My Seiko doesn’t move the seconds

[Burgerisgood]

I recently got a 7A38 but it doesn’t seem to work besides the fact that the hands move when pulling out the crown. I need help to fix it and want to keep it as it’s a very nice watch

[Burgerisgood]

Here are some images of the watch



Front of the watch



Back opening

[Seiko7A38]

Couple of quick questions for you .....

Is this the one you bought ? https://www.ebay.com/itm/187096442912. If not please give eBay item number or link.

Have you replaced the battery ?

You say the seconds don't move. Do you mean the small seconds sub-dial @ 6 o'clock ?

Do you also mean the time isn't working, or Is the watch totally dead ?

[Burgerisgood]

No I did not buy this watch off eBay it was a local purchase. And the entire watch is dead nothing seems to move even after a new battery. Hands and date still move with the crown

[Seiko7A38]

Was it sold to you as working, but just needs a new battery - or as just not working ? Do you have any recourse ?

If absolutely nothing works after fitting a new battery, then you probably bought a duff one. Quite frankly, looking at the cosmetic condition, it's not the best example of a fairly common model, and I wouldn't bother throwing money at it.

If you want to dig a bit further into why it's not working, undo the 7 screws which hold down the anti-magnetic backplate and the battery positive terminal. Remove that and then very carefully remove the PCB underneath, being careful not to dislodge the tiny gold-plated rotary switch. Flip the PCB over and look for signs of corrosion, especially around the battery connection.

[Burgerisgood]

The seller mentioned that it worked before adding a new battery and it stopped working when he did that. The inside doesn’t seem to be corroded. I’ll be going to a watch server and see if they can solve the problem but if it’s too much I might just end up keeping it broken.

[Seiko7A38]

O.K. Please keep us posted of what happens.

Meantime, I'm going to move your thread down one section to: Bend it, Mend it - Mods & Wreckers (where it belongs).

[Burgerisgood]

Before I got the Watch Service does anyone know how much would it cost to get it serviced for reference.

[Burgerisgood]

Update, to when to get it serviced people were very nice, just hoping that the service isn’t crazy expensive what’s a good price that they would charge for the service.

[Seiko7A38]

It depends very much on what their servicing involves. I suspect it will probably cost more than the watch is worth.

[doing_time]

Tension finger has sheared off
Hope you get it sorted op.