Seiko King Quartz Hidden Function

[@Leo-Crespi]

You made my day, my King Quartz 5856-5010 does it too, it's brilliant and so are you.

[@G1NZOU]

I love those markers on the dial, really classy look that's held up well. I've got a few different quartz Seikos of this era like a 4823-8000 in cap gold, which also has a neat feature of jumping the seconds hand to the next 10 second marker directly if you pull the crown out to set, making synchronising easier, what amazes me is it's still pretty much within spec accuracy despite being from '77, fantastic value and practicality for someone getting into vintage watches.

[@MrMadvillan]

I have a Grand Quartz 4843-8050 and it hacks but also jumps within each 10 sec to the nearest hour hashmark so you can pull it in secession until it hits 12 o'clock for precise setting. 1976, amazing

[@amateurwatchfettler]

There is a post on my blog that describes this feature and how it works: adventuresinamateurwatchfettling.com/2015/07/08/4822a-king-quartz-part-2/

[@MrMadvillan]

@@amateurwatchfettler Oh yes, I'm a regular on your invaluable blog - wolfgang.... and I'm still looking for a 4823A battery door :) ... which I've discovered is very different the the 4823B(!) the hunt is part of the fun though I suppose.

[@comradeboris]

Add me to the list that didn't know about that, just pulled out my 0853-8000 to try. That is so cool!

[@Andrew.W75]

A very interesting video, the Grand & King Quartz are such underappreciated watches. I bought a Grand Quartz 4843-8110 from Japan about a month ago & the quality & accuracy is amazing. Even the bracelet is way above normal 1970's standards with solid links & end links. The watch gains about 4 seconds a month which is still within the original spec of +/- 5 seconds. I've just checked it to see if it has the time adjustment feature but alas not, it seems like Daini has stolen a march over Suwa at that point. Thanks for the video, cheers

[@woonfaseng8737]

this is totally unexpected. maybe i try on my seiko Grand quartz (twin quartz) when i free. some collectors recently wrote an article online in 2020 that Grand Quartz and King Quartz were actually GS and KS after the mechanical GS and KS got cancelled around mid 1970s and for a while. GS stopped to exist and only in late 1980s was GS quartz revived . so from mid 70s to late 80s. KS and GS actually continued on their lives via KQ and GQ .

[@woonfaseng8737]

this is totally unexpected. maybe i try on my seiko Grand quartz (twin quartz) when i free. some collectors recently wrote an article online in 2020 that Grand Quartz and King Quartz were actually GS and KS after the mechanical GS and KS got cancelled around mid 1970s and for a while. GS stopped to exist and only in late 1980s was GS quartz revived . so from mid 70s to late 80s. KS and GS actually continued on their lives via KQ and GQ .

[@amateurwatchfettler]

I think that's probably correct. The quartz equivalents were much more expensive too in many cases.

[@kerrybayton8356]

Fantastic looking watches, with a great case style.. I wish I could get past my mechanical prejudice.. A great channel deserves more subs.

[@amateurwatchfettler]

Thank you!

[@noelbonilla37]

The quarzo seiko watches from 1970 are so underrated, this line recently it’s getting popular in japan by they’re beautiful dials, im getting 3 of thems lol i feel the price soon will be increasing

[@stevenkelby2169]

Damn that's cool, thanks Martin! I'm going to try that on the king quartz I got from you when I get home.

[@amateurwatchfettler]

Alas, this is not a feature of the 48 series, just 085x.

[@alfaduc]

@@amateurwatchfettler Daini used this feature also in the 585x series some years later.

[@malalashowindonesia-jerman462]

I love the bracelet!

[@franciscoalmazanalhambra1143]

I discovered that same thing on mine by pure chance. Very nice indeed.

[@fabricea7704]

Hello. I have a Seiko Grand quartz 4833-8040, I think this trick works on it. Thank you for your blog and your very informative videos for the Seiko enthusiast that I am. Norman friendships.🙂👋

[@tinkerz5038]

Should this work on Seiko grand twin quartz? It doesn’t work on mine.

[@dogribmoon]

Cool! Only on the King?

[@watchesareanachronistic1467]

Still very underestimated watches here in Germany!

[@rowanshole]

I understood the twin quartz logo as 2 crystals above, and three below.

[@amateurwatchfettler]

This model is not a twin quartz.

[@chrismuz]

Does anybody here know the technical term for this feature / function / complication?

[@cocsupport]

Hi- do you rate the Quartz 0853-8053 8 jewels movements ?

[@tunokies]

Fantastic video.

[@trung36]

Tôi cần mua sợi dây đồng hồ này, anh có bán không

[@kanfuru3]

亀戸SEIKO社の誇ったCal.0853 KING QUARTZの秒修正装置ですね・・・ 私の物は、月差３秒ですから鬼に金棒です。 もう４６年ほど前の機械ですが、ちゃんと動いてます、 貴方の時計はおそらく分解掃除が必要です、 日本へ送って頼んでみてはいかがでしょうか？

[@newlifeforvintagewatches2732]

Hahhhhhh I didn’t know that. Thanks

[@johnnyfunstuffs5618]

Thank you for demonstrating. It this feature also available on Grand Quartz, superior quartz and king twin quartz watches?

[@bearded-biker]

Not on my 8010 GQ twin quartz. Juist tried…..

[@johnnyfunstuffs5618]

@@bearded-biker Yeah, I have tried it on some of my twinquartz's, does not work. Maybe this is something exclusive to single quartz models.

[@alexyakyma1479]

Wow. That’s engineering.

[@salman3409]

Where can I buy this

[@MarceloJrRoda]

I have now vintage seiko wuartz model 1970's won't you buy this?

[@mrmel9555]

Is this watch still available today..

[@amateurwatchfettler]

If you mean, is it still sold new buy Seiko, then no. This is a 1970's vintage quartz watch.

[@biharijivandana6894]

Whats the use of that function? Basically

[@amateurwatchfettler]

It allows you to correct the time if the watch has drifted off by a few seconds fast or slow without having to reset the time and hack the seconds hand to the 12 position before synchronising to a time standard. With this watch, if it is, say running 2 seconds fast relative to the time standard, then you rotate the crown clockwise past the point of resisitance mentioned in the video and the watch will pause for two seconds, correcting the time differential. If its running 2 second slow, then rotate the crown anticlockwise throught its point of resistance and the seconds will advance 2 seconds.

[@biharijivandana6894]

@@amateurwatchfettler thanks a lot for your reply.

[@everydaynormalguy9901]

Jump to 3:10 You’re welcome

[@tonicrpo377]

What's amazing is,( in 4:47 upload), it took you over 3 minutes to actually talk about your chosen subject matter...interesting...

[@TimeandTalk]

Cool watch, and interesting vid. Thinking about picking one of these up to review on my channel. Check it out if you fancy!