Ronald Held
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Bernard, for a quartz watch to last 10-20 years...
on a cell is enough time, as long as the cell can be replaced. I would be as concerned about the ICs that are in the watch.
Concerns about mechanical driven capacitor watches. Seiko, Citizen, Ventura.
A htread below, citing a terrible realization that Citizen Eco Drives last only 10 to 20 years, likewise Seiko's...are of grave concern. As a collector of watches, I have a considerable number of all of these. I have realised that the battery availability...
Bernard, for a quartz watch to last 10-20 years...
on a cell is enough time, as long as the cell can be replaced. I would be as concerned about the ICs that are in the watch.
Seiko parts availability: 10 years
Hey Bernard. I just bought a SpringDrive. In the manual, near the last few pages, Seiko states that parts will be available for 10 years. After that, god help us all. This makes me a little queasy to say the least!!
It is worse than you think...
Even if a steel part for an old watch is no longer available, a watch restorer could make one. With the advances of semiconductor technology the production lines for the old parts are torn up and thrown away. Even if you had the design information of thos...
