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>The rechargable battery for one of these is literally $10 on eBay, and I can't believe there wasn't anyone around you willing to fit it. I can believe larger c
by TMWNN 7y ago
>The rechargable battery for one of these is literally $10 on eBay, and I can't believe there wasn't anyone around you willing to fit it. I can believe larger chains refusing it, but come on, a small jeweler or watch repair shop would have done it I'm sure.
I went to a Macy's watch repair department, a well-known jewelry store, and two small watch repair shops (the "old man in a tiny office in an office building" type) highly ranked on Yelp. All refused.
- gambiting 7y ago>>All refused. Did they say why? I'm not surprised the large store did, but the "old man in a tiny office" type shouldn't have - why did they refuse? The only reason I can think of is if the battery is soldered on, but otherwise how is it different than replacing any other type of battery. I know my Edifice watch uses a regular button-type battery, it's just rechargable, but it's not soldered on or anything.
- TMWNN 7y ago>Did they say why? I'm not surprised the large store did, but the "old man in a tiny office" type shouldn't have - why did they refuse? If I recall correctly, they said that they could not remove the case back and guarantee its waterproof integrity.
- gambiting 7y agoSo it had nothing to do with that specific watch or its rechargable battery then - clearly none of those people repair any waterproof watches.