. It was working when he got it around a year ago so i assume the battery has died. I could do the battery, but he also wants the crystal replaced and the bracelet and case polished.
Any recommendations on how to proceed?. I'm thinking the glass will be the sticking point - will it need to go back to seiko?
Is there anyone here that could handle this or any recommendations for who can achieve what he wants?
Thanks
"Nothing special"?! That's a James Bond watch!
Eh. James Bond wore a seiko? Pulling my leg!
Roger Moore was a serial Seiko wearer as Bond....no leg pulling!
Click the link.Originally Posted by tz-uk73
Nope, it's a 7A28- 7020 as worn in a view to a kill
Ah thanks, hadn’t noticed that was a link. Ok, so it’s worth looking after then. I notice the irony in what I said when I called it nothing special, the article actual refers to it as “quite a special watch’
Any service recommendation?
I didn't realise until I read that article that it's a watch of historical horological interest even if the Bond connection means nothing to you—the 7A28 movement being the first analog quartz chronograph movement (all prior quartz chronographs having been digital).
Yeh a cracking watch
Cousins will sell a generic crystal for that - something like 31.50mm dia by 1.5mm
Last edited by lewie; 10th July 2023 at 18:03.
Please don't ruin it by polishing it.
Only the sides of the watch case and bezel rim should be polished. The rest of the case and bracelet should be matt brushed finish.
Crystal is 32.0mm Ø x approx 1.5mm thick with a polished bevelled edge. Seiko p/n 320W40GN00 or Sternkreuz p/n XMF320.927.
Last edited by Seiko7A38; 10th July 2023 at 18:29.
Good to know, thanks. I didn’t strictly mean polished I guess , I just meant refinished but appreciate the point of clarification.
I see from your user name you know your way around the Seikos. Any suggestions as to who could do this work? Thanks
Why not try Guy Jeffery (Bodo on here) or @rexworthywatches on Instagram. He's mentioned in that 'James Bond' link.
See also this Instagram post by Guy.
Last edited by Seiko7A38; 10th July 2023 at 18:24.
This is a still from The Spy Who Loved Me
The glass on these is a doddle to replace with a relatively cheap press - and easily available. Servicing, on the other hand, may be a little more expensive. However they are arguably the best quartz chronograph movement ever made,
Agree with this completely
Of course he didThis is a still from The Spy Who Loved Me
Bond meets Arnie by biglewie, on Flickr
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