Can We Repair This Seiko Quartz 8123A Watch!?

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ก.พ. 2023
  • Hello viewers. Sit back and enjoy as we trouble shoot this Seiko quartz watch from the 1980s. The movement is 8123A with 5 jewels.

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  • @Zodiac_Mack
    @Zodiac_Mack 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Keep up the good work, Nice to see new individuals getting in to this hobby,
    The thing I have found with some Seiko quartz movements is to just lubricate lightly and then wind the hands around several times in both directions and then put a brand new battery in it and leave it sitting for some time whilst randomly winding the hands, again in both directions,
    Always remember that quartz movements tend to have a hacking function so pulling the stem out to set the time will stop the seconds hand from rotating, so remember to push the stem back in after time setting has been achieved,

    • @robertjordan7323
      @robertjordan7323  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for watching. I'll keep this in mind for my next quartz project.

  • @markirvin2809
    @markirvin2809 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The Seiko 7N43 quartz movement is a direct drop in replacement. Of course it doesn't have jewels, but if you want a watch that works, that is the way to go - if you cannot repair the 8123.

    • @robertjordan7323
      @robertjordan7323  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hello Mark, yes. Also, I determined the VX43 movement will work as well. Found a dealer carrying them for $7 each. More cost effective than Ebay and a donor coil from a past movement for $60. I'm in the process of putting it in.

    • @russelljjackson123
      @russelljjackson123 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Please post how it goes! I’m trying to revive the exact same watch. Thanks!

    • @robertjordan7323
      @robertjordan7323  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@russelljjackson123 , will do. Have you narrowed down where on your watch the issue may be? Coil or something else?

    • @russelljjackson123
      @russelljjackson123 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@robertjordan7323 I’m just starting. This was my first real watch, and I recently found it at my moms house. The battery had leaked, so I cleaned that up as best I could with tweezers and rodico. Then I popped in a new battery and prayed but to no avail!

  • @AntonioLopez-of3jl
    @AntonioLopez-of3jl 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks for sharing the knowledge.

  • @piki217
    @piki217 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hello, great video. I have the same movement and the date wheel gets stuck, it cant advance on the next day, the day wheel advances but the date gets stuck. Do you know how to fix this?

    • @robertjordan7323
      @robertjordan7323  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hello, interesting. I never saw my movement do this. I'll look at my movement to see if something stands out. Have you taken it apart yet?

    • @piki217
      @piki217 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@robertjordan7323 not yet, i dont have the necessarry tools, but im planning to get them and try to fix it myself.

    • @robertjordan7323
      @robertjordan7323  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hello, I posted a video on my solution to getting this Seiko running again.

    • @piki217
      @piki217 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@robertjordan7323 thanks for letting me know!

  • @Engineersoldinterstingstuff
    @Engineersoldinterstingstuff ปีที่แล้ว +1

    To me the bottom battery connection looks corroded...

  • @frankevega
    @frankevega ปีที่แล้ว

    Hello I have a seiko quartz with digital bottom I need restored

    • @robertjordan7323
      @robertjordan7323  ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello Franke, thank you for the inquiry and watching my video. I'm a hobbyist at this and the watch you speak of may be more suited for a watch maker. Have you tried a watch maker/jeweler?

    • @frankevega
      @frankevega ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@robertjordan7323 no I havent. Just seen your video and it made me want to get it restored. Thx

    • @robertjordan7323
      @robertjordan7323  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@frankevega No worries. When I finish the video on this watch, my most economical solution was to buy a new quartz movement and install it. Replacing the defective coil on the original was way too costly.

    • @frankevega
      @frankevega ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@robertjordan7323 thank you for your time. Nice video btw. Keep up the good work

  • @jonabitstream
    @jonabitstream 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    next time test the coil first.

  • @romeldphillips3146
    @romeldphillips3146 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Do you do this for customers?

    • @robertjordan7323
      @robertjordan7323  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hello Romeld, I'm just a hobbyist starting out at tinkering with older watches.

    • @romeldphillips3146
      @romeldphillips3146 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@robertjordan7323 then you cannot go wrong with my watch that I need reviving

    • @robertjordan7323
      @robertjordan7323  ปีที่แล้ว

      @@romeldphillips3146 what do you have that needs reviving?

    • @romeldphillips3146
      @romeldphillips3146 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@robertjordan7323 a Seiko Quartz sport 100

    • @robertjordan7323
      @robertjordan7323  ปีที่แล้ว

      @@romeldphillips3146 You obviously tried a new battery?