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Seiko type 6139- 7130 parts required

  1. Hout Bay

    Hout Bay May 22, 2023

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    Hello,

    I bought a new Seiko 6139 in Antigua September 1977 it was serviced once but due to condition it requires a service again.

    A new crystal, the two pushers no longer work and the date control via the Crown no longer works.

    Local service shops around Cape Town say that as parts aree no longer available for the watch they cannot service it.

    Does anyone know who stocks whatever parts are required?
     
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  2. Dan S Ω 2

    Dan S May 22, 2023

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    In general, parts are either available on the secondary market (e.g. eBay) or only to watch repair businesses that have an official Omega parts account. Your best bet is to find a watchmaker with a parts account. You can always ship the watch to a watchmaker elsewhere.
     
  3. gatorcpa Ω 2

    gatorcpa ΩF InvestiGator Staff Member May 22, 2023

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    Omega? I think you mean Seiko.

    Seiko has always been proprietary with parts. I’m not if there are any factory authorized Seiko service anymore. Only the national service centers at this point and even these can’t service every model.

    I’ve been told that even Seiko USA is no longer servicing cal. 6138 and 6139 anymore due to lack of parts. Maybe Seiko Japan can handle it, but if so, it’s not going to be cheap or quick.

    Crystals are available generically, but the other parts are going to be problematic. While parts may be available on eBay, you’ll need to work with a patient watchmaker knowing that some parts will take extensive searching.

    This post has a link which looks promising.

    Hope this helps,
    gatorcpa
     
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  4. Dan S Ω 2

    Dan S May 22, 2023

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    ::facepalm2:: Sorry, I need more coffee.

    To the OP, aftermarket parts are widely available for many Seiko models, and some watchmakers have large stocks of parts. I would check with the specialty Seiko people, like vintagetimeaustraila, watchbloke, seikologist, kleinvintagewatch, etc. Just resign yourself to shipping it to an expert.
     
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  5. ATracyWatches

    ATracyWatches May 22, 2023

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    Seiko Japan won’t service them either. However, there are bucket loads of parts out there to keep them going. Vintage Seiko repair experts will by up old movements and part them out, have a variety of NOS parts, have jewels made, gaskets, etc.

    I hear on a daily basis that vintage Seiko can’t be repaired, but it’s just not true. You just need to find people that do them as most watchmakers don’t.
     
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  6. bradurani

    bradurani May 22, 2023

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    Seiko won't service them nor sell parts. You probably have to buy a working but ugly 6139 watch on Ebay as a parts donor. Then you need to find a vintage Seiko specialist watchmaker. They're out there, on Instagram and the Seiko & Citizen Watch Forum