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, 2010My Seiko Kinetic has started holding a charge less and less over time.
Thursday, December 10th, 2009When a Seiko Kinetic holds a charge for less and less time, it is an indication that the capacitor is wearing out. Eventually, the watch will no longer charge at all. It is important to replace the capacitor when it is worn out because a bad capacitor can burst and leak corrosion into the watch mechanism causing serious damage.
My Seiko Kinetic will only go to a 20 charge on the indicator.
Monday, December 7th, 2009Some people do not wear their Seiko Kinetics often enough to get them to a full charge. Try to wind the Kinetic by just shaking it back and forth for 10-15 minutes or putting it on a watch winder. Sometimes when a capacitor on a Kinetic is going out, the watch will hold less and less charge before it stops. Sometimes the winding mechanism is wearing out and it no longer charges efficiently. It could also be a sign of some of the gears wearing out and putting a lot of drag on the power supply.