[stevemcqueen2011]

Do both battery prongs press against the battery, or does one stick up & contact the case back? I ask because the alarm function isn't working on my 7T32, but it's also currently in low-battery mode (which I know may explain it as well).

 

[stevemcqueen2011]

Thanks for the response. The watch was acting weird, the second hand appeared to be sticking at first. The alarm time kept functioning as expected. I thought it would be best to send it in, to be repaired. A few weeks later I received notice that the fix would be to "fully refurbish" the watch, at a cost of $214. I opted to have the watch returned to me, at a cost of ~$22 for the diagnosis. I placed the watch into a drawer for a few weeks, taking it out every so often to see if the watch fixed itself. One day, I looked at the watch and it was exhibiting the classic "low battery" indicator of moving every 2 seconds, however it was still sticking after ~30seconds. After pulling the crown out and pushing it back in, it began again but then stopped after 30 seconds again. At this time I realized the problem could be a low battery, and removed the back plate. When the plate was off, the watch operated, but with the back on the watch stuck again.After replacing the battery, the watch now works normally.

Thank you both for the instructional guide. I may have put in the "wrong" battery per your response, but I'll deal with that when the time comes.

A little late to the party on this but:

The alarm contact is the small, gold plated, one marked in the photo below. From memory, it's a "loose" contact and may well have dropped out either when you opened the case or on a previous battery change.

One other point from the original post, the correct battery for this calibre should be an SR927W ("high drain") not SW(low drain). The 3xx number is 399, not 395. Using a low drain won't be a problem for normal use but will lead to a big drop in battery life if the alarm and / or chrono functions are used regularly

 

[stevemcqueen2011]

Are you sure that the battery you put in is good? I've had my battery go within 18 months, it might just be and old/bad battery.

I have this Seiko watch and really enjoyed it until the battery died and I replaced it. Now I can not get the watch to run in normal mode. It will do the stop watch watch function, the alarm works but the second hand will not run like I said, in normal mode. I tried shorting the + of the battery to the indicated pin in the above description. It is almost impossible to avoid touching the case while inserting a small paper clip to touch the recessed pin, is this where I'm not able to reset the watch? HELP!!!