Seiko 5m43-0a40

[Fire3]

Hi all

 

i have a Seiko 5M43-0A40 kenetic watch that had a suspected faulty capacitor, I took it to my local watch repair man who has advised me their is a fault with the movement due to a previous repair (I can’t for the life of me remember where I took it to get repaired previously)

 

The watch has a lot of sentimental value to me, what are my options for replacing the whole movement? 

 

Thanks in advance 

Fire3

[Jon]

So, did the watch repairman say exactly what was wrong with the movement? as it is hard to advise you if we don't know what the problem is.

My opinion would be to take it to someone who will tell you what the fault is and how much to repair, otherwise you are making decisions based on lack of information. Knowing this will help you decide if it is certain parts that need replacing or the whole movement.

[Tmuir]

The movement 5M43 is obsolete, but most parts are still available, so it depends on what is wrong with it as to your best option.

Repair the existing movement, or find a donor movement from a second hand watch, Jon says we need to what is wrong before we can give advice.

[Fire3]

Thanks for the replies, I’ve contacted the repair man, he says the coils were damaged when the previous capacitor was changed and they used a cheap replacement capacitor which has leaked.

 

I’ve found a Hattori YT63 movement that I have been told is a direct replacement is this correct?