Can Pulling Out the Stem on My Watch Save Its Battery?
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- As a company that handles watch repairs, we here at Times Ticking get the above question quite a bit. Battery changes are an inconvenient truth of quartz-watch ownership and it’s not unfair to want each button cell to provide the most bang for one’s proverbial buck.
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On a quartz watch the movement of the hands have are an additional drain on a battery. Pulling the stem out, when not in use for a while, will help.
Yes!
I had that question for a long time in my mind and now I found it, thanks man ❤
@mishkat.raiyan Happy to help!
A lot of quartz watches when new will come with a plastic piece that keeps the stem pulled out, so if the watch is on the shelf for let's say for a year or so, will it be damaged? due not running and drying out of lubricant?
I have quite a few watches which I don't wear anymore and most of them have run out of battery. Shall I remove battery and store them until I plan to use them again? A watch repair guy told me not keeping the battery in would damage the watch. Suggestions?
Hi there. I understand that, if you leave the battery without use for quite some time (even years), the battery swells up and could drip some of its acid into the quarts mechanism. But that would depend on the quality of the battery, though. I would suggest using one watch per week, that way you keep them in rotation, and you can keep using your old watches, as well.
Very valuable, finally this question answered :)
Pulling the crown out saves some battery but if you kept it off for a long time battery acid might be leaked. And can damage the movement. I forgot a timex more than 1yr..... movement destroyed 😐
Should you pull the crown out on a Citizen eco drive watch currently own 13 watches and some watches are not worn for a few months at a time.
Then why to manufactures have a plastic pin puller in the stem when they ship? I thought it was to help battery life.
I did this and well, The crown is broken cant put it on 1st position anymore it will wear your keylessworks especially if you have a quartz...
Have been doing this for decades with zero problems, no dust is getting into your watches if they are tucked away safely in watch boxes with crowns pulled. If some idiot out there has a dusty fan blowing directly at the open crown, perhaps...but then they'd deserve it for being so stupid. The electrical draw from any quartz battery is FAR less when the hands aren't moving, so battery life will be extended regardless.
That s what I thought as well until today.
I also have several quartz watches with crowns pulled out to stop em... however, if a certain watch , instead of having a crown stem as an on off switch but as a BRAKING system, then, forcing the motor not to move when a voltage is applied WILL indeed increase current draw.
In a nut shell, it depends what that pulled crown is doing to the motor.
I still have my watches crowns all pulled out though.
You are correct. A qualified quartz repair facility has quartz watch testers that can measure the average current when the hands are moving and not moving. The difference is significant.
I agree. And I have proof that it can save battery power. Many manufacturers ship their watches with the crown pulled out (including a plastic shim, to hold it in place). Why would they do this, other than to preserve the battery?
Ok, the quartz movement keeps drawing power, but is it at the same rate? Do I prolong the battery's life by doing that?
In theory. But it depends on how you use the watch and where you live. This is due to two main factors: 1) the effect of gravity, and 2) changes in pressure (i.e. differences in elevation or diving use). So of course, if you live at higher elevation in a low-gravity part of the northern hemisphere, your power consumption will be lower. But in the southern hemisphere, the opposite direction of rotation effectively doubles the forces involved. This increases friction and draws more power, as you would expect. Similarly, divers also can expect a shorter life. And their batteries won't last as long either.
Do modern lubricants used in mechanical watches suffer less than lubricants used in vintage watches regarding loss of function?
Learned a little more
That’s good to know .
Ok my question is how about cycling the hands say once a month to keep the gear train lubed?
Always a good idea. Gold star for the tapemaster! Masterin' the tapes...
Can mineral oils in mehanical watch dry after only a year? I thought they needed like 5 years or so and synt like 10 to 15 years.
Btw is it normal procedure to change way of lubrication from mineral to sintetic in a service so it has longer internals?
They usually recommended every 3,000 miles. So if you're someone who flies or drives long distances, you'll reach 3,000 pretty quickly.
I got batteries fitted to two watches
by the same shop and the "Animal " watch with the crown pulled out battery ran out in 3 months 😮 my advice is let it run
Bro please make cideo on watch batteries
Am I 1st to watch?
Edit:cool video!
@Aarib Ch Yes, 1st! :)
Ok
Ah, got it. It's a living creature so it's hard to kill it and then bring it back to life
Have a mechanical watch serviced at least once a year? I know you're trying to build the business, but seriously?
@Charles Smith Our recommendation - if the watch is keeping time no need to service it. Wait til it's necessary. ✔
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Does pulling out the stem when not in use pe-long the overall life of the quartz watch?