Happily bought this for a daily beater. Have worn it for a few days, switching it out in the evening. Picked it up this morning and it wasn’t running. It lasted less than 10 hours before giving up. Sure, I can reset the time and strap it back on, but it isn’t what I was expecting, even for a cheap watch. Disappointing and it’ll be sold…

 

It might not have been fully powered up. I wouldn’t give up on it quite yet.

 

My initial thought as well…but it ran overnight the previous night with no problem and I wore it longer yesterday. Who knows?

 

A few more details about your wearing pattern would help us comment on your post. Was the watch brand new, or pre-owned. If the latter, do you have a return privilege? Many Seiko automatics cannot be wound manually. They rely on your activity level, and the wearing pattern of the watch. If it was run down when first put onto the wrist, it could take 12 to 16 hours on the wrist for it to wind fully to give you an 40hour reserve. Assuming the wearer (you) was active. Wear it only for an evening, you’ll be lucky if it runs all night, off the wrist. So, is there a problem with the watch, or does your wearing pattern need to change?

 

As noted, it was probably not fully wound. That said, I think this is your second thread expressing disappointment in this watch, which probably indicates that you just don’t love it.

 

I wore it all day during the work day for 3 days. I’m extremely active…I’m constantly on the move. I switch back to my Apple in the evening simply so I can keep up with texts and work email drops without being tied directly to my phone at home (I’m tied to it enough during the day).

This particular watch is a non-winder. It made it fine through the night 2 nights ago. I bought it LNIB on eBay. It came from a reputable seller (business) but there was no return policy mentioned in the listing. I’ve strapped it on, adjusted the time, and will give it another run today and see where it lands in the morning.

 

Disappointment in the lume time or in the running capacity doesn’t equal dislike, sir. EDIT: that sounded sharper than intended. I have enjoyed the watch. It wears very well and is an attractive watch (to me).

 

Guess your not happy

https://omegaforums.net/threads/lumibright-on-new-seiko-a-bitter-disappointment.165494/

I it’s a watch your going to be adjusting a bit as they are 30s -/+ a day at the best of time..

 

Maybe wear it continually, (24-hours) on a normally active day to assure it is fully wound. Then return to your normal wearing pattern and see how long it is before it stops again. Judging power reserve on a watch that may (or may not) be fully wound is not a reasonable way to judge power reserve. If you are not accustomed to the performance characteristics of mechanical watches, there are circumstances when they run down and stop. Speaking of power reserve, I think the power reserve of your Seiko is likely better than the power reserve of your Apple Watch!

 

I share your frustration with these Seikos. If only you could give them a few turns of the crown when you put them on or take them off!

 

I have a couple non winder seikos, I usually wave them back and forth for 30 seconds, set the time and date, then strap on. Usually no problem the next morning.

 

I have a Constellation that doesn’t manually wind and even with some shaking it won’t always make it through the night with normal wear. I’d suggest taking the watch off and doing the good old Seiko shake a bunch of times one day to try and get it fully wound up.

 

Would a fresh service be indicated?

It is an attractive watch.

 

Brand new, the watch appears to sell for about $140, so I'm not sure it's the type of watch one would service.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EVPMFUS/ref=twister_B09SKP1K9G?_encoding=UTF8&th=1

 

A service? Perhaps. But I think the owner needs to sort out his wearing patterns, first. Wear it FULL TIME (24-hours) for several days, record the time and date when set aside, then let run stationary to see how long it runs.

 

I wouldn’t service it. I got it for $86 plus postage. I have, however, shaken the everlovin’ heck out of it today

 

Good practice watch.

I got a few for the price of a fast food meal.

 

Just WEAR it for goodness sake! It would take several hours of shaking it to wind it fully! But 24-hours (not 8, 12, or 16 hours) on the wrist should wind it fully. It sounds to me as though you may have never owned a mechanical watch before!

 

I don’t think this is true based on my little experiment in the last thread when this came up. 30 seconds of shaking got me about 4-6 hours of running depending on the watch. I think just a few minutes of shaking would about fully wind the watch.

 

You really have NO idea, do you?