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Old 14 September 2019, 03:55 AM   #1
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After 2 years it died

My beloved PADI turtle that I have been wearing daily for the past 2+ years had died. I took an long adventured travel trip to Moab and the watch was flooded when I was taking a bath at the green river (crown was fully in, maybe the seals are bad), I left it in my truck after that since I did not have time to go a watch shop and today it died. The dial and hands are messed up now.

Beside that my trip to Moab was awesome and I was thinking about wearing my Seiko while mountain biking at Moab but after a few crashes I don't think the Seiko would survive either.

Disappointed and had to wear my Rolex GMT-LN at the Miami beach but life goes on:




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Old 14 September 2019, 04:02 AM   #2
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Old 14 September 2019, 04:04 AM   #3
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There must be a reason - maybe a caseback gasket?


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Old 14 September 2019, 04:06 AM   #4
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In South Beach Miami wearing my Rolex GMT:

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Old 14 September 2019, 04:09 AM   #5
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I got to try out the SLA033 that reserved for me in Southern California, my wife offered to gift it to me but I said thank to her and decided to give my Seiko collection hobby a rest, here's the SLA033 and with my GMT-LN, I usually wore my PADI turtle visiting this store, too bad no more:

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Old 14 September 2019, 04:14 AM   #6
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I broke my front brake lever on my mountain bike after a crash in Moab trails and there's no way the Seiko would survive this trip:

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Old 14 September 2019, 04:20 AM   #7
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There must be a reason - maybe a caseback gasket?


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Don't know what really happened but I think the seal in the crown is probably bad now, I really liked this watch. This is a pic I took of it before my trip at a shopping mall, beautiful watch but only lasted for 2 years, I wore my Omega Plan Ocean for 10 years daily with no flooding:

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Old 14 September 2019, 04:28 AM   #8
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Even I'm much older now but I live a very physically active life but never abused my watches, here it with me last month when I was at the junk yard:

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Old 14 September 2019, 04:40 AM   #9
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Here's the Seiko Padi turtle with me during a multi-day backpacking to Colorado River in Grand Canyon 2 months ago:

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Old 14 September 2019, 08:47 AM   #10
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That sucks mate. It sounds like you loved that watch. You must feel disappointed and let down. Take a break from Seiko, and enjoy your other watches for a while.
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Old 14 September 2019, 10:39 AM   #11
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I think it's worth reviving. A new NH36 movement goes for about $50 usd. Then new gaskets and possibly a crown/stem. I just did these to my skx because the day gear broke. If you do it, it would be worth upgrade to sapphire at the same time. The watch would be better than new.
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Old 14 September 2019, 10:46 AM   #12
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I think it's worth reviving. A new NH36 movement goes for about $50 usd. Then new gaskets and possibly a crown/stem. I just did these to my skx because the day gear broke. If you do it, it would be worth upgrade to sapphire at the same time. The watch would be better than new.
This. You've got some memories with it. Fix it up.
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Old 14 September 2019, 02:33 PM   #13
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I would open it up, drop the movement out and see if the dial and hands look ok after they dry out.
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Old 14 September 2019, 03:22 PM   #14
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You should give it a proper burial.
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Old 14 September 2019, 09:46 PM   #15
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Sorry to hear, is it not possible to take it to Seiko and ask them what went wrong, and who knows maybe it was a seal that wasn't even where it should have been, they may fix it?

Surely, if you've worn the watch properly with crown screwed down this is not something that should ever happen after only 2 years.
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Old 14 September 2019, 10:03 PM   #16
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Sorry that it died. I would find another Turtle that I liked and get a great discount and buy it. I would send the broken watch in for repair to Seiko and get it fixed. Then you would have two to split the time with on the adventures you go on. I am a believer in,"two is one and one is none."
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Sorry that it died. I would find another Turtle that I liked and get a great discount and buy it. I would send the broken watch in for repair to Seiko and get it fixed. Then you would have two to split the time with on the adventures you go on. I am a believer in,"two is one and one is none."
And therein lies the beauty of these inexpensive Seikos... Fixing (or attempting to) can be done without too much worry (for obvious reasons).
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Old 15 September 2019, 04:26 PM   #18
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Thanks guys, today after more than two 2 weeks I got a chance to drop by a local Seiko dealer and asked the watchmaker to open the case back to dry off the water collected in the watch, the watchmaker told me the crown is Seiko weakpoint and he thinks the water got in the watch by the crown. And I was told the crown tube need to be replaced too. And he said would be much cheaper just buy a new watch instead of fixing that watch. I have 2 PADI and the other one is a "J" version and still bandnew in the box. So I may learn to fix it myself since I'm pretty much a DIY kind of guy




My other PADI turtle which I bought in Hong Kong a year back or so, and it's still brandnew in box:



I'm a DIY guy and just about to finish fixing up my 1st motorcycle, I wished I have bought a case opener and could have saved the watch but I was trying not to get into buying more tools into a new hobby in watchmaking but I think I will my feet wet this time:

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Old 15 September 2019, 04:35 PM   #19
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There is no fun in buying a new one, have it fixed even though it might be a hundred dollars more expensive, you still have fun memories with that watch!
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Old 15 September 2019, 04:43 PM   #20
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There is no fun in buying a new one, have it fixed even though it might be a hundred dollars more expensive, you still have fun memories with that watch!


I agree. Just fix it. It’s cool to have the watch memories.


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Money is money and I always find a way to spend it. I would have the Seiko man repair it, even if it cost more than a new one.
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So I may learn to fix it myself since I'm pretty much a DIY kind of guy
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Old 16 September 2019, 02:46 AM   #23
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Money is money and I always find a way to spend it. I would have the Seiko man repair it, even if it cost more than a new one.
I agree.
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Old 16 September 2019, 03:34 AM   #24
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Oldman,
Did u remove the crown/stem and drop the movement out? If not, super easy to do - just google it and you'll find a few good videos on how to do it. Try to save the dial and hands.
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