Anyone own a Seiko 5?

on arm during the day, on desk during the night face up, face down, or on one side, or the other, it may all be important for time keeping, over at watchuseek they treat watches like we treat razors, ie complicating things :)
 
I guess you can adjust but I think from what I have read they don't need it. I am not on watch forums. I don't want tens of thousands of pounds worth of bling just rugged and reliable. I can't afford it anyway. I used to have a Vostok Amphibian which looked lovely, was about £80 but not that good a timekeeper and it seized up after a few years: poor lubrication from factory I guess. I might be able to save it dunno.
 
You can't go wrong with any Seiko that wears the 7S26 movement. I've owned 4 since 2013 and still have the 3. Never had one keep bad time or fail.
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chris.hale said:
That is unusual for a mechanical even COSC-spec is +/- 5 seconds a day. I've not checked my Monster properly but it's running approx one minute a week slow, although it ran fast by about two minutes per week for a few months until it was run in. TBH as long as it's within a minute or two it's close enough for me and the second hand is to show that it's running.

My Scurfa quartz is about 1 second per week. :)
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Indeed, I was impressed myself... It was a nice change coming from a 1960's Kienzle that gained 2 minutes a day.
 
I have a Helson Shark Diver that loses about two minutes a week that I'd like to get regulated. I'd have a stab at doing it myself but the Miyota 9015 is apparently a bit of a pig in that the tiniest adjustment results in a big difference. I've had a couple of watch guys recommended but they're busy at the moment.

I am quite enjoying my quartz at the moment, while I like mechanical watches the accuracy, lack of servicing and durability are quite appealing.
 
Nisse said:
Orient has got a bit of a cult following, owned by Seiko but I think they are sort of independent using their own movements.
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I shall probably try an Orient and report back. I do agree with another contributor that a watch really does have to tick. Either that or be entirely fuss-free. I like the Citizen Eco-Drive watches. Buy and forget. As long as they are left out so that the face can see the ambient light, just adjust the hour twice a year.
 
I guess mine is a Monday morning job as it is properly slow, one minute at least on a good day. It may still be under warranty, I will check. Is it an easy repair??
 
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@Sezer1974 If it is under warranty send it back to Seiko. Otherwise take it to a watchmaker who can sort it out. I won't bugger around with a movement myself.They are intricate: leave it to the experts is my opinion.

Most watchmakers can regulate a watch for about £20. I would not want to mess around myself. No way am I going near Bostok again. After the amphibian seized up. You must be a genius @Nisse as the movements seem ropey to me. Mine was crap at timekeeping before it seized and a watchmaker i took it too said it was crap and only thing to do was toss it. It's still in a drawer.

I had a Citizen Eco Drive too. It lasted about 6 years then packed up. The design and quality did not impress either. The price of them has gone up too. All seem to be several hundred quid. I think I paid about £70 for it. I had a Lorus for about 15 years. Only reason i threw it was the glass came out and could not be replaced. It was still beating away. A lot to be said for those if you just want a cheap quartz ticker: Seiko I believe. My grandad who was a watch buff swore by his Pulsar Quartz as a daily driver: also Seiko I think.
 
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As a daily beater I am using a Casio Atomic Solar, ugly but tough, timekeeping plus minus 0, no battery needed. (four buttons on watch not sure what they do, thick printed manual included but never bothered to open it, only interested in one feature: What time is it?)
 
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