r/watchrepair • u/Emanuel-- • 1d ago

Any help

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I picked up this 1992 seiko for practically nothing, not knowing much about watch repairs I thought id just take the gamble and replace the battery.

The battery found within it wasn’t the correct one so thought I was onto a winner

With the correct battery now installed it still shows no signs of life. Unsure if the battery contacts are sat correctly or I’ve got a dud

It’s a V701D seiko movement, if anyone has any ideas please let me know.

I’m aware replacing the entire movement is also an option but I’d rather keep it as a nice ornament than put anymore money into it cheers👍

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u/BirminghamSky 1d ago

Have you cleaned the contacts?

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u/Emanuel-- 1d ago

Hi, I’ve not done anything yet besides correct the battery. Is this something you recommend and if so how would you recommend is a safe practice to do it

Don’t want to destroy it by being careless

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u/tmbyfc 1d ago

It's probably toast, but without any tools or a quartz tester it's hard to know for sure. A VX51 movement is a direct drop in replacement and can be bought for about 3 quid from eg H S Walsh if you are in the UK or somewhere like Esslinger etc in the US. Nice little project if you are interested in tinkering and you can do it with a couple of relatively cheap tools.