Just a PSA as an electrical engineer guys, never touch both sides of the button cell with a metallic tweezer. The side with the writings is positive and the other side is negative. When you touch both sides with the tweezer it creates a short circuit that pulls a lot of current from the battery which these button cells are not designed to do thereby damaging them. Although due to the chemistry of these batteries, it's not possible to draw a lot of current from these button cells, it is not advisable to short them as that does damage the performance of the battery. Also, to be over the top careful, wear a earthing wrist strap before touching the movement. Guys living in cold weather, we build up a lot of static due to the clothes and shoes we wear so ground yourself before working on any electronics as a rule of thumb.
Changing my boyfriend's watch battery for his birthday and struggled a lot because there was no place I could put the screw in to open the cap. Then I found out about this video and I finally managed to open the cap. I'm so thankful!
@@islandwatch awesome video, just what I needed! I had an important question, you know when replacing a quartz battery, some watches like mine have a coating on the front face but when unscrewing the back of the watch, will that effect that blue-ish coating at all?
I knew it couldn't be brain surgery and you showed that it isn't. This is great! I have a ton of watches that need batteries and now I'm confident I can do it myself. I also just got a kit with tools for all this and I want to try it out. Thanks so much for such a detailed video!
Thanks, bud. You just got me out of a pickle. I could not figure out how the heck to get the battery out of my watch, and you suggested that yours was spring loaded and demonstrated it, and mine look different but was pretty much the same. Thank you!
I think I discovered the best way to save money on batteries. Twenty years ago I started taking the batteries out of my watches, only putting them back in when I wanted to know the time. I've not had to by new batteries since 2002.
This may sound silly but this technique works really well (for me): To pop the back on my Bulova(s) 98E000 and 96E03 (battery replacement "renata 395") I found that a flat carpenter's pencil works well. Helps to be standing up. I put the watch face down on a mouse pad and work the back cover from the bottom up with my thumbs opposing each other on the flat side of the pencil. Need to keep constant pressure on it as you slowly press and slide the pencil. No need to pull apart a watch band either! By the way, don't work to close to the edge of a table or desk so you don't launch your watch onto the floor.
Is it true using metal tweezers to replace a battery can discharge the battery some? I saw another video where the repairman said that can happen, and that plastic tweezers are recommended.
Just a quick question....and recognizing you already mentioned the "caution" of using metal tweezers...when you handle the new watch battery and hold it with the tweezers on the top and bottom surface.....aren't you completing the "circuit" and can this yield a "short"? Obviously you did this for all 3 watches and nothing bad happened, but just asking as to proper way to go on this? Probably plastic tweezers, right?
Thanks Mark. Now going to change the battery on my Zeppelin Hindenburg. Looks the same movement. Never know a quartz low battery warning mode displaying the second hand doing four second jumps. Thanks again .
Very useful video. But what do you have to do with watches that require to “shorten the ‘+’ and ‘AC’? Found that in some watches, can’t figure out what that means or what I have to do. Any info would be much appreciated. Thank you.
Hallo Mark Big fan of yours! I just have changed a lot of batterys myself. Learned from UA-cam and just went for it. The tricky ones are always the watches with pop caseback. In the past years I broke two glasses, one from a Seiko with a pop caseback and one from a real cheap watch. I just couldn't apply even pressure and crackt it. Man big disappointment, bought a press now. Still no fan of pop caseback. Just one little thing you forgot to mention. There are a lot of movements that won't start after changing the battery. I've had that with Seiko and Casio watches. It is not broken, you just have to use your tweezers and put it on the point in the watch movement that is marked for it and then the battery. Then it wil start running again.
I have two watches that have been frozen for a while. My uncle Phil used to be the watch expert in my family. He passed last December. Rest In Peace Phil. We love you.
I forgot to ask where would I be able to buy a case back knife (i think that is what you called it) the little knife you opened the back with? Thanks :)
Maybe you can help: When opening my watch to replace the battery I discovered that a very small metal part (L shaped, that's the part that makes the contact between the battery and the watch) broke. DO YOU KNOW THIS PART NAME AND WHERE TO BUY THEM? Thanks
It's April of 2020, and one of my Coronavirus stay-at-home activities is replacing dead watch batteries. (some watches surfaced when rearranging my sock drawer, (another self-isolating activity!) BTW that Junkers movement is near identical to my '90s Bulova. Thanks for this.
Hi Mark; how do I get a case back off to change the battery when my tools are too big ?....any house hold items that work, i don't want to scratch the back.
Thanks for the last minute cautions. I just replaced the battery in my late mother-in-law's Lindenwold wrist watch. If we're going to keep a keepsake we should keep it running. Now, can you come to California and put my Sunbeam automatic toaster back together?😇
I have watches that have battery change instructions that instruct me to short out the (+) of the battery with a Brass dot on the movement - the dot might have an arrow or letter or (+) next to it - you do not cover this type in the video have you done it in another video - ?? if so can you let me know which as i am unable to find one - thanks
Is it important for the lever to be touching certain parts of the watch? Because I kind of bent it (to replace a battery) and now my watch has stopped ticking. Is there any way to fix it?
For pushing batteries down into place, a the eraser on a pencil works pretty well. Better than hard, slippery tweezers or fingers and won't slip into the movement.
in the junkers one, can I ask you what is the little red piece of thin plastic under the battery, and if it is important? I was replacing battery on my old watch, which also needed a clean and accidentally the little piece of plastic fell out. Do I have to replace it too?
Great video, Marc...and pretty much illustrated why I largely gave up on quartz, save for one solar-powered number (Casio Edifice, replacing a Citizen Eco-Drive that got clobbered in a bad fall I took over a year ago). If I told you how many *non*-cheap quartz watches I've owned that were essentially butchered by various and sundry jewelers' shops over the last two decades (the biggest three-word lie emblazoned in front of these shops is "WATCHMAKER ON PREMISES"), the sum total of those watches would've much more than paid for that Torneau your folks so nicely gifted you with. 'Course, mechanicals are far more interesting to me anyway.
Hi there. I have a Miansai M24 with a snapback case but after removing to change the battery, for the life of me, i cant snap it back close. I'm running out of ideas and hoping you can give me some advice please.
I tried to replace the battery on my Cartier Baignoire but was unsuccessful. The movement was like the 3rd variation on the video but I can’t take the watch face out because there wasn’t a space at the crown area to pull the watch face out. I tried removing the stem but can’t find the release
Thanks for this video Mark, lots of helpful info. I removed the back of a cheap quartz watch yesterday , Removed the dead battery and snapped the back on. Unable to get the back off today for the new battery. Can’t see any notch for leverage, a very tight fit. Hope I will succeed with the proper tools.
Thank you Marc, I too have a Junkers pilot watch that I just tried replacing the battery in. Your directions were perfect and I stayed away from the copper coil. However, the lesson I learned is to check battery voltage on new battery before inserting. Only after taking out and checking voltage did I see it only registered .38 volts. Can you recommend a good source for watch batteries? Thank you for all your great videos and watch store!
Great and useful for enthusiasts work you have done again, man! Hats off! I think that rubber gloves, not the knit gloves are the best for this job as well as for lots of other watch handling instances. Kind of making your beloved ball useless so I don't know if you'd agree with the rubber gloves and give the ball up :) Make sure your gloves are the premium and powder-free kinds. You really had to go an extra step and not use metal tweezers in this educational video. Also: it would help to visualize the back lid placement before taking it off to make sure back is put back on tight and even after the battery replacement.
Nice video. Thank you. Could you also provide a how to for battery replacements that require "resetting" after charging the battery? There seem to be some watches that have a RESET button on them. Thanks
Hello, i changed batteries or two watches, a pocket type and a wrist watch, they are practically new but old or never used before, their batteries were died, unfortunately neither of them works! i've used new batteries of two different brands. What can be the problem with both of them? the contacts on the watches seem ok.
Ok have a fossil watch and changed out the battery 123 but the back with o ring will not pop back on. Done many watches, no issues but finally this tricky dog. Thoughts?
I have two quartz watches with snap off back cover that don't appear to have a grove and the back won't come off. I've done this process easily on a watch that has a back groove. For watches that need case back wrench where can i buy one. Cheers
Have you ever come across one like the second watch back, it looked like a screw-off back but in actual fact was a pop of back like the first watch, this is my watch and sometimes not all batteries have the same number on the back depending on where you bought it.
Am a beginner in watch repair. My problem is, I was able to reassembled an Armitron day-date wristwatch, readjusted the time and day but the date cannot be rolled no matter how I tried many times. What is the problem?
Tapped the stepping motor coil (red coil) and scratched a coil wire when removing a battery out of my Bulova military watch the other day and the watch service I take my watches to said it isn't repairable. Is this true? I was not sure if I can replace the stepping motor.
A million thanks for this very helpful video. I have just changed the battery on a Lorus which has been lying in a draw for years. Being rather cack handed, it wasn't easy, but I did it, and saved myself quite a tidy sum in £'s.
Hi mark, I keep the crown pulled out on all of my quartz watches to stop the movement, and save the battery, when not in use, Do you reckoned doing this? Will any harm come to the watch by doing this? Great video!
orangewheels01 I've done this but I stopped for two reasons One: dust could come through the stem hole into the movement Two: some batteries get damaged and leak acid when they are out of charge and you can't notice that the battery is empty when the crown is pulled
Long Island mark, Watch thanks for the reply, I will continue to do it then thanks, it's a dive watch so there will be an "0" ring to stop the dust getting in the stem anyway, I have seen manufacturers do it also, many thanks
The only reason manufacturers leave the Crown out is for presentation purposes, manufacturers like Seiko and Casio keep the crown in on new shipment to a store. Having your crown in will stop dust and dirt getting into the Watch. It's a bit like having your car in neutral it will still use fuel and battery power. Your best keeping the Watch running as this will stop the hour and minute pinion from stiffening overtime.
My Hamilton khaki has a piece of black film under battery that is ripped what is that and how do I order a replacement? Also there is a bit of green corrosion how do I remove that thnx
Thanks Mark! I've been waiting on this tutorial for some time. I have about 40 watches and about half are quarts so this tutorial will come in handy in the future, Not sure if I brave enough to tackle the batteries that have screws holding them down yet. Those screws are real small.
Hi Mark ! I've been searching the internet for help and advice regarding a Swiss Army watch and ran across your video. A 2 different times, you can see in your video what exactly I need help with. Some background. I've changed this battery a number of times over the last 22 years and never had a problem. This time, it looks like something broke and I'm not sure what to call the part. You can see the part in question at 11:42 when removing the battery and again at 12:05 when putting in the new one. That pointy gold or brass colored arm that sticks out from the side on which the battery rests, what is that called? It seems the one in my watch broke off and upon closer examination of the break point, there appears to be a blueish color, like when a battery goes bad and corrodes. The battery I removed doesn't have any type of corrosion on it so I'm not sure how it could have happened. In any case, what do you call that arm, or how should I reference it to a repair shop? Is that something that can be repaired or is the watch a lost cause? Thanks so much for your time and feedback. Have a great weekend!
Do you have any videos on changing out a quartz movement?I have 2 watches(1 Invicta reserve,1 Renato vintage beast)that both have what looks to be the same movement on the Junkers watch you replaced battery on in this video.the movements are the rhonda 715s and im guessing I have to replace movements being that I just put new batteries in today and neither of mine came to life.being that I can get new rhonda 715 movements through eslingers for around $22/each I figured it'd be cheaper to try replacing myself rather then pay someone the price I originally paid for watches in first place to replace them for me.my main concern is reattaching the hands so that they not only line up properly but also so calander advances at 12 like its supposed to even though these particular movements take between 1145 and 1205 to advance.any info you could help with 9r a link to a video would be greatly appreciated.thanks
That Junkers with the candy cane hands is really cool. Even a couple of battery replacements can justify the cost of a simple watch tool kit. I resize bracelets for about a half dozen people, the irony is that I don't have to resize them for myself ( most bracelets fit out of the box ), so I just micro adjust down if needed.
I was telling my pool supply store the same thing. Seems every time I purchase or have my pool water analyzed they ask me for my phone #. Now I give them 0123456789.
I know this is an old video but hopefully someone can help, i have a pulsar 100m chronograph and when the shop changed a battery it lasted 2 month then stopped working took it back and he said the battery is still good so watch has stopped because of another reason but reckons it would cost more than the wat h is worth to repair so advised against it, i normally mess about with watches myself and i think theyve done something to it and i want to know if i can get it working myself
I have a battery from a McDonald's watch from 1984 with a watch battery RW47S original rayovac battery. I've looked everywhere but I can't find this battery.
Hello Mark, can you please give us an advice how to find which battery goes inside the watch? The companies offer an annual catalogue or something similar? One example is the Armani Excahnge AX5200 I could not find the information for this watch. Best Regards, and Thank you.
Hi Mark, love all your vids. Quick question if I may. I have a Seiko flightmaster and when purchased the battery lasted for at least 5 years. Had it replaced at a jewelry store and the jeweler said there was some leakage from the old battery. The new battery lasted only 7 months. Should I junk it? Send to Seiko to have cleaned, perhaps clean it myself?? Did he just use a cheap battery?
When removing the battery at 5:24 surely the top arm is the spring-loaded one and the bottom arm is rigid. i.e. we ought to use the top arm to remove the battery
Just a PSA as an electrical engineer guys, never touch both sides of the button cell with a metallic tweezer. The side with the writings is positive and the other side is negative. When you touch both sides with the tweezer it creates a short circuit that pulls a lot of current from the battery which these button cells are not designed to do thereby damaging them. Although due to the chemistry of these batteries, it's not possible to draw a lot of current from these button cells, it is not advisable to short them as that does damage the performance of the battery. Also, to be over the top careful, wear a earthing wrist strap before touching the movement. Guys living in cold weather, we build up a lot of static due to the clothes and shoes we wear so ground yourself before working on any electronics as a rule of thumb.
As another (energy) engineer, this is exactly what I was about to say in the comment section.
This is exactly what came to mind when I saw metal tweezers used to pickup the battery.
Good advice. I've always gone with a plastic tweezers 👍
can i use ceramic tweezers?
@@brianmsahin where to get plastic tweezers and which one?
You speak so distinctly, nice & slow, so easy to follow. Pleasant fellow. I have learned so much already! Thank you!
Changing my boyfriend's watch battery for his birthday and struggled a lot because there was no place I could put the screw in to open the cap. Then I found out about this video and I finally managed to open the cap. I'm so thankful!
Wish someone gave me a battery for my birthday
In lighting, close focus, and explanation, you are the gold standard for internet how-to videos. Thank you.
Thanks so much, I appreciate that.
@@islandwatch awesome video, just what I needed! I had an important question, you know when replacing a quartz battery, some watches like mine have a coating on the front face but when unscrewing the back of the watch, will that effect that blue-ish coating at all?
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That little notch on the caseback I was unaware of. Thank you so much.
When not wearing your quartz watch, pull out the stem to shut the watch off and save the battery. This works on many quartz watches.
I knew it couldn't be brain surgery and you showed that it isn't. This is great! I have a ton of watches that need batteries and now I'm confident I can do it myself. I also just got a kit with tools for all this and I want to try it out. Thanks so much for such a detailed video!
You have a Lithuanian last name, if you didnt already know
A Cooper grad, I knew there was something else about how good these videos are.
Thanks, bud. You just got me out of a pickle. I could not figure out how the heck to get the battery out of my watch, and you suggested that yours was spring loaded and demonstrated it, and mine look different but was pretty much the same. Thank you!
Great tutorial! I appreciate how streamlined the instructions are
I got a fossil automatic quartz highbred and I can't find anything on how to replace the battery
I think I discovered the best way to save money on batteries. Twenty years ago I started taking the batteries out of my watches, only putting them back in when I wanted to know the time. I've not had to by new batteries since 2002.
This may sound silly but this technique works really well (for me): To pop the back on my Bulova(s) 98E000 and 96E03 (battery replacement "renata 395") I found that a flat carpenter's pencil works well. Helps to be standing up. I put the watch face down on a mouse pad and work the back cover from the bottom up with my thumbs opposing each other on the flat side of the pencil. Need to keep constant pressure on it as you slowly press and slide the pencil. No need to pull apart a watch band either!
By the way, don't work to close to the edge of a table or desk so you don't launch your watch onto the floor.
Thanks Mark. I have the same Junkers / Ronda watch that I bought from you and just changed the battery while watching this video. Still running well.
I found your video, and finally changed the battery in my watch!!! Thank you a lot!!!
Is it true using metal tweezers to replace a battery can discharge the battery some? I saw another video where the repairman said that can happen, and that plastic tweezers are recommended.
Just a quick question....and recognizing you already mentioned the "caution" of using metal tweezers...when you handle the new watch battery and hold it with the tweezers on the top and bottom surface.....aren't you completing the "circuit" and can this yield a "short"? Obviously you did this for all 3 watches and nothing bad happened, but just asking as to proper way to go on this? Probably plastic tweezers, right?
You might get it up your bum on accident
Thanks Mark. Now going to change the battery on my Zeppelin Hindenburg. Looks the same movement. Never know a quartz low battery warning mode displaying the second hand doing four second jumps. Thanks again .
Very useful video. But what do you have to do with watches that require to “shorten the ‘+’ and ‘AC’? Found that in some watches, can’t figure out what that means or what I have to do. Any info would be much appreciated. Thank you.
Hallo Mark
Big fan of yours!
I just have changed a lot of batterys myself. Learned from UA-cam and just went for it. The tricky ones are always the watches with pop caseback. In the past years I broke two glasses, one from a Seiko with a pop caseback and one from a real cheap watch. I just couldn't apply even pressure and crackt it. Man big disappointment, bought a press now. Still no fan of pop caseback. Just one little thing you forgot to mention. There are a lot of movements that won't start after changing the battery. I've had that with Seiko and Casio watches. It is not broken, you just have to use your tweezers and put it on the point in the watch movement that is marked for it and then the battery. Then it wil start running again.
Yes, on those you have to short to the terminal on the movement. Like a final step that nobody tells you!
The battery was shorted by the metal tweeter, does that hurt the battery life?
I have two watches that have been frozen for a while. My uncle Phil used to be the watch expert in my family. He passed last December. Rest In Peace Phil. We love you.
I was able to change the battery in my watch after seeing this video. Thank you for the useful information.
I forgot to ask where would I be able to buy a case back knife (i think that is what you called it) the little knife you opened the back with? Thanks :)
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I've got two Bulova watches with pop-backs but neither has a notch. I've tried everything to get the back off to no avail. What can I do?
Maybe you can help: When opening my watch to replace the battery I discovered that a very small metal part (L shaped, that's the part that makes the contact between the battery and the watch) broke.
DO YOU KNOW THIS PART NAME AND WHERE TO BUY THEM? Thanks
It's April of 2020, and one of my Coronavirus stay-at-home activities is replacing dead watch batteries. (some watches surfaced when rearranging my sock drawer, (another self-isolating activity!) BTW that Junkers movement is near identical to my '90s Bulova. Thanks for this.
I got two watches working again this evening, thanks!
thank you for this video! almost did as you predicted and tried to unscrew that little lever for the second watch demoed. very glad I didn’t have to
Should do a challenging one like a gshock 2100 which has 2 and needs a reset
Hi Mark; how do I get a case back off to change the battery when my tools are too big ?....any house hold items that work, i don't want to scratch the back.
Thanks for the last minute cautions. I just replaced the battery in my late mother-in-law's Lindenwold wrist watch. If we're going to keep a keepsake we should keep it running. Now, can you come to California and put my Sunbeam automatic toaster back together?😇
I have watches that have battery change instructions that instruct me to short out the (+) of the battery with a Brass dot on the movement - the dot might have an arrow or letter or (+) next to it - you do not cover this type in the video have you done it in another video - ?? if so can you let me know which as i am unable to find one - thanks
Do they remain waterproof after the procedure?
No, they are no longer waterproof once the case is opened. The nitrogen has to be replaced. Better left to experts.
Thank you. Great example of someone who is in the business and really knows what they are doing. Thanks again.
Is it important for the lever to be touching certain parts of the watch? Because I kind of bent it (to replace a battery) and now my watch has stopped ticking. Is there any way to fix it?
What happens to the watch if you put a 373 where it should only take 371? I did this and it works fine but will it be damaged later on?
For pushing batteries down into place, a the eraser on a pencil works pretty well. Better than hard, slippery tweezers or fingers and won't slip into the movement.
Good idea, nice.
Thanks.
I’ve now bought both my old ‘90’s Animal surf watches back to life!
in the junkers one, can I ask you what is the little red piece of thin plastic under the battery, and if it is important? I was replacing battery on my old watch, which also needed a clean and accidentally the little piece of plastic fell out. Do I have to replace it too?
would open the back case will void/reduce its water resistant ability?
What was the little red film under the battery
Video starts at 5:00
Great video, Marc...and pretty much illustrated why I largely gave up on quartz, save for one solar-powered number (Casio Edifice, replacing a Citizen Eco-Drive that got clobbered in a bad fall I took over a year ago). If I told you how many *non*-cheap quartz watches I've owned that were essentially butchered by various and sundry jewelers' shops over the last two decades (the biggest three-word lie emblazoned in front of these shops is "WATCHMAKER ON PREMISES"), the sum total of those watches would've much more than paid for that Torneau your folks so nicely gifted you with. 'Course, mechanicals are far more interesting to me anyway.
Very true; thanks for watching!
Hi there. I have a Miansai M24 with a snapback case but after removing to change the battery, for the life of me, i cant snap it back close. I'm running out of ideas and hoping you can give me some advice please.
I tried to replace the battery on my Cartier Baignoire but was unsuccessful. The movement was like the 3rd variation on the video but I can’t take the watch face out because there wasn’t a space at the crown area to pull the watch face out. I tried removing the stem but can’t find the release
Where do you get a ball like you used in on second watch
Thanks for this video Mark, lots of helpful info. I removed the back of a cheap quartz watch yesterday ,
Removed the dead battery and snapped the back on. Unable to get the back off today for the new battery. Can’t see any notch for leverage, a very tight fit. Hope I will succeed with the proper tools.
Are you using special tweezers? If those are standard stainless tweezers than you are shorting the battery out, draining it and damaging the battery.
Good job! Thanks for the info! Have you changed a battery on a pro diver 17334? If so can you put it on your channel! Thanks
Does the witing on the battery always go up? I'm clueless. :)
Very helpful! Thanks for taking the time to make and post this video.
Thank you Marc, I too have a Junkers pilot watch that I just tried replacing the battery in. Your directions were perfect and I stayed away from the copper coil.
However, the lesson I learned is to check battery voltage on new battery before inserting. Only after taking out and checking voltage did I see it only registered .38 volts. Can you recommend a good source for watch batteries?
Thank you for all your great videos and watch store!
Great and useful for enthusiasts work you have done again, man! Hats off!
I think that rubber gloves, not the knit gloves are the best for this job as well as for lots of other watch handling instances. Kind of making your beloved ball useless so I don't know if you'd agree with the rubber gloves and give the ball up :) Make sure your gloves are the premium and powder-free kinds.
You really had to go an extra step and not use metal tweezers in this educational video.
Also: it would help to visualize the back lid placement before taking it off to make sure back is put back on tight and even after the battery replacement.
Nice video. Thank you. Could you also provide a how to for battery replacements that require "resetting" after charging the battery? There seem to be some watches that have a RESET button on them. Thanks
This is fantastic! Are there any watch repair kits that you can recommend ?
How can i remove the stem of mwc g10 ss quartz?Or replace battery of this watch(cr2016).Any tip?
Hallo thank you for this video, please can you tell me what size this coil or number for this watch
Thanks for you
Hello, i changed batteries or two watches, a pocket type and a wrist watch, they are practically new but old or never used before, their batteries were died, unfortunately neither of them works! i've used new batteries of two different brands. What can be the problem with both of them? the contacts on the watches seem ok.
Ok have a fossil watch and changed out the battery 123 but the back with o ring will not pop back on. Done many watches, no issues but finally this tricky dog. Thoughts?
I have two quartz watches with snap off back cover that don't appear to have a grove and the back won't come off. I've done this process easily on a watch that has a back groove. For watches that need case back wrench where can i buy one. Cheers
Have you ever come across one like the second watch back, it looked like a screw-off back but in actual fact was a pop of back like the first watch, this is my watch and sometimes not all batteries have the same number on the back depending on where you bought it.
Am a beginner in watch repair. My problem is, I was able to reassembled an Armitron day-date wristwatch, readjusted the time and day but the date cannot be rolled no matter how I tried many times. What is the problem?
What type of ball are you using where can I find that please
Thanks Mark. I hate flying blind. So thumbs up for the walk through.
Tapped the stepping motor coil (red coil) and scratched a coil wire when removing a battery out of my Bulova military watch the other day and the watch service I take my watches to said it isn't repairable. Is this true? I was not sure if I can replace the stepping motor.
It's probably more trouble than its worth it the parts are available. Some watchmakers can patch the coil, but it depends how damaged it is.
Thank you very much for your advise and the quick response.
A million thanks for this very helpful video. I have just changed the battery on a Lorus which has been lying in a draw for years. Being rather cack handed, it wasn't easy, but I did it, and saved myself quite a tidy sum in £'s.
Watched this before changing the battery on my Hemel...very helpful. Thanks!
Hi mark, I keep the crown pulled out on all of my quartz watches to stop the movement, and save the battery, when not in use, Do you reckoned doing this? Will any harm come to the watch by doing this?
Great video!
orangewheels01 I've done this but I stopped for two reasons
One: dust could come through the stem hole into the movement
Two: some batteries get damaged and leak acid when they are out of charge and you can't notice that the battery is empty when the crown is pulled
Some manufacturer's do this. It's a good idea. If a battery will leak, it will do it with the crown pulled or pushed in.
Good point. Thanks.
Long Island mark, Watch thanks for the reply, I will continue to do it then thanks, it's a dive watch so there will be an "0" ring to stop the dust getting in the stem anyway, I have seen manufacturers do it also, many thanks
The only reason manufacturers leave the Crown out is for presentation purposes, manufacturers like Seiko and Casio keep the crown in on new shipment to a store. Having your crown in will stop dust and dirt getting into the Watch. It's a bit like having your car in neutral it will still use fuel and battery power. Your best keeping the Watch running as this will stop the hour and minute pinion from stiffening overtime.
My Hamilton khaki has a piece of black film under battery that is ripped what is that and how do I order a replacement? Also there is a bit of green corrosion how do I remove that thnx
Thanks Mark! I've been waiting on this tutorial for some time. I have about 40 watches and about half are quarts so this tutorial will come in handy in the future, Not sure if I brave enough to tackle the batteries that have screws holding them down yet. Those screws are real small.
Yes, and they pop out like slingshots!
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Excellent tutorial ! Had it all. Audio. Video. Angles/Lighting.
Very helpful! I have an Invicta divers watch that I was able to change the battery on using your video. Thank you!
Nope, my Lilienthal (made in Berlin, Germany) has 3 screws on the back. Do the screws hold the back on?
Hi Mark ! I've been searching the internet for help and advice regarding a Swiss Army watch and ran across your video. A 2 different times, you can see in your video what exactly I need help with. Some background. I've changed this battery a number of times over the last 22 years and never had a problem. This time, it looks like something broke and I'm not sure what to call the part. You can see the part in question at 11:42 when removing the battery and again at 12:05 when putting in the new one. That pointy gold or brass colored arm that sticks out from the side on which the battery rests, what is that called? It seems the one in my watch broke off and upon closer examination of the break point, there appears to be a blueish color, like when a battery goes bad and corrodes. The battery I removed doesn't have any type of corrosion on it so I'm not sure how it could have happened. In any case, what do you call that arm, or how should I reference it to a repair shop? Is that something that can be repaired or is the watch a lost cause? Thanks so much for your time and feedback. Have a great weekend!
Hi Mark! I am wondering if you by any chance is selling the Scrooge Mcduck watch?
Thank you very much. It's very useful.
Do you have any videos on changing out a quartz movement?I have 2 watches(1 Invicta reserve,1 Renato vintage beast)that both have what looks to be the same movement on the Junkers watch you replaced battery on in this video.the movements are the rhonda 715s and im guessing I have to replace movements being that I just put new batteries in today and neither of mine came to life.being that I can get new rhonda 715 movements through eslingers for around $22/each I figured it'd be cheaper to try replacing myself rather then pay someone the price I originally paid for watches in first place to replace them for me.my main concern is reattaching the hands so that they not only line up properly but also so calander advances at 12 like its supposed to even though these particular movements take between 1145 and 1205 to advance.any info you could help with 9r a link to a video would be greatly appreciated.thanks
That Junkers with the candy cane hands is really cool. Even a couple of battery replacements can justify the cost of a simple watch tool kit. I resize bracelets for about a half dozen people, the irony is that I don't have to resize them for myself ( most bracelets fit out of the box ), so I just micro adjust down if needed.
Thank you.
Thank you for this video! Really sabes me a lot of money on repairs!
I can remember those old radio shack days. They always wanted your name & address for any purchase. Cant say I miss them.
I was telling my pool supply store the same thing. Seems every time I purchase or have my pool water analyzed they ask me for my phone #. Now I give them 0123456789.
Great tutorial!! Thank you. Now i can change the old batteries.
So i changed the battery and now i hear the ticking if i put it up to my ear but the second pointer thing isnt actually moving
Thanks Mark, this video is very informative!
Thanks very much just changed the battery on my daughters watch :)
Thank you a lot for this video. This is very interesting and informative. Keep posting like those amazing videos, this is awesome.
I know this is an old video but hopefully someone can help, i have a pulsar 100m chronograph and when the shop changed a battery it lasted 2 month then stopped working took it back and he said the battery is still good so watch has stopped because of another reason but reckons it would cost more than the wat h is worth to repair so advised against it, i normally mess about with watches myself and i think theyve done something to it and i want to know if i can get it working myself
Where can I buy watching battery at?
Hi Sirs, need little Help. Can you please, let me know how to Open " the Electricianz " back case to Replace the Battery ... ???
Do you recommend greasing the gasket with silicone or replacing the gasket every time you replace the battery?
I have a battery from a McDonald's watch from 1984 with a watch battery RW47S original rayovac battery. I've looked everywhere but I can't find this battery.
Great video, thanks. I'm going to give it a try. I too have lots of old watches with dead batteries!
Hello Mark, can you please give us an advice how to find which battery goes inside the watch? The companies offer an annual catalogue or something similar? One example is the Armani Excahnge AX5200 I could not find the information for this watch.
Best Regards, and Thank you.
Do you by any chance know where I could get the little springs that go from the rear panel into the body of the watch on the Garmin forerunner 10?
I have an older fossil watch with 3 battery do I have to change all of them or just the main one
The spiny part I stoped it with my screw driver what do I do
Expert and pleasant lesson.
Hi Mark, love all your vids. Quick question if I may. I have a Seiko flightmaster and when purchased the battery lasted for at least 5 years. Had it replaced at a jewelry store and the jeweler said there was some leakage from the old battery. The new battery lasted only 7 months. Should I junk it? Send to Seiko to have cleaned, perhaps clean it myself?? Did he just use a cheap battery?
Have it cleaned and serviced by a pro.
Long Island Watch thanks!!
When removing the battery at 5:24 surely the top arm is the spring-loaded one and the bottom arm is rigid. i.e. we ought to use the top arm to remove the battery
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