Title: Watch Batteries Post by: Fred Elliot on Tuesday, May 27, 2008, 19:40:03 How hard is it to replace them yourself ?
5 of my watches all need new batteries, but I am fucked if I am paying 6 quid a chuck to get them all replaced. Just wondering if anyone knows how to do it themselves and where to purchase the little blighters Thanks Fred Title: Watch Batteries Post by: Chubbs on Tuesday, May 27, 2008, 20:21:10 depends what type of watch mate, most basic watched just take off the backing (best off using one of those tiny screwdrivers, and the battery is on top, just undo the little clip, and bobs your uncle, again, it depends what type of watch it is, i know waterproof watches have casings which you need to remove first i think
Title: Watch Batteries Post by: Chubbs on Tuesday, May 27, 2008, 20:22:24 also if you do it yourself, try not to touch the battery with out fingers, best using tweezers
Title: Watch Batteries Post by: Samdy Gray on Tuesday, May 27, 2008, 20:28:53 Like Chubbs said, it's piss easy. You can probably get el cheapo batteries on t'internet somewhere.
Title: Watch Batteries Post by: Chubbs on Tuesday, May 27, 2008, 20:32:26 Quote from: "Samdy Gray" Like Chubbs said, it's piss easy. You can probably get el cheapo batteries on t'internet somewhere. poundland do like packs of 12 for....well, you knw how much. or atleast used to. Title: Watch Batteries Post by: Samdy Gray on Tuesday, May 27, 2008, 20:34:42 Depends if they're all different sizes though which is quite possible.
Title: Watch Batteries Post by: Simon Pieman on Tuesday, May 27, 2008, 20:41:10 You can get it done at Timpsons next to Johnsons dry cleaners and they give you a lifetime guarantee with the batteries. It was relatively cheap, I think about £12 from memory
Title: Re: Watch Batteries Post by: Fred Elliot on Tuesday, May 27, 2008, 20:46:11 Quote from: "Fred Elliot" 5 of my watches all need new batteries, but I am fucked if I am paying 6 quid a chuck to get them all replaced. £12 ? what each ? Title: Watch Batteries Post by: Simon Pieman on Tuesday, May 27, 2008, 20:51:04 Well my point of view is I wouldn't want to fuck a watch up permanently by messing around with it. If it's cheap enough give it a go, but if it's an expensive watch then it may just be better to pay for someone to do it.
Title: Watch Batteries Post by: strooood on Tuesday, May 27, 2008, 21:01:49 right so i got some batteries out, now im watching them.
what now? Title: Watch Batteries Post by: axs on Tuesday, May 27, 2008, 21:03:07 Lick them.
Title: Watch Batteries Post by: Simon Pieman on Tuesday, May 27, 2008, 21:06:30 http://www.wikihow.com/Change-a-Watch-Battery
Title: Watch Batteries Post by: neville w on Wednesday, May 28, 2008, 07:18:01 Fred,
I had a really nice watch screwed up by trying to do this on the cheap from a market stall. I'd never do it again. Try the shop in Gorsehill, I reckon the bloke in there would do you a deal for a number of items. He's done mine a couple of times over the years. Jewellers would be the most expensive option. Do you wear them all at once, spiv style ? Title: Watch Batteries Post by: Batch on Wednesday, May 28, 2008, 07:56:54 The real pisser is the waterproofing (unless you don't care about it). Some have to go back to be factory fitted in my experience. Most jewellers/stalls say they can do it, but tag on "waterproofing not guaranteed' .
You can get a watch case opener off ebay, and watch batterys can't be too hard to fins on t'internet. Or Maplin may even have some. |