Hello!
I am going to get my Seiko A829 back up and running after 25 or so years of not wearing it.
The rotating ring is quit worn and I am going to replace it with a brand new original I found online and bought.
I took the back off to see what type of battery it takes and it turns out to be a CR2016 how about that it's 2016!
Here is a picture of the watch after I put a new battery in it, the LCD screen is in perfect working order. The Rotating ring turns but not as good as it used to.
Here is a picture of the part I bought it's 100% original. The Rotating Ring comes off rather easy by just using a blunt object that fits in between the watch case and the Rotating Ring
and then you just pry it off...pretty easy.
Here it is next to the old Rotating Ring.
Here is a picture of the original box it came in, the band is a lesser quality for the time and I have bought a new one to use.
Here is a picture of what the watch will look like when done but with some scratches on the case
they will give the watch a little character , and the band I ordered for it.
Here is a picture of the band I ordered it's original stock and brand new.
Here is a picture of the Rotating Ring off the cause, look at all the grime and also see how the grim
can get built up on the pins. Going forward I think I will be removing the ring and cleaning when
ever I feel starting to not rotate smoothly.
I am going to change out the Crystal as there are a lot of scratches on it. It will be a little tricky as the case is not your usual design inside. I will have to make
something that fits into the space so I get as much even pressure over the crystal and Panel Cover.
All the parts were ordered and on their way. New Crystal, Crystal Gasket, Push Button Gaskets, Back Case Gasket and 4 new Transmission Pins.
Part numbers:
glass 270W17LN00
back seal FE323BAA1
glass seal 86174720
button seal EB0055BOA
transmission pin 81604979
Push Pins 80606299
I found this website called primrosesupplies.com the guy there is really helpful and had most every part for very reasonable prices.
I did order a couple tools from Essingler.com also.
That's it for now as I do more I will update this post, any help, opinions, questions are greatly appreciated.
I am going to get my Seiko A829 back up and running after 25 or so years of not wearing it.
The rotating ring is quit worn and I am going to replace it with a brand new original I found online and bought.
I took the back off to see what type of battery it takes and it turns out to be a CR2016 how about that it's 2016!
Here is a picture of the watch after I put a new battery in it, the LCD screen is in perfect working order. The Rotating ring turns but not as good as it used to.
Here is a picture of the part I bought it's 100% original. The Rotating Ring comes off rather easy by just using a blunt object that fits in between the watch case and the Rotating Ring
and then you just pry it off...pretty easy.
Here it is next to the old Rotating Ring.
Here is a picture of the original box it came in, the band is a lesser quality for the time and I have bought a new one to use.
Here is a picture of what the watch will look like when done but with some scratches on the case
they will give the watch a little character , and the band I ordered for it.
Here is a picture of the band I ordered it's original stock and brand new.
Here is a picture of the Rotating Ring off the cause, look at all the grime and also see how the grim
can get built up on the pins. Going forward I think I will be removing the ring and cleaning when
ever I feel starting to not rotate smoothly.
I am going to change out the Crystal as there are a lot of scratches on it. It will be a little tricky as the case is not your usual design inside. I will have to make
something that fits into the space so I get as much even pressure over the crystal and Panel Cover.
All the parts were ordered and on their way. New Crystal, Crystal Gasket, Push Button Gaskets, Back Case Gasket and 4 new Transmission Pins.
Part numbers:
glass 270W17LN00
back seal FE323BAA1
glass seal 86174720
button seal EB0055BOA
transmission pin 81604979
Push Pins 80606299
I found this website called primrosesupplies.com the guy there is really helpful and had most every part for very reasonable prices.
I did order a couple tools from Essingler.com also.
That's it for now as I do more I will update this post, any help, opinions, questions are greatly appreciated.
Last edited by matticktoc on 14 Mar 2016, 16:37, edited 5 times in total.