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Penguin68 Wrote:

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> Or Timpsons in Salisbury's DKH.



They wanted more to fit a new battery than I paid for the watch (I bought a new watch :)) )

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You can buy a half dozen watch batteries for a couple of quid on Epay. In many cases a speccial tool is not required. Even if you have to buy the the tool to twist off the cover is not expensive - frm 99 pence to ?3. Then you have the tool for life.
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Dyson Dave Wrote:

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> You can buy a half dozen watch batteries for a

> couple of quid on Epay.



Not being funny, but how long do they last? About a week?!

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Me too. There's plenty of guidance on the net on how to do it. Pound shops also have sets of small screwdrivers if you need one to to remove screws from the case or the cell mounting. You can also get very cheap watch back remover tools via aliexpress. I only needed one for a more expensive waterproof watch. In most cases a firm penknife blade or similar was enough. Some watches may have or recommend silver oxide cells (type name begins with an 'S'). These are a little bit more expensive. Keeping the cells in the fridge helps their shelf life.
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  • 2 weeks later...

Thanks for the suggestions everyone and sorry for taking so long to respond.

I went to the dry cleaners next to the post office, as suggested on here.

My watch now tells the correct time all day instead of just twice a day!

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Penguin68 Wrote:

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> Or Timpsons in Salisbury's DKH.


they are a joke. If your watch is supposed to be water resistant the company claims that they need a special machine to re-assemble it...even if you say you don't care if it's water resistant anyway....and asked me for ?18 when a battery costs about ?5 for 10

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