My Grandfather recently passed and I found this 1960s Seiko while going through his stuff. It doesn’t tick, nor does the day/date wheel change but I’d love to get in running again to remember him by. I reached out to a couple local watchmakers for servicing, but they said finding parts will be very difficult and likely very expensive so they essentially turned me away. I also looked into a few vintage Seiko service websites and they quoted me at $400-500 for a complete overhaul.
Would it be possible to just completely swap out the movement for an off-the-shelf one like the NH35? I know that might seem sacreligious to some, but I’d rather have this running and on my wrist than sitting in the watch box.
Thanks
Love this collection! What gets the most wrist time?