Watch sekonda special nk 3134

GREYONE

Looking at these watches going cheap. < £20.SEKONDA NK3134.

Can the batteries in these watches be replaced or are they just once only. ?

Cus they look very nice ?

arciere

It's £14.49 on Amazon.

Honestly, I wouldn't even bother replacing a battery on a £15 watch, unless you really really like it.

But I love watches, so probably my opinion is biased

EssexExile

arciere wrote: »

It's £14.49 on Amazon.

Honestly, I wouldn't even bother replacing a battery on a £15 watch, unless you really really like it.

But I love watches, so probably my opinion is biased

I've had my £20 watch for decades with new battery every four or five years. Waste not want not!

arciere

EssexExile wrote: »

I've had my £20 watch for decades with new battery every four or five years. Waste not want not!

Yes absolutely, I'm not saying that cheap watches are crap, only that I tend to like more what's in the inside rather than if they work or not.

GREYONE

In that case, the race is on. Waste not Want not Indeed.

GREYONE

For me a new £6 battery is better than a new £15 watch. Thanks all.

Neil_Jones

I still have a watch I use that I was given for my 13th birthday 25 years ago and it still works today. All its cost me over the years is batteries, straps and a new watch glass.

I have probably spent more on the watch than its probably worth but my choice.

John_Gray

Neil_Jones wrote: »

I still have a watch I use that I was given for my 13th birthday 25 years ago and it still works today. All its cost me over the years is batteries, straps and a new watch glass.

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PDC

I had two Seconda watches, same model, bit more expansive that this one - I liked the design so bought a second as the glass was quite large and I thought I might end up breaking it at some point so wanted a spare.

The first one worked fine for two years then started loosing time, the 'spare' had a fault of losing time when I bought it, that was returned, fixed and sent back to me, seemed fine. When the original stopped working I started wearing the spare and after two months it too developed the same fault.

Long winded way of saying sometimes a cheap watch will last for years, sometimes it won't. I won't be buying another Sekonda though as I feel two years is poor value for a watch.

GREYONE

Well said. A small risk is still a risk. My £80 rotary watch gave up the same time I spent £20 on a new Sekonda because I did not want to buy a new watch on the fly.
I'll be interested to see how it lasts. If it goes more than two years without issue or replacement battery i'll be happy.
It is a good proposition to pay < £20 for an everyday watch. MY first watch from a good local jeweler cost £80 and was well worth it. My rotary was bought as a 'best' watch which was rather stupid because it has a blue face which makes it hard to read in the theatre or cinema when the lights are down.

arciere

To be honest, if all you need is check the time, the cheapest way is to do what I've been doing for the past decade: use your phone. Free, so even cheaper than a £15 watch.

Then I got interested in watches and a couple of years ago I bought myself a £200 Citizen. Was it worth it? No, if all you need is know what time it is. Would I spend the same money again? Absolutely, because I know what makes it different than a £15 watch.

So, when it comes to gadgets (a watch is a gadget after all) there isn't a "right" price and sometimes overspending could be, in a way, justified.