Revive a Seiko SSC017 Solar Chronograph after completely draining the reserve.

[@MrDutchman100]

OK I want to say thank you John I’ve been staring at this watch, not working for years. I pulled it out because I want to try wearing it or get it fixed well after watching your video and doing exactly what you said it exactly worked like you said thank you very much. This is a great video. I’m giving it a thumbs up.

[@ianlaccohee7180]

Amazing. I’ve had this watch for about 10 years. Changed the battery then it died again. Just tried this & I’m back up & running again. Thank you so much.

[@jorgealvial3518]

Received this watch as a gift and thought it needed a new battery. It started ticking after watching your video. Thanks for sharing.

[@Gildnerb]

I have read dozens of forum posts and could never figure out why my Seiko couldn’t come back to life. Was going to take it to a watch store today but I saw this video. Watch started ticking immediately. Thank you so much kind stranger

[@johnsbellamy]

You're welcome and glad it worked for you!

[@m2menuiserie540]

Magical! I had totally given up on this watch. Bought it many years ago on a flight from Ghana. It has since been lurking neglected in a drawer for several years. Thank you, kind sir.

[@kevinmeibaum7004]

Thanks for sharing, got mine back working right away after charging a few days!!

[@campbellhapper7290]

Wow, thanks buddy worked. Fingers crossed it runs.

[@OPClite]

Dude you are a genuis!! Just rebooted my Seiko limited edition

[@glenangelos6025]

Thank you,Thank you,Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@richardgub3385]

Excellent video! Have the same problem and now all is sorted my watch is working! Thank you so much!

[@tyfnbyr7574]

It worked. Thanks alot

[@gregyepez6624]

thanks sir! that was a big help! i taught that im gonna loose may watch.

[@danulevant]

Hey John, I've got the watch that has the exact same movement as yours. It experienced 2 seconds jump by only exposing it to the dark by only briefly, even though i already charge it with the sunlight from morning to dusk with me adjusting the angle of the watch dial as the sun moves and it got normal seconds hand ticking. I've done your instruction by resetting the IC but the second hand keep showing 2 seconds jump, any ideas?

[@johnsbellamy]

I had a similar issue a couple times and tried a similar approach by leaving it in a window, but it didn't seem to help. As a last ditch effort, I just started wearing it and it seems to have helped. I would suggest trying to wear it for a few days and trying the reset trick.

[@indianasunsets5738]

Thanks man! You're a life saver! It works now!

[@jadhavprathamesh]

Can't thank you enough. Very helpful video. It worked for me.

[@razorwolf]

Thanks a lot man! works for me i was a bit worried no idea what to do with it

[@DirectAwesomeness858]

That worked for mine! Thanks for the tip.

[@paulielama4876]

Thanks so much, John, for sharing this video. Would never have thought to do this. Was on the verge of sending my Seiko to the service center in NJ. Dodged that bullet, thanks to you. Curious how you found about this weird sequence to jump start the watch. Thanks again!

[@johnsbellamy]

Paulie Lama that’s awesome! I was in the same boat, I had given up and then decided to dig deep and found someone who had posted a section of the manual with a similar situation. Tried it and it ended up working. Figured there’d be other folks having the same issue. Glad it worked!

[@dlroberson]

it worked Thx!

[@aleksejssuharevs866]

I have to add that the crown after loosening it into second position has to be gently pulled a little more out from second position. You will feel a small click. This is how I got my watch ticking again!

[@warreporter99]

How long do you keep this watch in the drawer until baterry totally drained ?

[@johnsbellamy]

Romi Nur Ismanto I believe it was around 5 months or so.

[@georgecchouchlias2965]

To CCCT81P1 what is the different with this cause I have the first!

[@georgecchouchlias2965]

Finaly μόνο το GPS έχει μια σχετική ασφάλεια λόγω σχολείων και μπορείς να κάνεις και σχόλια και να συζητήσεις αυτα ευχαριστώ την google αλλα γιατί μονοπώλιο δεν καταλαβαίνω μα αυτό καταργεί τον ανταγωνισμό στον ιδιωτικό τομέα της πληροφορίας εάν τώρα υπάρχουν άλλοι λογοι και πάλι δεν είναι σωστό τελως πάντων που είμαστε τέκνα μου 13 -8-24;

[@dowayigu1277]

have the same problem, but i couldn unscrew the lock on top

[@johnsbellamy]

I haven’t run into that problem before. Hopefully the threads aren’t cross threaded and maybe could be gently loosened with some type of pliers but I’m not sure. Maybe there’s a KZbin video on a similar model that’s had the same issue? Good luck!

[@georgecchouchlias2965]

Εγώ πήρα το solar X SSCTB1P1 ωραίο αλλα σημερα παρατηρησα ότι ο εξωτερικός χρονογραφος δυσκολεύεται να περιστραφεί μήπως ξέρει κανείς τον λόγο να το πάω για σέρβις η τα κουμπιά πρέπει να είναι σε μια και μόνο θέση η κάτι άλλο που δεν γνωρίζω μετά μήόώς έχει GPS tracker μικρής εμβέλειας μυστήριο πραγμα βγαίνω εξω χωρίς το κινητό μου το χρονολογιο χαρτων μου βγάζει το φαρμακείο η και το παντοπωλείο λέτε να είνσι αυτή που το παίζει θεός να χακαρει έχει πάντως μισ ομοιότητα με αυτήν της μαριας!Τελως πάντων τούς βρήκα τους κυριους που χακαρουν τον λογαριασμό μου!

[@georgecchouchlias2965]

Και με λουράκι το μαύρο νομίζω είναι καλύτερο είχα ένα ωραίο adidas με χρονογραφους στην ίδια τιμή μου το κλέψανε ξετετε ποσα πράγματα μου κλέψανε παιδιά;απαπα μόνο που το σκέφτομαι δεν με πιάνει υπνος!

[@georgecchouchlias2965]

Ωραίο το ρολόι πήρα λίγο μεγαλύτερη διάμετρο αλλά η ημερομηνία δεν φαίνεται ούτε με μεγεθυντικό φακό τόσο χάλασε η οπτική νου οξύτητα:Ε μάλλον

[@matrixhabb1]

Thank you It worked!