Seiko Elnix Electric Watch & A Brief History Of Quartz & Electric

[@tiburonski]

That was completely new to me and very very interesting! Great research! Now it would be great to know how this hybrid watches work....very fascinating and I love my 262 kHz (comparing to a regular 32khz)quartz movement watches from Bulova and of course my Accutrons but my most accurate watch is my radio-controlled eco-drive watch from Casio....a watch one never has to care about, but mechanical watches just have More Soul..

[@spidiq8]

That's exactly how I feel. As interesting as they are and as the technology is I love mechanical movements.

[@martinlouden9005]

A truly beautiful watch Che. And a very interesting look into the history of electric and quartz watches. I'd be extremely interested to see this watch being serviced, I can't quite fathom the combination of mechanics and electricity in the same watch!

[@spidiq8]

Thanks, currently neither can I. As this one is so nice I am looking out for a ratty cheap one that I can make a guinea pig as a just in case, to practice on as I'm intrigued and this is new to me.

[@Inkreptile]

@@spidiq8 they're not that difficult but they have some weird things to keep in mind a non runner is great for a first, looking forward to see you work on one 😁

[@spidiq8]

@@Inkreptile it'll be interesting to see how much difference there is under the electronics.

[@skodovkar]

Thank you for this video, I had no idea about pre SEIKO use of quartz technology.

[@humanentity2214]

What a nice white dial Seiko. Great video, keep up your great content!

[@simondoutre6225]

Wow, love the dial the tech and the bracelet. Awesome

[@spidiq8]

Thanks, it's a beauty of a watch isn't it. I have a couple of videos servicing one if you want to see more detail on it.

[@simondoutre6225]

@@spidiq8 that linen dial is so nice. I'll check them out. It's similar to the hamilton electric 'elvis' models movement wise.

[@andersalm7568]

Great video! Many thanks

[@dimasakbar7668]

i learned a lot, thanks. I enter this rabbit hole because i want a tuning fork watch, but instead of Citizen Hisonic, i bought a Citizen accutron😅 Which could be worse, i could buy just any Bulova Accutron without tuning fork or mechaquartz

[@sanmai_van]

I fell in love with these watches and got a little too trigger happy on auction sites. Some of them are not working properly and it's really difficult finding service manuals for them. Does anyone have an idea where I can find them? Even in japanese is fine for me

[@spidiq8]

Sadly not... But watch this space for a complete disassembly coming soon. 😉

[@horologywatchmaking13]

How long can the battery last?

[@spidiq8]

A bit under a year in this case. Not as long as a quartz which makes sense as driving the balance is going to consume more energy than a quartz oscillator.

[@htchtc203]

Sir, thank you for your effor to share some history with us. Please, can you share name and the author of the Seiko book?

[@spidiq8]

The author is John Goodall and it was written by request of the Seiko Watch Corporation to bring more information to western speaking world.

[@htchtc203]

@@spidiq8 Thanks

[@a.aguilar]

Very interesting! thank you

[@alaththar819]

Seiko, Citizen please make this again, but with solar power for us nit picky enthusiast. 😅

[@spidiq8]

Thanks for the idea. Sadly I don't know anything about solar powered nor have experience with them. I'd need to dig into the details of them and get a hold of a few but I like the idea.

[@PedroSilva-xz3gw]

Bom dia Obrigado pela lição de história horologica. Saúde Pedro Silva de Portugal

[@spidiq8]

You're very welcome. I hope you enjoyed it.

[@htchtc203]

Citizen Cosmotron is similar kind of a hybrid of electrical and mechanical technology.

[@spidiq8]

It is yes. Also nice movements I'm told though I haven't worked on one

[@renay2305]

I don’t think that’s a lightning bolt underneath the element symbol it is the symbol of the deny factory where it was produced

[@spidiq8]

I actually say 'underneath the elnix logo is the Daini logo' 🙂

[@BugsWisely]

Good or bad; speaks volumes of the person who owned.

[@Inkreptile]

Yey I'm a magician ✨🧙‍♂️