Any advice would be great Seiko 4336 8129

[Jpfarro]

Hello everyone,

My name is John but you can call me Jack. I am new the group here and have been a hobbyist repairer for the past 2 + years. I mainly stick with mechanical watches but from time to time I will tinker with old quartz Seiko watches which I love. A current project that I have been trying to get down is a Seiko 4336 8129. This watch has been fighting me from the start. Well the movement was dead due to a broken pivot on the motor. So I sourced a replacement movement. Next Crystal was cracked so I removed the broken glass but can't figure out how to take the top bezel ring off. I have some pics. This poor watch has had a rough life. I was trying to bring it back!! Thank you for reading my tale of woe!!

 

[oldhippy]

It doesn’t come off. Those screws are just for show, just dummy screws. To obtain the correct glass you need the numbers on the back of the case. It is a press in glass, so you need the right type of glass press. Don’t forget to ask for crome/ white metal as it will have a ring inside, you don’t want a gold looking one.

[jdm]

1 hour ago, oldhippy said:

It doesn’t come off. Those screws are just for show, just dummy screws. To obtain the correct glass you need the numbers on the back of the case. It is a press in glass, so you need the right type of glass press. Don’t forget to ask for crome/ white metal as it will have a ring inside, you don’t want a gold looking one.

You're probably right about the case being one piece, but sometime with Seiko is hard to tell. They manufacture two piece cases even for cheap models. However, I do not see any need to remove the bezel, just give a reasonable polishing overall.

Regarding the crystal, we can't tell what it is as it's  The number on case back have been given above as 4336 8129, however  it could be a regular flat for which no original part is needed , just order by size, and consider a type I gasket too.

[Jpfarro]

Well it turns out that this Seiko infact gets a press in Crystal. I was able to salvage the black flat gasket and order a couple of 1.5mm mineral crystal. Another learning moment for me. Much thanks to all who pointed me in the right direction.

 

[Jpfarro]

Well here it is now. I repaired the movement new glass. This old watch has had a hard life and it shows. I still need to source  a battery door gasket, crystal gasket (reused the old one for now)  and correct silver chapter ring around day/date. I left the sweep a tad bent to remind me that all things are not perfect. 

[Jpfarro]

New Gaskets, glass and battery.  and I did put in the chapter ring around the day/date. I am very happy to bring this 78' back to life.