Beautiful piece Lukas! The dial is really striking and has a very cool minimalist look overall. I appreciate the care and attention you make with servicing these watches. 👍
Thanks Dave! As nice as the exterior is, the timepiece stands or falls on the machine! Inner beauty is no less impressive and important as outer beauty!
Thanks. I ended up with close to the same solution. After the fact, I think the next time I’ll use an Xacto knife with a #17 chisel face. You were a great help.
Always be very careful when prying these casebacks up… the wider the blade, the better… a thin blade or a screwdriver can cause too much pressure on a small area, and the caseback will crack…. That’s why screw backs are preferred over snap backs… and screw backs are often times more ornate!
Try using a 4X or 10x jewelers loupe and you’ll almost certainly see the lip on the caseback. Then use a razor and a small watchmakers hammer and tap it gently and it should pry up…. Hope that helps ;) ~Lukas
Each case can have more than one dial variation. So the case code is rarely ever the same as the dial code. If you look up a Seiko on google images, searching by case codes, you will see many cases with different dials. Some cases had 3-4-5 different dial possibilities.
These normally cost 200-300$ to service depending on the work needed and the location you’re in and the experience of the watchmaker. I have special price because I hire a watchmaker and service so many…
Beautiful piece Lukas! The dial is really striking and has a very cool minimalist look overall. I appreciate the care and attention you make with servicing these watches. 👍
Thanks Dave! As nice as the exterior is, the timepiece stands or falls on the machine! Inner beauty is no less impressive and important as outer beauty!
Thanks. I ended up with close to the same solution. After the fact, I think the next time I’ll use an Xacto knife with a #17 chisel face. You were a great help.
Always be very careful when prying these casebacks up… the wider the blade, the better… a thin blade or a screwdriver can cause too much pressure on a small area, and the caseback will crack…. That’s why screw backs are preferred over snap backs… and screw backs are often times more ornate!
If you use a screwdriver, it should be very wide and sharp…. And only gentle taps ….
A nice watch. Can you share any tips for removing the back? There doesn’t seem to be any edge for a case knife. Thanks.
Try using a 4X or 10x jewelers loupe and you’ll almost certainly see the lip on the caseback. Then use a razor and a small watchmakers hammer and tap it gently and it should pry up…. Hope that helps ;) ~Lukas
Beautiful. Why do they have 2220-1140S on the dial and 2220-0430 on the case back?
Each case can have more than one dial variation. So the case code is rarely ever the same as the dial code. If you look up a Seiko on google images, searching by case codes, you will see many cases with different dials. Some cases had 3-4-5 different dial possibilities.
How much did it cost to get serviced?
These normally cost 200-300$ to service depending on the work needed and the location you’re in and the experience of the watchmaker. I have special price because I hire a watchmaker and service so many…
That is a ballroom watch. Very shapely.
Absolutely, a nice dress Watch for special events… that’s exactly right!
shame it was polished
Thanks for the kind words! The new owner also loves it!