Wish this video had been around when I got a nice condition type II quartz that just needed a new crystal, easy fix... Eventually I learned how these work, carved down a nylon die, and managed to finish the job. Later I happened to find a very cheap official Seiko die set meant precisely for this (S-160) and it's already proved useful several times.
I made this video to help out a guy who is working on a Seiko, but isn't a Seiko-focused person. He needed a solution for someone who doesn't have the factory tools. If I pulled out that die set I don't know how helpful it'd be.
i like how you do not act like a know it all but you give the info that you know and for that i like your videos. and your knowledge that you share is worth a lot to me. thank you very much.
I found this video of course after I had cracked the crystal. Still very useful, because now I also know how to get a new one in. Plus there will be more to come.
thank you i am a learning to become a watch maker and i am 14 years old and i look at your videos for tips i have repaired a seiko 6139 6007 and a gruen percison alarm watch
@@SpencerKleinVintageWatch ah ok I just got my Jauce acc going. Do you use an I-gasket if the clear oem gasket crumbles? 1.2mm? I’ve seen a few funky solutions to replacing the crystal on a few g-cases by coming from the front - domed acrylic, a thick black o-ring and in one case metal weld, the grey stuff 🙀 anyway thanks for the heads up 👍
mr klein would you be able to do a video about how to spot a fake or franken seiko 6139 600x not just a pogue. but all the seiko 6139 600x it is just so hard to get good info online and your very knowledgeable about this kind of stuff and it would be helpful for all of us.
It's a hugely complicated subject, and really the only real way to get a handle on it is to do lots of looking at originals (even photos of known originals) so you know what good looks like.
all your numbers like dial and case should line up right? but besides that movements are fair game for servicesers to replace faulty parts, besides the main plate(and maybe bridges). crowns and crystals get replaced more often so if a watch is 50+yo those will either be very rough or have been replaced. … for these check against the vintage product catalogues. but yes very sticky. you’re dealing with theseus ship to some extent.
mr klein what is your favorite seiko 6139 600x? mine is the 6007 but their is not much info online and that is annoying. i am trying to get as much info as i can. i got the one i have from my dad i think it was my grandfathers my grandfather died 24 years ago so i did not no him i am very sentimental with that watch.
THANK YOUU, i couldn't find nothing about the replacement of this type of crystal. Thank you so much! This G case are also on some Lordmatic
Wow! That’s going to be a huge help to anyone who has to either change or refresh one of these crystals. Thank you!
Wish this video had been around when I got a nice condition type II quartz that just needed a new crystal, easy fix... Eventually I learned how these work, carved down a nylon die, and managed to finish the job. Later I happened to find a very cheap official Seiko die set meant precisely for this (S-160) and it's already proved useful several times.
I made this video to help out a guy who is working on a Seiko, but isn't a Seiko-focused person. He needed a solution for someone who doesn't have the factory tools. If I pulled out that die set I don't know how helpful it'd be.
i like how you do not act like a know it all but you give the info that you know and for that i like your videos. and your knowledge that you share is worth a lot to me. thank you very much.
I appreciate that! I'm very much aware of how much I don't know, sincerely.
I found this video of course after I had cracked the crystal. Still very useful, because now I also know how to get a new one in. Plus there will be more to come.
Great to hear!
Very interesting Spencer. Every day we can learn one more thing. Thanks for sharing.
thank you i am a learning to become a watch maker and i am 14 years old and i look at your videos for tips i have repaired a seiko 6139 6007 and a gruen percison alarm watch
Glad to hear it!
this is great, very valuable. I think a lot of early quarts are -G like grand and king. Planning to 3d print a nylon die for this.
The die sets aren't that hard to find, and they're not super expensive, like $30-50 bucks from Japan on Yahoo Japan.
@@SpencerKleinVintageWatch ah ok I just got my Jauce acc going. Do you use an I-gasket if the clear oem gasket crumbles? 1.2mm? I’ve seen a few funky solutions to replacing the crystal on a few g-cases by coming from the front - domed acrylic, a thick black o-ring and in one case metal weld, the grey stuff 🙀 anyway thanks for the heads up 👍
mr klein would you be able to do a video about how to spot a fake or franken seiko 6139 600x not just a pogue. but all the seiko 6139 600x it is just so hard to get good info online and your very knowledgeable about this kind of stuff and it would be helpful for all of us.
It's a hugely complicated subject, and really the only real way to get a handle on it is to do lots of looking at originals (even photos of known originals) so you know what good looks like.
all your numbers like dial and case should line up right? but besides that movements are fair game for servicesers to replace faulty parts, besides the main plate(and maybe bridges). crowns and crystals get replaced more often so if a watch is 50+yo those will either be very rough or have been replaced. … for these check against the vintage product catalogues. but yes very sticky. you’re dealing with theseus ship to some extent.
would you be able to talk about all the seiko 6139 600x.
what is more rare for the seiko 6139 600x no text proof or resistant
Proof ones generally, but the gold dialed proof models are quite rare to see anymore.
mr klein what is your favorite seiko 6139 600x? mine is the 6007 but their is not much info online and that is annoying. i am trying to get as much info as i can. i got the one i have from my dad i think it was my grandfathers my grandfather died 24 years ago so i did not no him i am very sentimental with that watch.
just asked this question i need to refind that nylon gasket any idea???
would you be able to show how to remove a seiko 6139 600x indicator ring
You don't want to be messing with that. It's very easy to do a lot of damage very quickly.
what is the most expensive seiko 6139 600s and what is the most rare
6139-6002 "Sunrise", I'd say.
Would this bezel removal - in principle - work on the Seiko Bullhead as well?
Different setup, meant to be removed from the outside.
Is this the same deal with the LM Special 5216-8020?
V cool. yes If it has a -G, but a lot of the faceted crystals are a fixed to a steel ring. I have a 5216-8010 in the works which was glued.