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Jun 29, 2021,10:31 AM
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.
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Seiko SPB 153 crystal alignment?
By: Lao Bao : June 29th, 2021-08:29
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...
Up to you
By: xxcesar : June 29th, 2021-10:31
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
By: Lao Bao : June 29th, 2021-14:32
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
By: Lao Bao : July 28th, 2021-06:19
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
By: Lao Bao : July 29th, 2021-10:55
-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...