The #1 Most Harmful Mistake People Make With A Kinetic Watch 

Your advice about the gasket is spot on. 10 years ago I took my Tissot watch to a jeweler in a mall. I asked if he could replace the battery. He said "no problem". Well, he did replace the battery and everything appeared fine. About 2 years later, my watch started acting up. Certain functions just quit. Then, the watch quit completely. Out of curiosity I opened it up to take a look inside. The gasket on one edge was folded over and out of position. Moisture and dirt had been getting inside ever since the battery was replaced. It took two years before the damage killed my watch. The watch was destroyed because I tried to save a few bucks by taking it to a non-professional in a mall. I won't do that again.

I have the same Seiko Kinetic since 2009, and after this 12 years of heavy daily use it stills working without any capacitor change. I'm starting to think this watch is immortal :)

I have owned a Seiko Titanium Kinetic watch for more then 26 years. Love the way it looks and feels on my wrist. I take it off at bedtime and put it back on in the morning. In my experience the capacitors in these watches last about 5 years before they start to go bad. My watch is currently at a watchmaker for its fifth capacitor. Past replacements were about $100. This time they are asking $220. These repairs exceed what I paid for the watch. No more. When this one fails it’s headed for the junk drawer.

I've had a Seiko Kinetic for nearly 20 years as ive just done a capacitor replacement, Crystal Renewal and a polish and it looks just like the day I bought it, great watch !

I've had my Seiko kinetic watch since 2016 with heavy use (practically worn everyday). The little metal pin that holds the band did break twice and the second time around I did forget the watch in my work bag for about 5 to 8 months. I honestly think the watch is immortal it just works.

ive owned my seiko kintic since 2003 .. still holds a charge ,,, one of my favorites ...

I have two titanium Kinetics, from 1996 and 2013, both work just fine. The older one has had a couple of capacitors and a new bracelet (from Japan) over the years, the newer one nothing. I wear them, alternately, every day. I'm interested in Spring Drive, but those prices, yikes!

Fun Fact: A Braun/ Sonicare rechargeable toothbrush dock can wake up sleepy caps in you old kinetic watch. I have my Grandfathers old Seiko 5M23, bought in '95 and has sat for almost 25 years. After long bouts of vigorous shaking to charge, the seconds hand would only tic for about 30 seconds before coming to a stop. I laid the watch my Sonicare powered toothbrush dock while being very carefully to set it a position that not slide/ move and start to charge. If positioned right (it takes some patience lol) the second hand should start moving from a dead stop after a few seconds of sitting on the brush dock. I left mine to charge overnight (6-8 hours). The watch was slightly warm to the touch in the morning when removing from the charger but has continued to keep consistent time for last 24 hours with very little wear in an attempt at a battery drain test. I plan to swap my apple watch ultra and go back a few decades. A little polish and she'll be good as new.

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Thanks for posting this video. Finding it was timely for me as I was just about to pull the trigger on a Seiko kinetic ! I guess I'll stick with the autos.

Okay - HERE IS THE EASIEST WAY to wind your kinetic watch if you don't wear it every day - Works every time! Take your kinetic and wrap it thoroughly in dish towels or equivelent. Wrap it so that it is completely protected. Put it in your dryer on air dry (no heat) for one hour. Put other towels, etc. in there with it to further cushion it. The continual movement of rising and falling will charge it right up - while you watch a movie or something. Works perfectly, every time for me. Just trying to save folks a bunch of money, time and trouble. The tumbling action of the dryer is perfect - mimicking body motion throughout the day - and if it's properly cushioned there is absolutely no shock to the watch. No damage whatsoever. Try it.

I bough my seiko premier kinetic perpetual 7 or 8 years ago... still working ... i will service it only if the capacitor dies... the saphire still looks 99.9% new even after very heavy use... the metal case is bombarded bent scratched ... such a contrast

I have a Sportura kinetic which I've worn daily for 7 years. Still going strong. Keeps near perfect time

Thanks very helpful bro ta

Very clear. Thanks

I have a AP Royal oak with kinetic movement it's been in a drawer for the past 4 years I started wearing it a few days ago it works fine on my wrist but it's dead when I wake up each morning I presumed the capacitor was toast but I've recently been told i need to wear it everyday for around 3 weeks and it should start holding its charge better I'm abit dubious has anyone any experience with this advice would be much appreciated

I've got a 20 plus year old pulsar kinetic with the seiko 5m42 movement, still going strong 💪 and on the original capacitor, gasket etc. Still shows max charge when I push the button, it's a great watch and I'll never sell it, even the lume on the hands is still bright at night. If you don't own one....buy one because they are just amazing watches and so affordable, even if it needs a new capacitor you can get a kit for about 20 /30 USD

So basically it's a tamagochi for adults, I'm just kidding. Thanks this is exactly what I was looking for, I try to wind up my Seiko kinetic on a daily basis, this one is almost 20 yrs old and I've just had the capacitor changed once. Cheers. (I prefer automatic watches though)

I got an invicta from my grandpa before he died, kept it in a box for the last year, I recently sighed it up and tried to get it working again but it doesn’t hold a charge at all! I guess it’s time to take it in to get it repaired, and wear it more frequently, I was always scared to wear it because it’s such a valuable and irreplaceable watch but seeing your video made me realize I have to wear it to keep it alive changed my perspective on things

I just bought a seiko sun065 padi recently (3days ago) and it suppose to have +/-15 seconds per month but losing 1 minute a day. Should I get it serviced ? I just assumed I have to keep wearing it and get it fully charged since it's new

Yesterday I took my cheap Seiko Kinetic (5M42-0E48) out of the box for the first time since 2015, held it by the strap and shook it for a few minutes. I kept it on my wrist, slept with it on, and now some 20 hours later it's still running and keeping time accurately. Curious to see for how long.

Any idea when/year Seiko started using ion lithium rechargeable batteries in their Kinetic watches?

What a great video but I realized all my watches are Automatic Mechanicals or Solar 🤦‍♂️

Very good points,i would like to ask a question about my kinetic watch,it has the 5m43 movement which promises 14 day power reserve ,however in my experience it lasts way longer than that (almost 2 months) without wearing it.Does this indicate any damage in the movement?

I have a 5j 22 auto relay, warn endlessly 20 years ,no servicing , runs flawlessly!

Hi, I have a seiko kinetic. The watch stops while the stem is out for setting. Is this okay if I keep the watch stopped to reserve power to a kinetic watch?

Which watch wonder will you recommend for a Seiko Kinetic sports 100 watch

Don't destroy the gasket, ok. But how often the capacitor should be charged, eg. how often this watch should be worn, in order to keep the capasitor functional?

Can you replace the capacitor with the new lithium ion battery being used in newer kinetic watches? Or is it not that simple and would mess up the watch?

For a quartz base, solar is the way to go

Had to order a winder as cannot get it to build up a charge. Hardly wore it and feel bad that ruined it?

The big problem with kinetic watches is that if you don’t wear it for a week (me) it will lose almost all charge and nothing you can do will ever get the full charge back. What I mean is, if you wear another watch for a week or more, let’s say a month even, no matter what you do that watch is dead and needs a new capacitor. I hate them. Automatics are far better and if it stops in the drawer, just shake it and wear it. No problem.

Music is too loud.

It's a cool idea executed poorly. The seconds hand has that ugly quartz tick tok and doesn't flow like an automatic watch does. It requires constant wearing to keep the capacitor charged and servicing is probably not as easily available especially if it's a chronograph or something. It's better to either go with an automatic watch or a battery one. Or if you have the money go with Grand Seiko Spring Drive and get the accuracy of a quartz watch with the look and feel of a real automatic watch.

I'm curious, why do kinetic capacitors only hold a charge for about 5-7 days, when the rechargeable batteries in a solar powered watch can keep it for 6 months? After all, the "capacitor" is basically just a rechargeable battery with some attachments on it.

Clear and interesting explanations about the Kinetic technology ; and maybe their current niche spot in between quartz and Spring drive. =)

Which is the watch at 4.01 ?

i'm wearing my dad's Mido Commander Square, for more than 20 years (and 3 generations), its still working....

I have mine for 7 years so far.. No capacitor or battery change so far

I have Pulsar and it needs a capacitor change since it's about a decade old. I'm from India.. Any recommendations?

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Great. A watch you MUST wear or it’ll die.

I have a seiko kinetic watch, it’s a paper weight now, kinetic is pointless, useless and good for nothing, basically, if you don’t use it, you lose it.

Doesn’t work with a watch winder, at least not for my Seiko Kinetic GMT, just not enough movement that simulates it being worn on a wrist with daily use. Just my experience.

Forget about kinetic and just get solar ones....or better still automatics.

My '97 Kinetic Arctura, still works fine💪🏼🙂

My father gave me a 50 y/o Seiko kinetic auto relay that "hadn't worked in decades". Took it to my Rolex AD since I was giving them a rolex to service. He looked at the seiko and told me to put it out in the sun for a few hours, since it was solar charged. That didn't work (obviously) and then I found your video. I put it on a watchwinder, now it works fine, although now I have to live with the fact that I put a kinetic watch in the window to try to get it to work :) Thanks for the video!!

If they need one or hold one sir

Seiko velatura kinetic direct drive would not fully charge what should I do? thanks

Any comments on induction charging these things?

I made this mistake buying mine 20 years ago for my collection. Sadly, it has to be replaced. Do not buy.

I bought a Lorus Kinetic in 2000. Still works fine and hasn't been worn that often (it even stopped last year, as I wasn't wearing a watch when working at home). They are generally very robust.

What model watch is that at 0:50?

Once In a while wear it while jogging.. it does the job. When you buy the watch make sure u wear it till it is charged fully.. father that once a week wear it while jogging. It does the job.

Wish i saw this video a few months back :(

Read somewhere not to use a watch winder on a Seiko kinetic...what's the story, true or false?

once I have full charge I simply pull out the crown and de activate the watch ...........6 months later its good to go

I gave up on kenetic watches because it is just too much requirement to have to wear them frequently. For someone with a collection, it is impossible. So now I just buy regular automatic watches since they just need a watch winder. Seiko kenetic are great watches...but at this point, I rather have a seiko automatic. Also replacing capacitor is a pain that even if you can change it, you have to find out if the watch has a 'reset' step after capacitor replacement. On mine, I had to charge it for 2 days and then do reset before it went back to per second jump instead of per 2 sec jump when capacitor is dead.

Kinetic watch and Mechanical watch are both of them the same

music and voice is monotonious to ear

Kinetic Seiko sucks Within 10 year over 200 euro condensator repair. Watch with a battery is more easy and less costly.