![]() ![]() ![]() To avoid this, wear the watch for more than 8 hours a day. If the watch is used without being wound up sufficiently, gain or loss of the watch may result. ![]() If the watch is worn on the wrist, the mainspring will be wound automatically through normal wrist movement.To initially start your watch swing it from side to side in a horizontal arc for about 30 seconds. Instructions for starting/winding the SNK809 that do not appear on the instruction card but are taken from the PDF from Seiko's website: It also includes information about Lumibrite- exposing the watch face to bright light for 10 minutes gets you 7 hours of luminous dial the luminosity diminishes over the 7 hours unless the watch is re-exposed. Why?Ī week later, I found a more detailed instruction manual for the 7S26 movement on Seiko's site with far better instructions on setting the date and time and winding it. The pathetically inadequate instruction card mentioned to set the watch before noon. On the day I received it, the day of the week (weekends are coloured red) was displayed in what I originally thought was French, but later found out to be Spanish. It displays the day of the week (three-letter abbreviation) and date at the 3 o-clock poistion. The watch is completely silent unlike many Timex watches that tick loudly. It should be noted that the 12 o'clock marker is not distinguishable from the 6 o'clok marker so it's possible to read the wrong time in the dark if the watch is not on your wrist. Both hands are also luminous as are small circular minute-markers around the circumference. There is a sweep second-hand with a red tip with a luminous (Lumibrite) circular pan at the opposite end. The minute hand points to the outer-most numbers which increment in 5 minute intervals while the hour hand points to numbers that increment in 1 hour, drawn in the inner-most circle. Two sets of numbers appear concentrically on the face. Instead, I had to read the discussions on the popular watch forums and keep copious notes. Unfortunately, there's no a website where I could just type in my watch requirements and get suggestions for brands and models (well, there is Watchluxus but it tends towards luxury watches). waterproof to 100m (330ft) minimum (washing hands or exposure to rain).inexpensive (so that I would not mourn its loss and could afford to buy a replacement).non-battery powered (rules out most quartz watches, except solar).analog dial with numbered face (rules out dive watches).My requirements for a watch were as follows: So this Seiko is a luxury item for me, as I am capable of functioning without a watch. The only other watch I own is a Timex quartz which is lost in a drawer. When I needed to know the time, I used the clock on my camera or a nearby parking meter (when outdoors), or the clock on the computer (both at home and at work), or the microwave or the stove (when at home). I have not worn a watch for more than 15 years (nor do I carry a mobile phone). I am not a watch fanatic nor a connoisseur. Wikipedia This is a review of the Seiko model SNK809 (also called Seiko 5) automatic, self-winding analog watch. Luxury goods are products and services that are not considered essential and are associated with affluence. you can buy mechanical watches at almost any price, from a seventy-five dollar Seiko 5, which keeps time quite nicely, within reason, and will run gamely for decades even if you ignore its most basic needs for an occasional cleaning and oiling (which most Seiko 5 owners tend to do, which is a shame) all the way up to nearly half a million dollars. Without the Seiko 7S26 and comparable movements from Miyota (Citizen), Orient, and Swatch, many people would not be able to experience the joy of owning a mechanical watch at all. : Note about Toronto Seiko Boutique closing.: Chronolytics research on popular watch searches.: effect on accuracy of face-down position.: still accurate to the minute after 2 weeks of face-down position overnight!.: Link to Japan Clock and Watch Association.: nearly one year later, the watch still runs fine.: image of the generic instruction card that comes with the watch. ![]()
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