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Seiko SPB 153 crystal alignment?
Hi all, I've been enjoying your conversations for quite a while, now coming with a question:
I recently ordered a Seiko SPB 153 new at a good price. Wearing it on a 10 Euro nylon strap it's the most comfortable watch I ever owned. After a week I noticed that the crystal sits a bit higher at 12 than at 6. Normally this is not visible at all, I can feel the difference though when gliding around the circular edge with my finger. I'm just wondering: Should I be concerned that the crystal isn't fully in place and it could potentially affect water resistance? I'm enjoying this watch a lot and would only go through the bothersome process of returning the watch if I knew this could be a functional problem in the future.
any opinion will be much appreciated!
Ferdinand
Seiko SPB 153 crystal alignment?
Hi all, I've been enjoying your conversations for quite a while, now coming with a question: I recently ordered a Seiko SPB 153 new at a good price. Wearing it on a 10 Euro nylon strap it's the most comfortable watch I ever owned. After a week I noticed t...
Well, if this were my watch I would have it fixed ... no doubt, no big deal.
The least you could do is have it checked for water resistance but then again reinstalling the crystal and maybe replacing the gasket is a 5min affair.
Up to you
There is a plastic seal, so there is most likely no funtional impact. If it bothers you, the pressure test and exchange of the seal is something any watchmaker can do in less than 15 minutes. Would be a but more sustainable than scrap and get a new one. C...
thanks for both your opinions
thanks for both your opinions, if it's in fact easy to fix I'll have it fixed. I initially thought is was a big deal. F
Seiko SPB 153 update
I sent the watch back to get the crystal fixed. Seiko instead returned a completely new watch. Apparently slightly updated. Notably now with a luminous marker next to the date window as in the new SPB237 have a nice day! F ...
on top of it, this example is much more accurate
-1 sec/d vs. +10 sec/d of the first one. Also its luminous markers are better aligned, the first one had its marker at 6 a little bit off to the left. don't know if I am just lucky with this particular watch or perhaps Seiko made an effort to update the g...