It might not have been fully powered up. I wouldn’t give up on it quite yet.
A few more details about your wearing pattern would help us comment on your post. Was the watch brand new, or pre-owned. If the latter, do you have a return privilege? Many Seiko automatics cannot be wound manually. They rely on your activity level, and the wearing pattern of the watch. If it was run down when first put onto the wrist, it could take 12 to 16 hours on the wrist for it to wind fully to give you an 40hour reserve. Assuming the wearer (you) was active. Wear it only for an evening, you’ll be lucky if it runs all night, off the wrist. So, is there a problem with the watch, or does your wearing pattern need to change?
As noted, it was probably not fully wound. That said, I think this is your second thread expressing disappointment in this watch, which probably indicates that you just don’t like it.
A service? Perhaps. But I think the owner needs to sort out his wearing patterns, first. Wear it FULL TIME (24-hours) for several days, record the time and date when set aside, then let run stationary to see how long it runs.
I wouldn’t service it. I got it for $86 plus postage. I have, however, shaken the everlovin’ heck out of it today 😀
Just WEAR it for goodness sake! It would take several hours of shaking it to wind it fully! But 24-hours (not 8, 12, or 16 hours) on the wrist should wind it fully. It sounds to me as though you may have never owned a mechanical watch before!
