Cartier watch help

[marky1]

Just looking for a bit of help from someone with some watch knowledge. This is my sisters watch, she left it with me to have it serviced and repaired here where I live. I notice having got it back that it seems to stop sometimes. However, I thought it had a battery rather than being automatic. Could someone explain to me how it supposed to work, is it fully battery and should run constantly, or is it fully automatic and needs movement at times to run or it will stop after a few hours/ a day, or is it some kind of a mix? It has 2384 on the back and is a Tank Francaise. Pic below. Thanks all.

[tobinen]

If it's automatic then it will run with movement. If it's battery then it runs all the time.

Take it to a reputable watch service place as per your sister's wishes and let them deal with it.

Edited by tobinen on Friday 19th January 07:29

[UnclePat]

It seems to be a quartz movement, and therefore with a battery, which should not be stopping - it should run constantly.

Am I correct in thinking it's already come back from a service? If so, take it back to them.

Not sure why a new, correct battery would cut out like that though. Did you take it to Cartier/quality independent watchmaker or a high-street shop? It's a simple job, but I wouldn't trust the high street staff to touch my watches, maybe the battery contacts aren't right.

[So]

marky1 said:

Just looking for a bit of help from someone with some watch knowledge. This is my sisters watch, she left it with me to have it serviced and repaired here where I live. I notice having got it back that it seems to stop sometimes. However, I thought it had a battery rather than being automatic. Could someone explain to me how it supposed to work, is it fully battery and should run constantly, or is it fully automatic and needs movement at times to run or it will stop after a few hours/ a day, or is it some kind of a mix? It has 2384 on the back and is a Tank Francaise. Pic below. Thanks all.

It's quartz, quartz watches shouldn't stop. But in certain circumstances they do. For example my wife's Longines stops in some safes, then re-starts and runs fine. I have also known a Cartier TF do it in a same.

In all probability, though, your watch is not right. Return it to the servicing agent

[marky1]

tobinen said:

If it's automatic then it will run with movement. If it's battery then it runs all the time.

Take it to a reputable watch service place as per your sister's wishes and let them deal with it.

Edited by tobinen on Friday 19th January 07:29

That's exactly what my question was, which one is it! It's just come back from a reputable service place hence why I am trying to figure out why it stops, is it because it is automatic and how it's supposed to be, or is their still an issue if it's quartz.

Anyway, from what the others have said seems like it is Quartz and should not be stopping. Thanks

Edited by marky1 on Friday 19th January 07:57

[marky1]

Also, just to add it's strange because when I move it around it seems to work again for a few hours, which was making me think it could be automatic, or a mix if that makes sense (being someone that knows nothing about watches!)

[So]

marky1 said:

Also, just to add it's strange because when I move it around it seems to work again for a few hours, which was making me think it could be automatic, or a mix if that makes sense (being someone that knows nothing about watches!)

There are no small TF autos. It's quartz and it has a fault, Take it back.

[marky1]

So said:

There are no small TF autos. It's quartz and it has a fault, Take it back.

Will do, thanks.