watch batteries, I thought they lasted forever?
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Well, not forever but certainly for a long time.
I got a Nixon (42-20 PU Chrono, in purple
) a while ago - pretty sure it was NYE 2010 / start of 2011. The battery died around August last year - it was ticking when I got it so put it down to being in the shop for ages before sold.
Eventually got the battery changed in September by a local jewellers, I was worried about voiding warranties/breaking seals and all that jazz. The Nixon website was talking about having to post it off for any faults and it didn't look like any of the costs (P&P, fixing it, return P&P) would be covered. Put it down to the battery, decided not to take it swimming, got it changed.
All was well, until it stopped again!
Have I got some kind of battery-chomping wristwear, is this a cruddy battery from the jewellers, or should I be suspicious of something else..?
Any advice would be appreciated, it's a trek back to the shop I got it from (I doubt they'd be able to help) and the Nixon stuff was credit card details up front and you might get your watch back later. Don't want to take it back to the place that changed the battery should they be fitting something pants.
Only just noticed the Watch section so thought I'd give PH a go
I got a Nixon (42-20 PU Chrono, in purple
) a while ago - pretty sure it was NYE 2010 / start of 2011. The battery died around August last year - it was ticking when I got it so put it down to being in the shop for ages before sold.Eventually got the battery changed in September by a local jewellers, I was worried about voiding warranties/breaking seals and all that jazz. The Nixon website was talking about having to post it off for any faults and it didn't look like any of the costs (P&P, fixing it, return P&P) would be covered. Put it down to the battery, decided not to take it swimming, got it changed.
All was well, until it stopped again!
Have I got some kind of battery-chomping wristwear, is this a cruddy battery from the jewellers, or should I be suspicious of something else..?
Any advice would be appreciated, it's a trek back to the shop I got it from (I doubt they'd be able to help) and the Nixon stuff was credit card details up front and you might get your watch back later. Don't want to take it back to the place that changed the battery should they be fitting something pants.
Only just noticed the Watch section so thought I'd give PH a go
Some watches like to devour batteries, some dont, looks like you have the former. If I was you I would figure out how to open the case (you may need a case back opener, can be picked up for a fiver on Ebay), find the battery model and order 5-10 on Ebay probably for less than a fiver. You will then be able to keep it running for years for the price of one battery change at the jewellers. As for the warranty, I doubt that anybody would know you have changed the battery providing that you dont wreck the case in the process (back to buy a case back opener)...
sastanack said:
ah, thanks
The jewellers was something like £8, so two visits to them and I might as well have bought the stuff myself and saved the trip into town. Off for a nosey on ebay now.
Having looked through some of the other threads before posting, crikey, you guys have some nice watches!
Amazon is worth trying.The jewellers was something like £8, so two visits to them and I might as well have bought the stuff myself and saved the trip into town. Off for a nosey on ebay now.
Having looked through some of the other threads before posting, crikey, you guys have some nice watches!
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I'd seen this watch when a friend was buying one (the bigger one) on a skiing holiday in Colorado. I loved it but was happy with my purchases and budget so far so tore myself away (still needed to eat for the rest of the week).
Ended up kicking myself the whole way home, as I had on the previous trip when I passed up an orange-and-black number that I couldn't find again for the life of me!
Spent the next year finding them on ebay, amazon, american sites for a lot more money than it would have been on the spot in dollars. Saw it in a billabong shop and managed to get a discount. Reunited at last.
Ended up kicking myself the whole way home, as I had on the previous trip when I passed up an orange-and-black number that I couldn't find again for the life of me!
Spent the next year finding them on ebay, amazon, american sites for a lot more money than it would have been on the spot in dollars. Saw it in a billabong shop and managed to get a discount. Reunited at last.
sastanack said:
That is good. I thought I'd at least get a few years out of it :/ never mind, thats the price of going fashion over function I guess!
It be that the jeweller's battery had been sat around for a while as wellsastanack said:
On an unrelated note, any idea on how to clean rubber straps? It's filthy.
Soft, damp, soapy toothbrush.MercuryRises said:
I've built a wishlist of watches which runs to about £40,000 so far.
Pah, chickenfeed. Look at what some of these puppies fetch: http://www.onlywatch.com/index.php/watches-and-auc...
And then tell me you don't want a flying panda
DS3R said:
MercuryRises said:
I've built a wishlist of watches which runs to about £40,000 so far.
Pah, chickenfeed. Look at what some of these puppies fetch: http://www.onlywatch.com/index.php/watches-and-auc...
And then tell me you don't want a flying panda
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