Replacing Watch battery. How can I tell whether Screw back or snap on

bob_a_builder

have you asked at a shop how much it would be ? You will probably find its less than £10.

Seems less of a bargain when you realise the battery will be 10 for a quid on ebay - if only you can get the damn back off !

GabbaGabbaHey

bob_a_builder wrote: »

Seems less of a bargain when you realise the battery will be 10 for a quid on ebay - if only you can get the damn back off !

Getting the back off is (usually) fairly straightforward. Getting it back on again (unless you have the right tools) is much more likely to be a problem!

Joe_Horner

bob_a_builder wrote: »

Seems less of a bargain when you realise the battery will be 10 for a quid on ebay - if only you can get the damn back off !

Will seem more of bargain when those 10 for a quid, probably out-of-date, and quite likely alkaline instead of silver oxide, batteries leak and destroy the circuit.

By all means save money with DIY battery changes, but please use a decent quality, properly branded, battery! From 20 years experience doing this professionally:

Seizaiken, Maxell, Sony all good - never seen leakage from these - , Renata ok but over-priced and seen a very few leak over the years, most others carry a (to me) unacceptable leak risk. Avoid Chinese (usually coded "AG 1", "AG3" etc), Rayovac, and alkaline (usually coded "LR xxx" like the plague - sooner or later they will kill your watch.

bluesnake

HopelessCase wrote: »

I am trying to change my watch battery. How can I tell whether the back of the watch is a screw on type or a snap on type.Any help will be appreciated.

HopelessCase, how about posting the make, model and possible a photo of the back of the watch. Possibly others here will have something similar?