Seiko Kinetic watch.

[DP]

Is this watch fitted with battery that takes a charge when watch is worn? The reason I ask is when watch was new, charge indicator swept 30 seconds to indicate full charge, now it only sweeps 5 seconds.

 

[tim west]

Sounds like you need to do more exercise Seriously though try wobbling your wrist a bit( no risque comments please) same as you had to do with the old self winders.

 

[RF Lighting]

Yep.

IIRC, when fully charged (30 sec sweep) it will keep running for 6 months without any more movement.

When I bought mine it swept about 10secs, and after a few wears was fully charged.

How old is yours?

 

[Trazor]

You have a time machine as well.........................

 

[megawatt]

Mrs Megawatt wears mine on her tongue for 30 seconds and the charge lasts me a lifetime

 

[^woody^]

Its actually got a capacitor to store the charge and not a battery.

Its also surprising that the capacitor does not last a lifetime, and can require replacing just like a rechargeable battery does after a while.

AFAIK, the older models capacitor had a service life of about 5 years, but the newer ones claim 10 years.

On that basis the concept is just a gimmick.

 

[tim west]

Mrs Megawatt wears mine on her tongue for 30 seconds and the charge lasts me a lifetime

Hope you've got adequate heating in that doghouse for those long cold lonely nights

 

[nickso]

Is this watch fitted with battery that takes a charge when watch is worn? The reason I ask is when watch was new, charge indicator swept 30 seconds to indicate full charge, now it only sweeps 5 seconds.

ive got one.

its only sweeping 5 seconds now because the capacitor cant hold the charge long enough. mine is holding around 15 seconds, i doubt it will be long before it gets to the stage yours is at.

ive not bothered to see if it can be replaced yet.

 

[JohnD]

ummm... so how does the cost compare with another quartz watch where the battery lasts 5 years even with no wrist movement?

 

[DP]

Thanks for the reply guys. Guess I will get the watch repaired.