finisterre Posted February 20, 2007 Report Share Posted February 20, 2007 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Corgi Posted February 20, 2007 Report Share Posted February 20, 2007 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crystalcranium Posted February 21, 2007 Report Share Posted February 21, 2007 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshot Posted February 21, 2007 Report Share Posted February 21, 2007 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted February 21, 2007 Report Share Posted February 21, 2007 epidomy "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means." -Inigo Montoya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornerstone Posted February 21, 2007 Report Share Posted February 21, 2007 Ah...Seiko Kinetic. The memories... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stang Posted March 4, 2007 Report Share Posted March 4, 2007 "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 ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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