Bought the limited edition Seiko SPB409J1 and love the watch in general!

However, the watch is running late by more than a minute every day. Resulting in me adjusting the time each week for >5 minutes. This is nothing what I would have expected from a €1.500 watch.

What do I best do here? I bought the watch >2 weeks ago, so cannot just send it back (EU law) and also would be afraid that it would not be available anymore given that it is a limited edition.

What’s the groups guidance in this scenario? Do I best directly contact Seiko?

Thanks a lot!

  • machosalad06@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I would first check to make sure it wasn’t magnetized. I bought a very expensive Oris watch and it was running -1hr per day. I ended up buying an inexpensive demagnetizer and trying it and sure enough that was the problem. After demagnetizing it, it ran at about-8sec a day. Later I learned you can take a traditional compass and hold it near a watch and if moves slightly the watch may have some level of magnetism.