jksoon
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The watch doesn't work anymore, and I can't replace the movement because Seiko no longer has replacements for this model.
I wonder if I can replace the internals of the watch with a more modern movement. I haven't looked into it extensively, but regardless,
What you could do is go on eBay and find another Seiko with the 8223 movement that is working and have a watch shop swap out the movements. Unless it's the same dial and hands, the watch shop can also swap the dial and hands. On Seiko watches, on the back of the case, the first 4 digits is the movement number and the next 4 digits / or digit and letter combo is the case number.
There was recently a Seiko 8223-7109 that just sold on eBay for $32 about a month ago and 2 are currently for sale at $65 and $70. In this case you can simply purchase one of these, open the case, release the stem and swap the movements out along with the dials / hands. Since they have the same dial and hands as the watch you have, it's an easy swap.
I sold about 75 vintage Seiko watches in the last 6 months.... don't ask....