I have 2 Seiko kinetics. The oldest I bought new 25 years ago, it also has auto relay. It is still in its original condition, no new battery or capacitor. It works superbly. The other one is 6 years old, again a great timekeeper. I have 20+ watches. I find Seiko are the best watches for their cost.
Owned a 15 year old Seiko Kinetic Sapphire. Amazed the metal band and body show wear and tear but the sapphire crystal looks brand new, not have even a tiny scratch on it.
I kept mine in a drawer for about 10 years. I took it out this week. At first it only kept time for ten minutes but then I shook it for half an hour and wore it all day. It works as well as the day I bought it. Very clever engineering; I don't agree with the opinions of some of these posters.
I just bought a used one online it came with the original box and some extra links unfortunately it's not big enough for my wrist and I wanted to see if it worked and I do not have an induction watch charger nor do I have an analog rotary winder so I figured well since I can't put it on my wrist I put it in a ditty bag and taped it to my pant leg and went for a long bicycle ride. It worked! And the watch itself works well. I have big arms and hands so it proportionally fits my wrist I'm going to take it to my watch man and have him give it a good cleaning install the extra links and a new Factory capacitor. Thank you for the review
I have not had any problems with the 2 kinetic seikos i have, one is an ancient, 1980s the other new titanium. They must be walked like a dog, worn or moved by slow shaking back and forth. This must be done before full discharge or watch stoppage.
I have a seiko kinetic diver, it was fully charged up by wearing, supposed to last 6 months without wearing- lasted a week and I can’t get the thing past ten seconds charge. It simply won’t charge up any further. The things have to be worn until the day you die or they’ll lose their charge forever and need the capacitor changed.
Great video thanks. I have one like that that was in the drawer for 5 years. I put it in a winder and the second hand jumps 2 seconds every move but the watch keeps perfect time. The button I press it ignores it and doesnt show how much left. You said capacitor should be changed every 10 years and its few bucks? How?
I had a capacitor replaced last month and it cost me $60 at a local watch shop. If you wear it regularly, the kinetic is very reliable. But if you leave it sitting mostly in a drawer you should probably go for an automatic movement.
@@mikeingeorgia1Kinetic watch, I do not remember the exact model. It was in a titanium case. Probably the sample variation. Mine is dead. I bought 7s26 - 0040 and I am glad about it.
@@trilobit4 , I believe a rechargeable lithium battery can also be put in in place of the capacitor. I’m not sure costwise which is the way to go though.
Absolutely the worst least collectible line of watches (Kinetic) - this is an abomination for any collector unless you wear them daily. Once the battery(capacitor) is exhausted there is virtually no way to revive it outside of hacks that work some of the time. Seiko actually had a charger they sold primarily in Japan and then discontinued because of price point and lack of interest - sell them or store them and forget them as quickly as reasonably possible. They are not collectible and no sane watch collector would pay $1 USD for any.
I have 2 Seiko kinetics. The oldest I bought new 25 years ago, it also has auto relay. It is still in its original condition, no new battery or capacitor. It works superbly.
The other one is 6 years old, again a great timekeeper. I have 20+ watches. I find Seiko are the best watches for their cost.
Nice!
do you need to service it?
Owned a 15 year old Seiko Kinetic Sapphire. Amazed the metal band and body show wear and tear but the sapphire crystal looks brand new, not have even a tiny scratch on it.
Nice! Seikos are practically immortal!
I kept mine in a drawer for about 10 years. I took it out this week. At first it only kept time for ten minutes but then I shook it for half an hour and wore it all day. It works as well as the day I bought it. Very clever engineering; I don't agree with the opinions of some of these posters.
2 months later...
I don't think it's lost a second.
I just bought a used one online it came with the original box and some extra links unfortunately it's not big enough for my wrist and I wanted to see if it worked and I do not have an induction watch charger nor do I have an analog rotary winder so I figured well since I can't put it on my wrist I put it in a ditty bag and taped it to my pant leg and went for a long bicycle ride.
It worked! And the watch itself works well. I have big arms and hands so it proportionally fits my wrist I'm going to take it to my watch man and have him give it a good cleaning install the extra links and a new Factory capacitor.
Thank you for the review
I have to have seiko bracelet with seiko watch, same with all brands. It is my OCD I guess ;-D
Same here
I've had mine since 1999. It's very similar to the one you are reviewing, withe the same wristband. It loses about a second a month.
Bought one for HKD 10k and when it failed to charge, Seiko asked for 17k to fix it. Will never buy Japanese watch again.
What is the lug to lug? I have this watch and can’t figure it out
I have not had any problems with the 2 kinetic seikos i have, one is an ancient, 1980s the other new titanium. They must be walked like a dog, worn or moved by slow shaking back and forth. This must be done before full discharge or watch stoppage.
How much does that watch cost?
I have a seiko kinetic diver, it was fully charged up by wearing, supposed to last 6 months without wearing- lasted a week and I can’t get the thing past ten seconds charge. It simply won’t charge up any further. The things have to be worn until the day you die or they’ll lose their charge forever and need the capacitor changed.
I just had mine serviced it cost me $166 US
@@ElectricBlakeGames You fr? How much does the watch cost?
that's a nice looking watch! I've never seen a kinetic, but its interesting!
Indeed it was very interesting to see and learn about it!
Great video thanks. I have one like that that was in the drawer for 5 years. I put it in a winder and the second hand jumps 2 seconds every move but the watch keeps perfect time. The button I press it ignores it and doesnt show how much left. You said capacitor should be changed every 10 years and its few bucks? How?
Send back to seiko, maybe?
You remind me of the bad guy in John Wick 4.
I have owned an older model. The life of the capacitor was 5 years only. Buy a battery watch. Kinetic are horrible.
Capacotors are expensive to replace every 5 years.
I had a capacitor replaced last month and it cost me $60 at a local watch shop. If you wear it regularly, the kinetic is very reliable. But if you leave it sitting mostly in a drawer you should probably go for an automatic movement.
@@mikeingeorgia1Kinetic watch, I do not remember the exact model. It was in a titanium case. Probably the sample variation. Mine is dead. I bought 7s26 - 0040 and I am glad about it.
@@trilobit4 , I believe a rechargeable lithium battery can also be put in in place of the capacitor. I’m not sure costwise which is the way to go though.
@BlessedDoongleBerry , oh ok. I can’t recall where I heard that but I was thinking that may be something they’ had come up with as an alternative.
Absolutely the worst least collectible line of watches (Kinetic) - this is an abomination for any collector unless you wear them daily. Once the battery(capacitor) is exhausted there is virtually no way to revive it outside of hacks that work some of the time. Seiko actually had a charger they sold primarily in Japan and then discontinued because of price point and lack of interest - sell them or store them and forget them as quickly as reasonably possible. They are not collectible and no sane watch collector would pay $1 USD for any.
Don’t buy a kinetic watch. They don’t keep any charge unless worn from new and never take it off.
What about wearing it once a week?