S/EL CG1122

Hi, I'm based in the UK.
I've had my S/EL since the mid '90's when my Dad brought it back as a present for me from Kuwait.
My Dad unfortunately died and I want to get the watch working again. I stopped wearing it as it has a leather strap and the strap perished.
I have had the strap replaced but the watch has now stopped working. I've had the battery replaced twice now thinking it was that but it still is not working.
The digital displays work and the stop watch function works. It starts working and the second display hands move but after several minutes it stops.
Is there any good independent specialists in the UK people recommend to send these watches to rather than an AD. Thanks Tal

Nice watch!

I love this model. I own several in different colors, including a grey dial just like yours. I'm in the US so can't recommend a UK shop for repair. But I've been researching this model's movement to perhaps attempt a repair on my own.

I suspect your problem is one of 3 things:

• A bad coil. The ETA 251.252 movement has 5 coils, each one controls a different timing function.
• Gears and other mechanical parts need servicing. Something could be gunked up, causing the problem.
• Electronic Circuit has some kind of fault

Since some timing functions work but others don't, hopefully a coil replacement might fix it. This would be a simple and affordable repair. If it's one of the other potential problems, an alternative is to have a shop swap in a new replacement ETA 251.252 movement. But these movements are not cheap and not easy to find.

Good luck on getting it fixed! 🤞

Thanks for the reply, I adore this watch, I maybe should of added more picture. How easy are the coils to swap and get holdoff? which coild would it be any idea?👍
I also have a CG1110 and a 262.006/1 again which I've owned since the mid 90's the 2000 being my first purchase. Thanks again any help would be appreciated.

Great collection!

The coils are available on ebay. The ETA part number is 4060, green or red. It looks like an easy DIY. I just ordered a green coil for my CG1123 which I've also owned since the '90s. The chrono/stopwatch function recently stopped working on mine, but it still tells time.

From your problem description, it would be Coil #3 that would need to be replaced (hours, minutes & secs). Which is the middle green one.

To get at the coil, you just need to remove two screws (where I've drawn arrows) and take the cover plate off. You don't even need to take the movement out of the case. But do remove the battery first. The coil is also held in place by two screws.

I don't know if this will work. But I was able to fix another quartz watch by replacing coil, so it's worth a try. Since the coils only cost around $15-$20.