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Re: Seamaster Won't Reset Automatically
In Response To: Re: Seamaster Won't Reset Automatically ()

: Thanks for such a quick reply. I have a Seiko
: Auto Relay Kinetic Watch which, after laying
: idle for several days will start up when
: 'wound' and reset itself. I think I am
: wrongly assuming the Seamaster does the same
: thing????

The Seiko Auto Relay Kinetic Watch is an EXTREMELY UNIQUE watch in being able to do that. Essentially, it is STILL RUNNING internally on the remaining battery power, but shuts the hands down to save power. So your Seiko is not really resetting itself -- it knew the time all along. It just starts operating the hands again when it has enough power to resume full operation.

But every other watch on the planet besides this one unique Seiko series does not have this ability. When they stop, they really stop. And except for a few rare watches that receive radio signals from the government run atomic clocks, no watches on the planet have any way to determine what the correct time is after they have stopped.

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