If your watch stops working, a watch service technician will check the battery first and the state of the contacts to the battery, and if it is a dead battery, they will usually be able to replace the battery there. Has your watch been in extreme temperatures for a prolonged period of time.How often you use the chronograph function (Leaving it running will cause the battery life to decrease rapidly) What functions your watch has and how often you use them Here are some factors that affect the life of your battery: However just like cars or any other piece of machinery, there are a few factors that affect the life of your battery. Not all fine watches use batteries, but when they do, they should last for at least 2 years. The most common reason why quartz watches stop working is that the battery is dead. However there are many other reasons why a fine timepiece stops performing and here is an overview as well as how a watchmaker might be able to fix it: Sometimes, the watch has issues because of age which means the lubricants have become dry or certain pieces have worn down from years of use. Although it may be distressing when it first happens, especially if you splurged on the timepiece, sometimes there is a simple fix.īefore you come to any conclusions about why your watch stopped working, it is important to read up on what factors impact the performance of your watch. I always carry my cell phone, just in case it dies on me during the day.Īs a bonus, t ake look at this site, detailing the heyday of Timex.When you own a luxury timepiece and a fine watch, every now and then it slows down or stops working. Not a huge deal and pretty common on this age/quality movement. You can also see on the case back scrapes from the automatic winding rotor. They were one of the first “globalized’ companies. Designed in the USA, movements made in Germany or China, cased in China.
Even now, I am pretty sure Timex is still structured this way. I have read, back in the 50’s through 70’s, the watches were designed in the USA, the cases were made in England or Germany, and the movements came from Hong Kong. This almost certainly means it was made in August, 1970, in plant “P” or maybe P means PM, night shift. All we see here is CASE, GREAT BRITAIN TIMEX with a stamped 8P70. This is where a watchmaker would of marked the last service date. How did I know this watch was never serviced? Just look at the inside of the case back: So, Timex still makes watches at the same price point. I would guess this watch was $9.95 new, which is about $35 now. Timex did (and does) make fully jeweled watches, but not this inexpensive version. This watch also has no jewels and is a pin lever watch, which is what I expected. It was also running a little slow, so I bumped the balance adjustment just a hair faster. This probably explains why I have seen some random stopping, mostly off the wrist. It also has not seen the loving touch of watch oil in all those years, either. The movement is very clean, and untouched since it was made almost 40 years ago. Took a look inside of my little Timex and I had a couple of things confirmed: Overall, a nice, easy to live with watch.Ĭase: 34mm, base metal, gold plated, water resistant, dust resistant.īack: Stainless Steel, snap on, Timex makers mark, water resistance and dust resistance marks. The crystal is a high domed acrylic, which scratches up pretty easily, but also cleans up nicely as well. The second hand sweeps at a relaxed 18,000 BPH, which is normal for a watch of this time. It hand winds and ‘self-winds’ with a satisfying rattle. The quality and workmanship is very good for a bargain watch. I think the lubricants were just a little gummy and needed a little human body warmth to get back to normal.
It stopped a few times during the first day, but has settled in nicely, keeping very good time for a pin lever watch. After about an hour of work and a new band, it really cleaned up nice. When I got it, it had a funky Speidel Twist-o-Flex band and 4 decades of crud. The 3270 on the dial indicates it is caliber 32 from 1970. It has some nice, vintage charm, starting with the size, just 34mm diameter. This is my first vintage watch for myself.
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