Quartz Battery Life!

[nikaiyo2]

Went to put my grab and go quartz watch on today only to find the battery has died. The warranty card is dated 16/01/2010... nearly 10 years can’t be bad

[Lee540]

My Tag Heuer quartz battery did 5 years.. daily use.

[blueST]

Does anyone else find that replacement batteries never last as long as the original ones?

[blue_haddock]

blueST said:

Does anyone else find that replacement batteries never last as long as the original ones?

will all depend on the quality of the replacement battery used.

[ecain63]

blue_haddock said:

blueST said:

Does anyone else find that replacement batteries never last as long as the original ones?

will all depend on the quality of the replacement battery used.

Spot on. Too many jewellers fit cheap batteries these days. But, that's because customers don't want to pay much for a battery. Swings and roundabouts.

We always use Renata batteries but the thing customers also forget is the lifespan also depends on the watch. Quartz watches need servicing if they're to be efficient.

[blueST]

ecain63 said:

Spot on. Too many jewellers fit cheap batteries these days. But, that's because customers don't want to pay much for a battery. Swings and roundabouts.

We always use Renata batteries but the thing customers also forget is the lifespan also depends on the watch. Quartz watches need servicing if they're to be efficient.

What can be serviced in a quartz watch?

[ecain63]

blueST said:

What can be serviced in a quartz watch?

Moving parts still need lubrication. Although they usually are very low maintenance, if your quartz watch is never serviced it will dry out and wear like an automatic.

[Matt_E_Mulsion]

Lee540 said:

My Tag Heuer quartz battery did 5 years.. daily use.

Surely all watch batteries are in daily use until they go flat...

[andy tims]

Matt_E_Mulsion said:

Lee540 said:

My Tag Heuer quartz battery did 5 years.. daily use.

Surely all watch batteries are in daily use until they go flat...

Some watches go into sleep mode if not used. You can also stop most quartz watches by pulling out the crown.

10 years is certainly impressive if the watch was kept running.

[Lee540]

Matt_E_Mulsion said:

Lee540 said:

My Tag Heuer quartz battery did 5 years.. daily use.

Surely all watch batteries are in daily use until they go flat...

Tag Heuer recommend to pull out the crown when not in use for any period of time.

[anonymous-user]

The original battery in my Omega Seamaster lasted 5 years.
I replaced it with same brand etc, 4 years in & working fine.
I rarely wear the watch, so battery model suits me as it doesn’t need setting each time..

[OFORBES]

3 years ago I bought my wife and I Tag's.

The battery in hers lasted 18 months and needed replacing, and then when I looked at her watches the other day I noticed that it was doing the 5 second jump to show it needed changing again.

Mine is still on the same battery it came with!?

Edited by OFORBES on Monday 6th January 17:13

[VEIGHT]

Retailers rarely check the dates on batteries. They could be sat in the factory for months before shipping, then sat at the distributors for months before sent to the retailer, then, if it's a rare battery and they are not rotating the stock it could be years out of date before it goes into a watch!

[nikaiyo2]

andy tims said:

Some watches go into sleep mode if not used. You can also stop most quartz watches by pulling out the crown.

10 years is certainly impressive if the watch was kept running.

Yup in box running all the time!

I wonder if as it was from a micro brand there was less chance of batteries being sat round for a few years prior to shipping.

So is it worth servicing or just change the battery?