Do Automatic Movements Die Eventually?

[finisterre]

I've got an approx 10 year old kinetic Seiko. When fully charged it should keep going for up to a week I think.

But when it's off my wrist it seems to stop in about 36 hours.

Do these movements lose their ability to hold a charge after a while. Do the capacitors get knackered or something?

Cheers.

[obelisque]

[Corgi]

I thought Rolex was the first to do this with their Oysterquartz?

I love that Oysterquartz... it is the epidomy of 80s "futuristic" design. A complete rebellion against the roundness of architecture and design preceeding its time... with many straight lines and a razor sharp looking case, the watch is nothing but a definitive fashion symbol representative of that wonderful decade.

[crystalcranium]

I've got an approx 10 year old kinetic Seiko. When fully charged it should keep going for up to a week I think.

But when it's off my wrist it seems to stop in about 36 hours.

Do these movements lose their ability to hold a charge after a while. Do the capacitors get knackered or something?

Cheers.

Short answer...yes the capacitors die ater a while...but they are replaceable at a semi reasonable cost. Here's a link.

http://www.qualitywatchrepair.com/seiko_ki...CFRSJgQodqmXofA

[longshot]

early seiko kinetics had very very short power reserves (as low as 24 hours) and unreliable capacitors.

but not even the new ones have i week power reserves

[Pugwash]

epidomy

"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means." -Inigo Montoya

[cornerstone]

Ah...Seiko Kinetic. The memories...

[stang]

"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."

epitome: typical of or possessing to a high degree the features of a whole class (synonym: embodiment, model, quintessence). Often mistaken to mean the ultimate or best ... which is what I thought it meant Dictionaries rule.

My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my watch. Prepare to die .....