Seiko Date Wheel Realignment Tutorial
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- Опубліковано 12 лип 2021
- This is just a quick video to show how I fix Vintage Seiko Date wheels that our out of alignment with the dial window.
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I wish I’d found this out three weeks ago 😮. It’s been driving me bonkers on a couple of Seikos.
Great info, thanks. I've seen this in a number of old Seikos. On many (though not all) there's a 'ghost' mark on the date wheel where the old teeth have left a slight mark. Sometimes you need to move it around a little to get the light to reflect just right, to see it. That can be useful in re-aligning the teeth...
this video is good and worth watching. gives me the basic idea of what to do with this timex my grandma gave me!
As a hobbyist myself who is starting my watchmaking journey, your videos are invaluable. Pretty much every time I've had a stumbling block, you've had a concise and approachable video on how to solve the problem. Thanks very much and keep up the great content!
Thanks that is very kind of you to say. My videos are there to entertain and educate, if they help people then it’s all worthwhile.
Good luck with your watchmaking and thank you.
I was literally just about to ask about this in the FB group. All my Seiko's seem to suffer from this, so next time I'm under the dial I'll give it a go.
Perfect demo. Exactly what I needed.
Useful? Heck yes it's useful. I've heard you and others talking about it but this is the first time ever seeing it done. Excellent job.
Appreciate if could do a video on nh36 day wheel alignment. My day wheel ain't printed aligned with day, slightly off.
Awesome video I have a few watches with that issue. I was wondering what could cause that. Thanks again for the content!!
This Is such a great post. I’ve encouraged this issue several times and found that new movements have varying quality controls. Thanks for this vid!
Glad it was helpful!
Very useful vid Mike 👌 just trying to solve this problem on a 6119 8273 and you've helped me a lot ,thanks mate 👍
Great video, as always, Mike. Many thanks 👍
Fantastic work as always mate and a big thanks for this one :)
Thank you so much for these awesome videos.
Good to know. Can't wait to put this knowledge into action
Good little Video Mike ,well done. The other day I had a Seiko day wheel which was just off a fraction. managed to realign by by adjusting the the tension on the jumper spring. it worked OK. But bearing in mind the day wheel was only a fraction out. Any more and I don't think tweaking the the jumper would work.
I enjoyed that, luckily all my Seiko auto's have good alignment but have bookmarked this for down the line as have moved seriously into Seiko group for my collection. Last video I showcased an extremely rare Pulsar YM62 chronograph and have another I need to acquire a hand set for and have been talking with Seiko in Japan. Also nabbed a super rare Seiko 8V20 which is the original "dancing hands" watch, real grail in my list.
Yesterday I evicted a Slava tank auto and a Sekonda "square TV" Soviets from my naughty box, both now working super super well, tonite will be either the Pulsar YM92 Swarovski removement or my Molnija Reglateur broken stem removal attempt. The latter being a pocket watch in a wrist case, you can drop a bridge off and gain access to the keyless works without having to dismantle the whole movement... bloody clever these Soviets lol
Lovely thanks
Thanks Mike, you helped me out again. 👍
Pleasure mate. See you Sunday
Thanks for your help
Just what I needed, I have an older Orient with this very problem!
Glad to help.
Great tip! 😊👍
I'm really enjoying your videos mate!
Thank you very much.
@@MyRetroWatches No problems mate! I just bought a Seiko Samurai Pepsi yesterday so I'm binge watching watch videos. Lol
Great instructional video ! Stay safe bud
Thanks
The problem with superglue is that when it fails ( and it eventually will, just like the factory daydisk does) little flakes of dried superglue get released into the mechanism. Even on the calendar side these could halt the movement - far more serious than the original issue.
Awesome yes. This would also work if your day disk/wheel has become assembled.
This dial has 3 "inspection ports" on it. I believe 2 of those ports should show a star tooth perfectly centered. The other port I think is to check the operation of the day corrector, which is operated by pushing the crown all the way in to quick-set the day.
Just exactly what I need! Are you a mind reader?
Not bad, FOR A HOBBYIST!😄
Haha! 😉
Wonder if this would be the same process for a Seiko tuna mm (sbbn031)?
A side note great fix.. When quick setting most company's say go to 5 am or pm too quick set..you won't strip some those mechanisms that are nylon.. Especially old seikos..
Yes but to be fair I rarely practice this as once it’s changed over within 30 minutes of that it’s well clear of anything.
It’s mainly 6119 & 6309 that i see both fingers made of nylon.
Great video but...
Is there a fix for the date being slightly misaligned on 7s26 a?
I have the same movement and only one date miss aligns which is the sunday one so can that be the same problem?
can a 7s26 day wheel be use in a nh36 movement ?
My vintage seiko does switch numbers (date) by pushing the crown but nothing happens with day date (mon, tue, etc). Any advice?
Thoroughly enjoyed this upload... Thumbs up and a sub from me... Stay safe... Rico
You have just answered a major frustration I have had. Misaligned Day wheels annoy the hell out of me and this fix never occured to me. Can i ask, did you work this out yourself or find out somewhere else? I now get to use my staking set for the first time :)
I worked it out from sheer frustration on a nice Seiko I had once you see the star gear move its a moment of eureka
I spent ages trying to bend the day jumper spring on a 7009 because I thought that was the reason for the misalignment. Eventually I worked out that the star could be moved. Then I tried it another 7009, thinking that must be the reason for the day misalignment on that one, but the star was solid, no movement at all. Then I remembered that it was a 4 o'clock crown and I had been aligning the date window at the wrong spot.
Easily done. I have lots of donor date wheels but I never wrote on the bag what position they were so can become quite entertaining!
How much would this cost to do? I have a citizen pro master with the same issue.
What time does the "Day" normally change?
On my 7009 its at 3am which feels wrong. Can this be adjusted in the same way?
That’s about right. You can’t adjust it.
hello sir. any chances on doing this tweak on 3 o'clock nh36 to be 3.8 o'clock without changes to new day disc or swap from 7s26?
7S26 do not have an adjustable gear as its all moulded as one on the day wheel.
@@MyRetroWatches thank you for the info sir. duly noted.
Really useful to know this (many thanks) - particularly given, as I was watching it, I thought to myself "I wonder if I could use a dot of superglue to hold things in place" and then you even went and answered that question!
I’m sure the pro will say different but it worked for me years ago and it’s not a component that would effect the running of a watch.
Whatever works on my opinion.
Is it possible to move the day wheel while it is in place to line it up with the date?
It may be possible but you have to hold the disc and turn the gear plus you will get resistance from the spring.
For what it takes to remove and refit it’s hardly worth it.
@@MyRetroWatches Let's say that you get the gear in place, then you put a spot of superglue on the gear and line up the day wheel. Could that be done?
My seiko 5 date is fine its just the date that's stuck
What about misaligned date?
I have never seen that. The date wheel has its own mechanism and driven by parts from the dial side of the movement. If a date is dramatically out on a vintage Seiko then it’s most likely got the wrong wheel installed.
Seiko come with crowns at 3 and 4 and this makes a big difference to the date wheel as they are not compatible
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The day wheel did not turn over when you turned to 12. It still showed Sat.
The day never changes at 12 it’s always a little bit after. In hindsight I should have kept winding on for an hour. It’s the way the date and day fingers line up with the gearing to change it over. On these old Seikos it’s never at exactly the same time
@@MyRetroWatches yep, this is done to spread out the load on the train of rotating both discs at once. Even so, there is still a drop in amplitude over this time.
Thats the day wheel not the date wheel
That’s a damn good point! Been uploaded well over a year and I never even noticed!
Better change it
Hobbits, eh? ;)