This is amazing Gert! It's crazy how tiny and intricate these movements are. Thanks for taking out the time to service this one, really appreciate it. Im sure it was destined for the scrap heap in any other hands. But it just goes to show how durable and robust these movements are, even after years of bad fitment and wear, you still managed to revive it. Great job bud.
Yeah, they seem to be more “desirable” now that they were discontinued and prices reflect that. I’ve seen NOS 007’s go for over $500 lately. Older divers have gone through the roof and finding original cosmetic parts have become almost impossible. So yeah, it’s time to collect as many bits for these as possible
You can put an NH36 in there. You just have to swap the movement ring from the 7S26 to the NH36 and maybe the day wheel. You get handwinding, better shock ressistance, less friction, more accuracy. And an NH36 is less than 50 bucks.
Fascinating. I don't have the hand/eye coordination or patience to attempt anything like that but can certainly see myself watching your videos. I rewound and replayed parts of this one. Was excellent. Thank you.
lol i learnt another thing about seiko movement's today i was just servicing a 7S26 and noticed a bit more end play on the mainspring barrel like yours had i used my stacking set to make the hole smaller and the middle part of the hole is replaceable as i found out hitting too hard lol i then had to just get a donor from another seiko and replace you live and learn every day cheers
I'm still trying to find what works and what doesn't. I started off with voice overs but later ones I used captions. It seems the ones without voice overs do better, so I'll probably stick to that. Then again, they're not as informative. But I'm easy either way - you guys need to tell me what you prefer
Interesting video ! I restore a Pepsi Seiko 7S26 too, it’s was my first Seiko experience and I learned so much with it ! Congratulations nice video ! Thank you for sharing !!
Nice job boet i have the SKX can't remember if it is the 007 or 009 but a classic Seiko for sure,i love my Seiko watches i have the automatics,kinetics and solar ones.I saw aSeiko Marinemaster selling for £6000.Seiko quality for sure.The current price for a new Captain Willard is about £1050 and going up.I bought the homage version STEELDIVE for £114,it has the Seiko NH35 movement,it came with a metal strap and two other rubber/silicon straps extra spring bars and spring bar tool.Not bad for the price on Amazon.
Hi there. Loved your video on this skx009 job. Wonderfully serviced watch with great skill. I wonder if you can give me a hint on mine. It worked just fine until a few weeks ago. It fell to the floor, no aparent outside damage, kept working just fine. Then it started to stop by no reason and now works for less than a minute and stops. And something on the inside sounds “losse” when I gently shake. Any guess? Thanks a lot. Rui
very nice and instructive video, and very real about the difficulties a hobbyist can face ! Thank you to share it with us… What breaking grease are you using for the barrel ?
I really enjoyed watching that, thank you. Are you in SA, I'm in Cape Town. Just getting into watches. Two questions, please: how long did this process take from start to finish, and what do you think of the 4r35 movement? Thank you!
Thank you Tom. Hmmm, not exactly sure. Brand new 7S26 movements aren’t easy to come by now that they’re discontinued. I’d guess around $100’ish. But donor movements are plentiful and a lot cheaper.
Hi, Bearded. Please help me figure out if I'm adjusting the SKX007 or if something is wrong with the mechanism. The watch's second hand when in 30-second position is when the minute hand is aligned. and the other issue is that in the morning, the SAT shows on the date and by 2:45am-3am it changes to SAB as to 'pm' time and would stay there for the next 18 hours. Thank you in advance for your reply.
Really cool video! But considering you can get an NH36 for under 50$, regulate it and swap the grey movement ring with the black one of the 7S26 and it will fit plug and play, while beeing more shock resistant, has less fricton, being more accurate and mainly has handwinding, servicing a 7S26 seems pretty pointless...
I would just replace the movement with a NH-36 new and move on. But it is a great video of your service. Opening the barrel and removing the mainspring on this movement is very scary.
Same watch I have had for 4 years, it was making a noise when shaking it also, I took the case of and found the flywheel loose too. After that I accidentally touched the balance spring trying to speed it up a bit.😱 now it Don’t work at all. 😥🫣🤔
You are touching that movement with your hands, this is the first time I see that someone handles the watch without rubber finger covers. Yes, you put them on afterwards, but I guess you did that only for the camera.
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This is amazing Gert! It's crazy how tiny and intricate these movements are. Thanks for taking out the time to service this one, really appreciate it. Im sure it was destined for the scrap heap in any other hands. But it just goes to show how durable and robust these movements are, even after years of bad fitment and wear, you still managed to revive it. Great job bud.
Only a pleasure my man. I just love bringing these back from the 'scrap heap'!
incredible work. Had mine since 1999. It's a thing of beauty.
Nice job. These SKX are going up in price. Probably gonna be more people restoring the 7s26 movements in a few years.
Yeah, they seem to be more “desirable” now that they were discontinued and prices reflect that. I’ve seen NOS 007’s go for over $500 lately. Older divers have gone through the roof and finding original cosmetic parts have become almost impossible. So yeah, it’s time to collect as many bits for these as possible
You can put an NH36 in there. You just have to swap the movement ring from the 7S26 to the NH36 and maybe the day wheel.
You get handwinding, better shock ressistance, less friction, more accuracy. And an NH36 is less than 50 bucks.
Excellent and a nice South African-accent
My favorite movement. Cheap and reliable and can last for generations given it's serviced properly :)
I’d rather service my skx to keep it original. It’s far more special to keep everything. Great vid
I agree, SKX’s have steadily gone up in value (more so than it’s vintage 6039 and 7002 brothers) so best to service it when needed.
Very nice Gert, it was a pleasure to watch the video!!!
Thanks buddy, much appreciated my man!
Fascinating. I don't have the hand/eye coordination or patience to attempt anything like that but can certainly see myself watching your videos. I rewound and replayed parts of this one. Was excellent. Thank you.
Thank you John, I really appreciate it!
lol i learnt another thing about seiko movement's today i was just servicing a 7S26 and noticed a bit more end play on the mainspring barrel like yours had i used my stacking set to make the hole smaller and the middle part of the hole is replaceable as i found out hitting too hard lol i then had to just get a donor from another seiko and replace you live and learn every day
cheers
Was just about to say the thing I like about this channel is no commentary.
I'm still trying to find what works and what doesn't. I started off with voice overs but later ones I used captions. It seems the ones without voice overs do better, so I'll probably stick to that. Then again, they're not as informative. But I'm easy either way - you guys need to tell me what you prefer
@@TheBeardedWatchmaker Please do. Been enjoying the silent videos. I'm learning the trade on a Slava twin spring 2427.
Thanks for letting me know!
Why not just turn your volume off?
Interesting video ! I restore a Pepsi Seiko 7S26 too, it’s was my first Seiko experience and I learned so much with it ! Congratulations nice video ! Thank you for sharing !!
Only a pleasure. If you hadn’t noticed by now, I really love the Pepsi Seiko’s.
This was awesome. I’ll definitely be getting my SKX007J1 serviced when the time comes. It has the cool Arabic date wheel that I want to keep.
Thank you! Yeah keeping these original is now a thing when you see what they sell for lately
Fantastic video, thank you for sharing!
Thank you very much!
That was just fantastic work. After seeing that I think I will throw my 4R35 in the trash before even trying to repair it myself lol 😆
Thank you Alan!
Nice job boet i have the SKX can't remember if it is the 007 or 009 but a classic Seiko for sure,i love my Seiko watches i have the automatics,kinetics and solar ones.I saw aSeiko Marinemaster selling for £6000.Seiko quality for sure.The current price for a new Captain Willard is about £1050 and going up.I bought the homage version STEELDIVE for £114,it has the Seiko NH35 movement,it came with a metal strap and two other rubber/silicon straps extra spring bars and spring bar tool.Not bad for the price on Amazon.
Very cool. nicely done.👍
Thank you!
woooooooooooo that is super nice and all the coments, and yes still think that would love to learn this and do it ,,,, Thank You
Nice video! All of my Seiko's are quartz.
Thank you! You might want to try one of their Automatics. Something mesmerising watching a mechanical watch operate
Your presentation almost identical to @M539Restorations. Enjoyed btw
Hi there. Loved your video on this skx009 job. Wonderfully serviced watch with great skill. I wonder if you can give me a hint on mine. It worked just fine until a few weeks ago. It fell to the floor, no aparent outside damage, kept working just fine. Then it started to stop by no reason and now works for less than a minute and stops. And something on the inside sounds “losse” when I gently shake. Any guess? Thanks a lot. Rui
Love the video. I am starting my watch making journey soon, could you please tell me the jars your using, baskets, and ultrasonic cleaner ? thank you
awesome content thanks for sharing
I have an skx011j bought it new old stock for like 230 bucks. Crazy how expensive they are now
Time to buy NOS!!!!
very nice and instructive video, and very real about the difficulties a hobbyist can face ! Thank you to share it with us… What breaking grease are you using for the barrel ?
Thank you very much! I generally use 8217 braking grease on Seiko barrels
I really enjoyed watching that, thank you. Are you in SA, I'm in Cape Town. Just getting into watches. Two questions, please: how long did this process take from start to finish, and what do you think of the 4r35 movement? Thank you!
Wonderful work. You are very patient. Question, how much does a new movement cost for a SKX173 w/7S26?
Thank you Tom. Hmmm, not exactly sure. Brand new 7S26 movements aren’t easy to come by now that they’re discontinued. I’d guess around $100’ish. But donor movements are plentiful and a lot cheaper.
Hi, Bearded. Please help me figure out if I'm adjusting the SKX007 or if something is wrong with the mechanism. The watch's second hand when in 30-second position is when the minute hand is aligned. and the other issue is that in the morning, the SAT shows on the date and by 2:45am-3am it changes to SAB as to 'pm' time and would stay there for the next 18 hours. Thank you in advance for your reply.
Messed mine up from a hard drop. What would be more practical... having a full service or replacing the movement with a nh36a ?
@DickBanger-ui6no Ended up sending to authorized seiko repair. Cost for that movement to be replaced was very reasonable.
Really cool video!
But considering you can get an NH36 for under 50$, regulate it and swap the grey movement ring with the black one of the 7S26 and it will fit plug and play, while beeing more shock resistant, has less fricton, being more accurate and mainly has handwinding, servicing a 7S26 seems pretty pointless...
Great video! Thanks for making it.
Thank you sir!
Nice 👌
Thanks 😊
I would just replace the movement with a NH-36 new and move on. But it is a great video of your service. Opening the barrel and removing the mainspring on this movement is very scary.
My skx007j is gaining about ten minutes a day. I can't find anywhere I trust to fix it and Seiko's site says movement not found under repair
hi Gert
did you say saltwater rinse? thats a first for me. fill me in!
Ha no. I use an ammonia based cleaner ;)
No plastic parts in 7s26?
On 7S26 only the calendar works has plastic gears. And the movement ring of course
Could you service my SKX031 please ?
He’s wearing a seiko skx009 J.
Same watch I have had for 4 years, it was making a noise when shaking it also,
I took the case of and found the flywheel loose too. After that I accidentally touched the balance spring trying to speed it up a bit.😱 now it Don’t work at all. 😥🫣🤔
You are touching that movement with your hands, this is the first time I see that someone handles the watch without rubber finger covers. Yes, you put them on afterwards, but I guess you did that only for the camera.