Impossible Restoration? Watch This Seiko Diver’s Incredible Comeback!
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- Опубликовано: 5 фев 2025
- Welcome back to another exciting restoration journey! Today, we dive deep into the world of classic timepieces, taking on the challenge of bringing a beloved Seiko Diver Watch 7002-700A back to life. This watch has seen better days, suffering multiple damages and daily wear. But with a little patience and skill, we'll restore it to its former glory. Let's see what we can do. Hope you enjoy the restoration!
First, let's take a closer look at the issues we're dealing with. The crystal is badly scratched, the bezel barely rotates, and the dial has lost its vibrant look. We'll need to address each of these problems step-by-step.
With the watch disassembled, it's time to start the restoration. The bezel is polished to remove scratches and restore its shine. The crystal is replaced with a brand new one, ensuring a clear view of the dial. Speaking of the dial, we'll clean it gently and touch up any faded areas to bring back its original color.
Hope you enjoy the restoration 😊
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You put good effort and it bear the fruit. Great restoration there. I am a huge fan of seiko diver's watches. The one is a funky one with the orange dial.
In person the watch looks amazing 🤩 Thank you so much for watching.
@MagicWatchmaking i agree. Seikos looks amazing in person
Best narration ever,....none!
😎👍 nice work.
Thank you 🙏
Very nice to see a resto of a Seiko. This is a watch I can relate to, seeing as I have several of them. Usually watchmaker resto videos are always Rolex, Omega or other mega-bucks watches, so again nice to see a Seiko resto. Great Job!
Thank you so much for watching! I like this Seiko watches… they are reliable, built like a tank and last forever ☺️
@@MagicWatchmaking And you have the specific skill set to overhaul them! Well Done! Great Job!
really very nice,
great work, very professional!
Thank you so much
Merry Christmas. Great video like always! Can't tell you how cathartic it was watching you remove that glue. lol
Thank you for watching!
Merry Christmas
Stunning!
Thank you 🙏
Bravo majstore.Doktorska disertacija uz poruku : Evo ti srce na dlanu 😂😂😂
Thank you for watching and the awarding of the Doctor title 🤣🤣🤣
EXCELENTE SERVIÇO 👍🏻👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 🇧🇷
Thank you 🙏
Très beau travail !
Et très belle vidéo.
Thank you so much ☺️
Another Seiko 7002 resurrected, great work.
I bought and serviced a 7002 few months back. Love that it has better quality all steel movement parts and better hands and dials layout than the later version.
However the imperfection is the bezel has high resistance when turning to 11 o"clock and 4 o"clock position. Don't have the tools and knowledge to fux it. Watchmaker just told me he can't help.
The bezel must be removed, cleaned and lubricated again and everything will be good. I assume it collected some dirt underneath the bezel.
Thank you for watching ☺️
Incredible difference!
The crazy thing was to remove the glue. Restoring the hands was incredibly calm process... I enjoyed.
Thank you for watching ☺️
Watching from Alberta,Canada. Very enjoyable viewing.
Thank you for watching ☺️
i really love your videos!!!!!
Thank you 🙏
Excellent restoration. Salmon dial is nice. You couldn't tell if is brand new except for the 150m.
Thank you for watching and kind words ☺️
Very nice!
Thank you 🙏
Excelent!
Thank you 🙏
Good job!
Thank you so much ☺️
The sandpaper is 8,000 grit. It describes the size of the particles of abrasive in some obscure way I don’t quite understand. Lovely video. Thx
Thank you for watching ☺️
Beautiful work! These are robust watches.
I would, however, change the spring bars to Seiko fat bars so as not to wear out the lug holes.
Thank you for watching ☺️
The owner of the watch will decide the way he like!
Happy new year 🎆
Tienes un nuevo subscriptors, Muy buena restauracion, y muy detallista, las agujas son mejor que nuevas. Un saludo desde Barcelona España. Y un BUEN AÑO 2025
Thank you so much for kind words 🙏
All the best to you. Happy new year 🎆
P,D. Un saludo para roda tu familia , tu familia debe de estar muy orgullosa de tener un BUEN relojero, . HOY LLEVO VISTOS 7 VIDEOS Y SON ... FANTÀSTICOS.
Thank you so much ☺️ you are so kind
Why is the Watch covered in so much glue ? Was it Originally like this or was it remade like you have now and the previous maker applied glue ? Look Great after your restored. Thanks for sharing 🍀
The last tinkerer glue everything together. The Dial has broken feet… the solution glue 😐 Proper adhesive for for the bezel cost 2$. Glue is cheaper. Originally no glue is needed/used.
Thank you for watching ☺️
Not a fan of the dial color, but Seiko's design for their cases is just beautiful.
Thank you for watching ☺️
Amazing work. But one question, shouldn’t the top of the case be brushed and only the sides polished?
I don’t know exactly!? I find pictures with all sides polished and and others with polished and brushed. How is it originally… I can’t say.
Thank you for watching ☺️
Very nice just like new again, lots of work. I like your tools and equipment you are a very good watch maker. Your elma movement cleaning machine, the expensive one, is it ultra sonic as well as spinning? Thanks and happy holidays to you.
Thank you so much. I appreciate your kind words ☺️
Ultrasonic cleaning is a process that uses high-frequency sound waves, typically in the range of 20-40 kHz, to clean parts or objects. In addition a cleaning solution is needed. The parts to be cleaned are submerged in a tank filled with a cleaning solution, which is usually water mixed with a detergent or other cleaning agent.
The Elmasolvex RM is an automatic watch cleaning machine designed for mechanical watches. It features multiple cleaning stations and an integrated dryer, operating through rotation and vibration (do not have ultrasonic) to ensure thorough cleaning of watch movements.
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i think this one would have been better without polishing the case or the new bezel insert and dial. there aren't that many watches like this one left in their original state that are working and there are plenty of new cases on aliexpress that look much better than a polished case for those who want something new.. leaving things like they are and just cleaning them and servicing the movement is better in my opinion for many of these old budget seiko divers. make them work but also let them show their age. the aged, beat up case and bezel with adistressed leather or canvas strap would have made this watch very special.
Thank you for sharing
Cool, where do you get all the new parts fom?
By my watch parts supplier but I am sure they’re elsewhere available.
Thank you for watching ☺️
looks band new.
could that case have a upgraded saphire cristal?
I assume they have Hardlex crystal.
@@MagicWatchmaking yes they do , but Seiko does cheap out on materials for the price of those watches new
got sad when i saw the new dial
It was very hard decision.
Thank you for watching
Lavoro eseguito in maniera professionale, tuttavia non sono d'accordo con queste restauri, che stravolgono il conservato cattivo o buono che sia... Il 7002 è stato stravolto quadrante After inserti ghiera after. Il quadrante originale si poteva recuperare senza troppi problemi. Detto ciò rimane un bel lavoro eseguito da una persona competente
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If there’s a shortage of oil we know the reason why. Go easy on the oil fella wow wee.