A 1960s Seiko Sportsmatic Watch - Restoration & Repair - 7625A 

👉 Free Recommended Oils Document: In the files section... facebook.com/groups/watchrepairlessons/ 👈 Join me as I restore this extremely rough looking Vintage 1960s Seiko Sportsmatic Watch - A 7625A Movement based watch made whole again.

I really love my automatic Seiko. I got it on sale 20 years ago for $35.00 (thirty five) and it has been faithfully ticking away ever since. It keeps good time and I have treated it well and it has never been serviced. My dad had a local watch he bought in Austria before WW2. It had been made by an unknown Jewish watchmaker and it has lasted almost 100 years (I am very old) and my sister has it now and it is still ticking away. My dad said the watchmaker was killed in the Holocaust so I am glad some part of that unknown man still survives. So it goes. .

TJW I have three Seiko's and a Full Auto Orient which is basically a 7625A Movement. The two Sportsmatics were bought in Singapore and Thailand 63 - 65, The Full Auto Orient was purchased in Malacca, Malaya in 1968. The Orient King Diver is at the moment under repair ( Balance spring replacement) this video will no doubt be of enormous help. Thank you,

I spent 46 minutes watching this video and it was worth every second. Time it’s very important and a good watch like this old Seiko give more value to it. Thanks a lot!

You did it again restored the precious time piece you did an Awesome job on this one

A beautiful and extremely wonderful display. I wish you permanent happiness, success and progress in your wonderful work. Health and safety to all of you with the utmost thanks and respect. Greetings.

A really beautiful watch, lovingly restored. I love the satin brushed gold color; so classy. The design of this watch really is elegant and understated. No junk.

Love your videos... I watch at 2x and it is still so soothing... I bought my first automatic watch after watching your videos.. keep up the great work.

Absolutely beautiful, as always, especially when bringing a fairly unexceptional watch back to life. I love the music, too . Thanks very much. You and yours stay well!

Thank you for one of the most enjoyable videos on YT to me. I've got one of these Sportsmatics, from the exact same year, but in a different colour scheme (black dial, steel case, rather modern, pretty!). My father used it daily and after he died I got the watch. It was beat up and had a cracked crystal but it was ticking away merrily. I had it serviced and restored and it now has been my dress watch for some thirty years. Keeping good time and stylish as anything. It shocks me to realise that it is 56 years old and still going strong. A word of advice to people having neglected examples of these lying around (and there are many!): Allthough service or restoration will cost you more than the watch when it was new, these Seikos are worth it. There is something special about a vintage mechanical watch on your wrist.

My absolute favourite channel. Thank you for all the work and effort you put into these. I know they take a lot of work and mountains of hours to put together. Simply just an awesome job. Thank you so much !

Very satisfying to see this watch being resurrected from the dead. Great video once again, interesting and relaxing...thank you.

What a beautiful watch. It's great seeing it being restored to it's glory..

You are amazing, I’ve watched from beginning to end. So relaxing! I’m in awe of your skill, talent & patience. Thank you Mark

I had some watch like my father's Citizens, HMT, some Casio, Timex and a Titan now I see the time in my mobile but after watching your channel hour after hour I fell in love with my watches again. Lovely videos and waiting for the updates.

You have the patient’s of a saint love watching your details to finish

absolutely awesome.. you are such a master...I cant believe how many speciality tools a watchmaker uses.. great video..thank you.

Informative *and* relaxing as usual. And that Seiko really reminds me of a Citizen I found a few weeks ago in a box with stuff from my granddad. Same fake gold-look, same weird type of bracelet. It's still amazing to me that such a beat-up, neglected watch can look this "good" on the inside and can still be resurrected by a skilled craftsman. If only everything in this world could be fixed this "easily" ... :)

Next level. Somewhere up there, Kintaro Hattori is nodding and smiling in approval.

The 7625 movement is underrated in my opinion, I own a couple of these watches and I love them. A classic Seiko case and movement.

Beautiful work !!!...Best wishes to you!

Sir, thank you very much. As always very interesting video. I have just finished working on Seiko 5 automatic 17 jewels and I can say that your videos about Seiko watch movements helped me a lot.

Excellent work, thank you for letting us watch this.

....another "resurrection" by Marc.....you're definitely the best

Beautiful watch! Beautiful work! Thanks.

Great soothing music - and such steady hands! Nicely done. Not my style of band, but of course that's the owner's choice. It appeared that there where some pretty heavy hands working on the movement in the past. So many deep scratches.

I'm not usualy attracted by "gold" looking watches, but this one, felt in love immediatly. its elegance, simplicity and atyle are noteworthy.

Magnificent craftsmanship

Beautiful job..I really enjoyed watching .. Thanks for sharing your talent..great lesson for novice watchmakers..I will definitely watch again.

I'm Brazilian and I love watches!

Beautifully done. And thank you for describing the parts you are assembling. That really helps me understand . My dad had a Sportsmatic. I wish I had inherited it. A classy watch. Thank you!

Amazing restoration once again, Mark! It is really a pleasure to watch your videos. They're so well put together and a delight to watch.

Very relaxing, good music. It is amazing how many parts there are for something so small. And the tiny screws! There should be a movie with this in it as a suspense.. Unshakeable hands and fingers, great touch. Yeah, gotta get these skills in a movie.

Hello,I am fine watch specialist and I love what you are doing and even in this hard times is a joy just to watch you working

truly appreciate your dedication to fix great watches that otherwise would be in the trash.

Great video. I just love this old Seiko watches, well built and easy to work on I think.

I could disassemble a watch like this but I could never get it back together again.

It’s always nice to see another one of your videos. But being really weird, it’s even more pleasant to see that it’s a Seiko!

Great vieeo thanks! I enjoy the work in real time. It gives a great sense of peace.

Wonderful to see, a "raising" of this extent. For me a unique experience, though I have heard that at least generally speaking movement accuracy is all in the hands of the Watchsmith...but well, I realize now that I had all ways been assuming that the 7s26 movement was too incapable of the highest order of accuracy, though celebrated for it's other virtuous characteristics. Some Zen, beautiful, a wonderful result, at least for me, a non-watchsmith guy. Thank you.

Another amazing job! You are truly a master of your craft. Thank you!

Beautiful watch and excellent workmanship

Perfect such a difference after skill, cleaning and patience 👍

Beautiful job, another watch *I'd be proud to wear* Well done, Mark!

Wow, it looks like a new watch! At some point, could you please demonstrate how you clean up an old pitted watch case? Thanks for another video. I enjoy them very. much.

Thank you for such a beautiful restoration video. I may be addicted.

I watched this video of yours in total amazement,I have a very good mechanical mind but for the life of me I have no clue as to how you remember every part and its location. It is safe to say sir you are a master in your trade and I salute you

Another amazing video! I love the fact you work on so many affordable pieces.

I'm fascinated by this old style reminds me of my father ❤💪

Brilliant work of art.

Watching you lubricate one of these is fascinating, how precise and tiny amount will last for so long

Excellent repair

so gorgeous I like very much the old watches and I wish to learn how to repair them

Given his knowledge of the movement itself and each individual part, he is absolutely no different than a surgeon. Except the paycheck I’m sure.

Love your videos...Slowly working my way through your courses :) Learned a ton already, but I am old and thick so it is taking some time.

Work of pure art

Love your videos! Keep up the amazing work

Another fantastic job!

Excellent job done. Thanks.

Looks amazing. Great work! 👍🏻

Yet another fascinating video and what a translation, incredible.

Great restoration Seiko ventage watch

From a Mechanical Engineering standpoint it is really amazing how there is seemingly no appreciable mechanical wear or fatigue owing to the low forces involved in the mechanical gear trains and functions of this old watch. This is interesting in the use of materials in the construction of mechanical machines where forces relative to material tensile strength and toughness are relatively low. So, it is conceivable that with the proper application of machine components you should be able to make a mechanical human hand with much the same low wear characteristics and complicated dexterity, or mimic complex movement like a spider walking through mostly mechanical means. Perhaps if the need was there we would see more swiss mechanical hands and spider-like walking toys. From a wear standpoint (friction) it seems odd that you would still lubricate a rigid metal pin to a glass (jewel) molded surface, as shown in the video. One may argue that the lubricant actually adds more drag on an inherently low friction pivot point which is specially shaped in regards to the mating surface area. On some of the gears it would be beneficial if there where cutouts (one gear on top of another) which would allow easy inspection of the gear mating during assembly. In working on very small embedded electronics you will find very small structures (components) that need to be located and soldered at specific locations in the circuit. For high end visualization you may find on a specific task to have multiple cameras focused on different important areas of the work to provide simultaneous views of the assemble as it is being worked on. The camera output is usually fed through a PC to be displayed on two large monitors, enabling the technician to see multiple views at the same time without uncomfortable contortions of the body and head. If we extend this thinking to watch repair, you could for example, when installing hands show a close-up of the hand mount point from the top for centering and another looking at the hands position relative to the watch face (parallel) and the hands mounting point distance from the face on the mounting pin or cylinder (sleeve).

Thank you for the video. I watched it from the start to the end, and enjoyed it so much

Excellent job of buffing the scratch out of the glass. ;-)

Just beautiful work...brilliant! I wish I had your skills!

Nice work ! I have always enjoyed to work on a Seiko movement, they are well built ,made to be used, quite simple, and real workhorses, cant wait for your next upload !

Love how when you drop the balance wheel down and the watch just springs into life, made me laugh, how wonderful.

It's great the job you are doing with these watches.

Another great video. Surely there are better movements than others, but for me they all look beautiful. Keep it up. Many thanks for sharing

I could bring it together by making a picture everytime i take one part out but even then it needs lots patients. So u realy did do a great job👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Beautiful back to excellent condition restoration of a wrecked and dirty old Seiko. Seikos are generally bullet-proof and can go on forever, especially after being in your expert care. 💯

Love these restoration videos. Looks great.

I love the way you make this time piece

Great video Mark and very useful, my style of watch. Love it mate!. Thank you. Adrian

Lovely work, looking forward to restoring one much the same in the near future! :)

Beautiful work, looking amazing. 👏🏻👏🏻⌚🙌🏻🙌🏻🥇

Superb restoration.

It looks like a new watch now. Except for the strap of course. Well done on another great video. Thanks

Like always, a great pleasure to watch your work. Thanks a lot.

Fantastic job

Beautiful and very instructive for me. Thank you for sharing your knowledge !

fascinating video. You are a true craftsman

Wonderful restoration!

Thanks for a great work.

Nice job.

Splendid work...

like what i imagine neurosurgery to be like....steady hands, precise placement. Got a quote for a local watchmaker to service my Omega Speedmaster from the '70s. $1000aud. I understand now. Cheap when you see this type of skill. I gave the Speedy to my son for his 21st....his to service now. :-)

Very professional despite the mechanical complexity Seiko Automatics are still affordable. I prefer Seiko quartz for better accuracy. Nice video.

Typical Seiko. Looks like it’s been run over by a car. Still running pretty well. They’re just a cut above.

Beautiful repair!

Fantastic fantastic job

I think it is a beauty.

I have always wondered if watch makers use any specific torque specs when tightening screws, and if so, is there a mini torque driver tool for that?

Thanks for the video mark. I always enjoy them

Nice work, thanks for the oils list. That Seiko would do better with a strap upgrade.

The way you produce these videos is just amazing. So enjoyable to watch. Genuine, honest, top notch work. Love the background music. Gives a very elegant touch to the environment while viewing! Thanks for the relaxing break! I enjoyed two hot cups of coffee while watching.....now I am ready for the day!

Thanks for sharing! Could you explain how you repaired the gold plating of the housing?

Ficou lindo, uma obra de arte, excelente profissional, parabéns pelo profissionalismo.Abraços...Jason/Goiânia Goiás Central Brazil.

As a new arrival to watch servicing, the servicing of the Seiko automatic was fantastic, I don't think I will ever get to he moment when I can strip, clean, inspect and rebuild. But as they say, Rome wasn't built in one day