Seiko 7A38 - by the numbers

I also noticed that you wrote 'Sr626sw' (#377 equivalent) in your post, rather than SR936SW (#394 equivalent). Although also a popular size, it's conceivable that smaller retailers may turn over their stock more slowly. Thanks for the suggestions, the "SR626SW" was a typo, I will look tha...

(Originally posted by Justin in the NOS condition gold-tone 7A38-7000 SAA008J incoming thread ) . Cool find Paul. Actually, not much else to report. I carefully unscrewed the case-back to find an absolutely squeaky clean movement, with no sign of any battery leakage. Nor did the inside of the case-...

Regarding replacement crystal gaskets, sorry to reiterate, but if you've taken the trouble to read through that thread, you'll know that I personally advocate not replacing them, unless absolutely necessary and re-using the original OEM gasket whenever possible. I can't remember having replaced the...

Looking at the photo of your Spationaute III, which you consider has a 'badly scratched crystal', all I can see in the way of significant damage is a small graze above the '0' on the 1/10s sub-dial. I have a couple of 'beater' Spationaute III's with scratched crystals (that I haven't replaced) whic...

Hi Everyone. I've recently acquired two Yema N8 (7A38) models. First being the Spationaute III Aragatz space mission model with a badly scratched crystal and I'm wondering if anyone has suggestions on replacement crystal and the appropriate gasket that would go along with this model? There are some ...