cazalea
[Seiko Moderator]
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I would put a battery in it and use it
Not bothering to service it at this point until you see how it’s working. This is a quartz movement and nothing like a mechanical watch.
I’ve had two and liked them, but like yours, visibility wasn’t too good.
Best regards,
Cazalea
Oysterquartz
I bought it from an AD in the late 1970’s. I have boxes, papers and a couple links taken from the bracelet when I bought it. It had a white dial and I asked the AD to replace it with a black dial. I’ve noted that most pics of Oysterquartz in this forum ha...
I would put a battery in it and use it
Not bothering to service it at this point until you see how it’s working. This is a quartz movement and nothing like a mechanical watch. I’ve had two and liked them, but like yours, visibility wasn’t too good. Best regards, Cazalea
This is a cool early reference
But over time, these quartz tend to be expensive. I learned it the hard way with my Speedmaster X33. They are less reliable, but automatics are bulletproof and can be serviced every 10 years, which makes it a strong proposal over the long run.
Quarts and others
Yes Vin, mechanicals are better. I had manny quartz watches which not survived the stand of time. If quartz was better, i had now 8 watches extra into my collection. Coming back to the oyster quartz, it is not a common peace. Back into 2001, i was looking...
Don't get me wrong, the OQ is a nice piece
But it is counter-intuitive that quartzes end up being more expensive over the long run. I believe this technology is better suited for low end watches with a life of say 10 years but Rolex was experimenting at the time and they - as usual - ended up with...
I would put in a battery and see if it runs no worse then ~1 minute/year...
I regularly change batteries on my quartz watches but don't get them serviced unless there is a problem.
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Do it yourself. Enough shops that simply replace the battery. I truly doubt it needs a big service or replacing the gaskets. Just don't go swim with it and you'll be fine.