my wife wears a Gents D&G watch which just recently stopped working (dead battery).
The estimated costs from 2 places I visited were £10 up to £25, the biggest issue being that 'it cost more so we can certify its waterproof again' , well call me tight,but Im not spending 10% or more of the watches original value on a battery replacement. Daylight robbery, forcing me to go down the route of changing it myself.
heres the watch in question
D&G Mens Sandpiper watch silver strap with white face
I would thoroughly recommend buying the proper tool to remove and replace the watch back.
The 2 choices appear to be
An adjustable 2 pronged tool
MKCLOCKS Pocket Sized Waterproof Screw back Watch Case Opener (ebay)
or
A 'jaxa' tool which is 3 arms on a handle
I bought the former as it was cheaper (£4.99)
An the most important item, the battery code ....
1.55v Silver Oxide Watch battery(SR920SW)
plenty to choose from on ebay. around a £1
voila job done for £6
[UPDATE : Nov 2013 : nearly 3 years from the post above the battery finally stopped, and ireplaced with exactly the same again. top quality]
thanks a lot for the info, i have just come across the same situation, decided i will do it myself and now i have the battery code! thanks
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thanks great info!
ReplyDeletenearly 5years on and you just saved me £60.00 replacement.... costed me £6.00 and 2minutes and all done thank you for the advice ....
ReplyDeletejust about to attempt this myself, love this watch and would like to wear again after some years!
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