I saw this one, and I watched it for several days. I would not try bidding on this one because of the hardships I have had with these modules. Just look at the description...
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I put a new battery in and the display showed faint numbers that came and went so I imagine there is a bad contact somewhere
The light works fine.
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Well, aside from the light working, you will need to open the case, and look at the module inside. If the segments are lighting up faintly, it could just be a low power battery not lighting up the segments fully, but, usually, the light does NOT work when the battery is low. It could also be a corrosion issue, or it could be a poor contact with the IC terminals. The seller also states that there is a chip in the crystal. I don't mind scratches, but smoothing out crystals chips is a big pain. The case and band are very nice condition, but I would rather have a scratched crystal and scratch band, case that is fully working, and restore it, than to put the 186.00 USD on a watch that may not work at all. Then again, you may have a spare module, and it is all a mute point.
I have never won a 0624-5009, and would love having one, but I will have to wait I guess.
TO Phasar66
This is a nice one, not luck finding one up to this date but I'm optimistic. Here is one selling on Ebay which I think has the same module but with the silver reflector
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-SEIKO-L ... 51ab8f3edb
It is not the same module. The 0662A is a closer match, but it does not even have the "diamond" shaped colon that divides the hour and minute segments. I have about 3 0662 modules, and only 1 works. although they are a robust module, the "setting" function is the fist thing to go with them, and I am sure it is the same with the 0624 module as well.
- Patrick