Seems a reasonable price for a kinetic. I believe strap adjustment will be carried out free at an Argos store.
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thekanester to thedoctor1ko
18 Jun 1711#6
Real men adjust their own straps :sunglasses:
Seriously though 20 mins work and you do it right and get to keep the links
nublets2k
18 Jun 177#19
No it isn't. Kinetic uses a dynamo to charge a capacitor/battery which then powers a quartz movement. Automatic uses a fully clockwork movement which winds a spring.
shaman
17 Jun 176#1
Ive had my seiko kinetic for 15 years still going strong.
Messiah
18 Jun 174#5
Plot twist, it'll be 30 years then
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Deals247
24 Jun 17#40
Faulty watch received :disappointed:
I have followed the instructions to chardch the watch by swinging it for for several minutes ( at least 30 minutes) and also worn the watch on my wrist for two days straight and yet the second hand continues to move a two second intervals and the charge reserve indicator shows about 1 day battery reserve. I will see if it improve over the weekend, although I doubt it. Gonna have to send it back unfortunately :disappointed:
I hope others had better luck with theirs...
soldierboy001
19 Jun 171#39
Yes correct, it was my natural instinct to think it was continuation posts sorry Bermudaviper and I see flowerdrew has amended his statement, but the rest of my statement was true released in 1988.
thekanester
19 Jun 17#38
Pretty sure Bermudaviper didn't claim to own one. I think you might have mixed up your posters there. I imagine he was simply stating what was on the Seiko website:
"It was at the 1986 Basel Fair that Seiko unveiled its first Kinetic prototype. Introduced under the trial name of 'AGM"
That was when it was first unveiled to the world it was not sold until 1988, so how did you get one before it was available? there is no credence in your post, you are just trying to be clever. In fact you probably never owned one, unlike some of us.
Andybro
19 Jun 17#36
Cool story Bro!
... sorry , just wanted to join the club and break the record... That's 6 words so I win :wink:
bermudaviper
19 Jun 17#35
They invented it over 31 years ago, it was revealed in 1986 under it's original name AGM, which then became AGS and ultimately Kinetic.
Jonlogical
18 Jun 17#13
I am a bit of a watch freak. I have a lot of watches including some Swiss expensive stuff. Kinetic is a new word for automatic. The most expensive watches are frequently this type of device.
Great value and a superb buy if anybody wants a nice watch. Heat added.
bermudaviper to Jonlogical
19 Jun 17#34
If you are a watch freak get reading up. Kinetic isn't the new word for automatic, automatic watches store the energy in a spring. Kinetic stores electrical energy in a capacitor.
thekanester
19 Jun 17#33
If they wasted three watches adjusting the strap, I wouldn't credit them with the ability to do that tbh. I mean, I'm a cack-handed oaf, but to break a 2 watches whilst adjusting a strap is a whole new level of incompetence. Its like Jeremy clarkson works for them.
thekanester
19 Jun 17#32
I keep it on my wrist and do it one-handed. Hard core...
thedoctor1ko
18 Jun 17#31
You get given the spare links
Flowerdew
18 Jun 17#30
I meant I've had mine for 17 years..
goody
18 Jun 17#28
i bought the last one also consider the citizen eco drive watches very good indeed plus their stainless steel bracelets are better
madmaxpayne to goody
18 Jun 17#29
Bought last one ? Well done and congrats
smiler03
18 Jun 17#27
How accurate is this watch?
I bought a Casio WVA-M640D-2AER (nifty name eh!). It is solar powered, battery free and a waveceptor.
The time is always right, to the second, always. Adjusts automatically between GMT/BST. It also has the day and date, stopwatch, blah blah.
It cost me £70 from amazon.fr, and currently on amazon.co.uk for exactly £90.
It has a specially designed, easy to adjust strap. That's the last thing you'll ever need to do. I am rather obsessed with knowing exactly the right time so it suits me very well!
I got a Seiko Kinetic Arctura (still going strong)
Think I paid £400 back then!
soldierboy001
18 Jun 17#24
Considering Seiko only invented the Kinetic watch 29 years ago I'll take your post with a pinch of heroin. But I do have an over 20 year old Seiko kinetic that is still going strong with no faults and it is my favourite watch of all time, and that is over my Rolex and Breitling watches.
joshi99
18 Jun 17#23
Out of stock now :disappointed:
Special-K
18 Jun 171#22
I think I've had mine about the same time and it's still working.too!
I reckon it's due to my constant back and forth wrist movements.
Mm, I probably shouldn't have worded it like that! :-)
No it isn't. Kinetic uses a dynamo to charge a capacitor/battery which then powers a quartz movement. Automatic uses a fully clockwork movement which winds a spring.
scallygally
18 Jun 171#18
more like 2 minutes work.
ctuk
18 Jun 173#14
I've had the same watch for 30 Years, it's had 5 new straps, 4 new movements, 6 batteries and a new chassis
crumpetman to ctuk
18 Jun 172#17
Trigger's Broom?
Rival_Son
18 Jun 17#16
I have the solar Titanium version, great watch, more compact that many mens watches, and stylish too. Good price, Heat added.
darrab
18 Jun 17#15
Congratulations.
You have made it to the "cool story bro!" group. On calling it on a 11 word story you have set a record.
I have managed to talk myself out of it. But a seiko kinetic for this price is incredible.
utdmorgan
18 Jun 171#10
want... don't need... must resist...
cundall
18 Jun 171#9
I changed the battery and capacitor in mine... i did it myself - videos are online on how to do it.. parts are cheap.
shaman
17 Jun 176#1
Ive had my seiko kinetic for 15 years still going strong.
KareemSaid to shaman
18 Jun 171#2
And you'll probably be telling that cool story in another 15.
Cool story bro!
Flowerdew to shaman
18 Jun 172#8
I see your 15 years and raise you 17 years. I did have to get the capacitor changed once though, apparently the original was poor quality. It only cost a few pounds.
te721
18 Jun 17#7
A really nice looking watch! heat :smiley:
thedoctor1ko
18 Jun 17#3
Argos are terrible at strap adjustment, just a heads up. Took them 3 watches wasted out of their stock to get an adjustment done right
thekanester to thedoctor1ko
18 Jun 1711#6
Real men adjust their own straps :sunglasses:
Seriously though 20 mins work and you do it right and get to keep the links
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Seriously though 20 mins work and you do it right and get to keep the links
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I have followed the instructions to chardch the watch by swinging it for for several minutes ( at least 30 minutes) and also worn the watch on my wrist for two days straight and yet the second hand continues to move a two second intervals and the charge reserve indicator shows about 1 day battery reserve. I will see if it improve over the weekend, although I doubt it. Gonna have to send it back unfortunately :disappointed:
I hope others had better luck with theirs...
"It was at the 1986 Basel Fair that Seiko unveiled its first Kinetic prototype. Introduced under the trial name of 'AGM"
From this link.
... sorry , just wanted to join the club and break the record... That's 6 words so I win :wink:
Great value and a superb buy if anybody wants a nice watch. Heat added.
I bought a Casio WVA-M640D-2AER (nifty name eh!). It is solar powered, battery free and a waveceptor.
The time is always right, to the second, always. Adjusts automatically between GMT/BST. It also has the day and date, stopwatch, blah blah.
It cost me £70 from amazon.fr, and currently on amazon.co.uk for exactly £90.
It has a specially designed, easy to adjust strap. That's the last thing you'll ever need to do. I am rather obsessed with knowing exactly the right time so it suits me very well!
ernest jones solar watch
Think I paid £400 back then!
I reckon it's due to my constant back and forth wrist movements.
Mm, I probably shouldn't have worded it like that! :-)
http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm?itemId=332176360520
You have made it to the "cool story bro!" group. On calling it on a 11 word story you have set a record.
Review here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=614KwaMxUmk
Cool story bro!
Seriously though 20 mins work and you do it right and get to keep the links