Most watch bands, including Citizen, Seiko and many other brands are held together with cotter pins which look kind of like a hair pin. They are V-shaped with the ends flaring out a bit to make a little ball at the end. Over time, the pins wear out and the flared ends wear down and the pins fall out. After new cotter pins are installed, the band will hold together just like new. In rare cases, Titanium bands will fall apart even with new cotter pins. In this case, we can secure the pins with adhesive.
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Why do the pins keep falling out of my Citizen or Seiko watch band?
Friday, March 12th, 2010Why is my Seiko Perpetual Calendar watch showing the wrong date?
Thursday, December 10th, 2009A Seiko Perpetual Calendar watch has a computer chip which has a four-year date sequence which will always show the correct date without manual adjustment accounting for the different months and leap year. If the date is not correct, the calendar needs to be re-programmed.
I had the battery replaced in my Seiko Perpetual Calendar and the second hand now ticks in 3 or 5 second increments.
Thursday, December 10th, 2009If the battery is replaced and the perpetual calendar is not re-programmed, the watch will keep time, but the second hand will tick in odd increments as an indicator that the calendar has not been programmed.
How is a Seiko Perpetual Calendar watch different from any other date/time watch?
Thursday, December 10th, 2009A perpetual calendar watch, both Seiko and Citizen make watches with this feature, have a computer chip inside the watch. When programmed correctly, the chip will advance the date wheel correctly for 30 or 31 day months. It will also account for the 28 days in February as well as adjust for leap year.
Why is my Seiko Perpetual Calendar watch ticking in two second increments?
Thursday, December 10th, 2009The two second increment ticking is an indication of low battery power. The long life lithium battery that power a Seiko Perpetual Calendar watch needs replaced when the watch starts to tick in two second increments. If the battery is not replaced, the watch will eventually stop.
The crystal in my Citizen Eco Drive or Seiko watch shattered.
Thursday, December 10th, 2009The first thing to do when a crystal breaks is to pull out the crown (setting knob) to stop the watch. The broken glass can stop the hands and cause damage to the watch mechanism. A broken crystal should be replaced as soon as possible since the open face with allow dust and moisture to get into the watch.