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So I just kind of started getting into watches as a hobby. I got this watch from eBay (5m42) Seiko kinetic movement. There were two things wrong with it (1) The capacitor was bad (2) the date dial would rotate by itself after it had been set. I got a hold of some tools (screwdrivers, toothpicks, movement holder) and replaced a new capacitor which fixed the watch overall, however the date dial was still giving me problems. It would turn by itself. So I was digging around and found this old thread from bobm12 regarding the teardown of this watch. Rather than to "resurrect" this old thread I decided to go about doing this myself and pretty much broke down the watch. I found that on the front dial there seemed to be a little metal piece with a "diamond" like hand that held the "teeth" in place while you set the date. Anyway that piece was bent back far and could not make contact with the teeth (simple fix). Problem was I took the watch apart so far (both sides) every piece that it has became a project to get it back together. It took me 4 days (off/on) to get the "gear train" together and actually figure out get the little gear pins into the holes so that when I put the crown in I can actually see the gears turn when I move the crown. It also took me just as long to figure out how to understand the "crown movement linkage" the clutch, crown stem and other pieces that allow the crown to go in/out to set the date/time. So now I have a few questions. 1. I have the service manual for this movement, it's calling for Mobius 'A' as well as some kind of "Seiko oil". The service manual has the oil points. The question is I can easily buy the Mobius A oil on ebay but what type of oil needle do I need. Is there some quick and cheap oil pen with the mobius oil already inside. I've been using no oil during the entire assembly!!! 2. Last night I put the entire watch back together and put in the capacitor. I heard no noise no ticking!!!! My thinking is that the watch motor is simply jammed. Reason why I'm thinking this is because when I put the gear train together to motor (magnet) seems to want to stay off center. I don't know if the actual pin on the top of that gear is making it's way into the hole or the jewel once I put the cover on!!! Once some ways to test this once I get that part together? 3. So this watch contains a date function. How do I set the hands (once I install them) in "synchronous" to the date fiction. So once they hit 12:00 the date changes? I know it's a lot of questions, Thanks