Neil":2x7g2n3s said:Orange Monster?gibbleking":2x7g2n3s said:it just died on me......aaararrrrggghhhh
the second hand stops going round after a few minutes.....
first time ive ever had an automatic go wrong ....
Maybe you could have it serviced - although often the just replace the movement. With some places it's fixed price.
7S26s are normally pretty robust - not necessarily the last word in accuracy, but normally pretty bombproof.
Bite their hand off at that price.gibbleking":flhu4pgi said:i had another message this morning,,they have offered to do it for 68 spuds all in as a sign of good faith......
Some probably are reasonably accurate out of the box - and they can always be adjusted - but I very much suspect that's a dying art, and does need a very steady hand.David B":2gvrpsdd said:Neil":2gvrpsdd said:Orange Monster?gibbleking":2gvrpsdd said:it just died on me......aaararrrrggghhhh
the second hand stops going round after a few minutes.....
first time ive ever had an automatic go wrong ....
Maybe you could have it serviced - although often the just replace the movement. With some places it's fixed price.
7S26s are normally pretty robust - not necessarily the last word in accuracy, but normally pretty bombproof.
My stainless Seiko 5 seems fine these days; I got it from TH Baker's in Walsall back in 2007, not long after it needed a service as I dropped it on the bathroom floor (numpty!!) which sent it a bit haywire, but other than some Sundays when it doesn't get wound properly 'cause I'm out on the bike all day and wearing a cheapo digital watch instead, it keeps excellent time.
David
Sounds like you've got a good local watch guy who knows his stuff - very handy.ernie":1g9fbirh said:just got mine fixed..this is how the watch tech explained what happened.. ""hairspring got caught on a moving part the moves 6 times a second..you must have banged that watch when the movement was moving out..this gets caught in the spring and stops""..
I have used this guy before..he wouldnt take any money..but i will know where to go for a priced watch repair
Ernie