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private joker
10-04-2005, 05:30 PM
About a week ago I noticed my watch was way slow. I reset it but it slipped behind again within a day. I didn't think the battery was dead because the second hand was still ticking -- the watch just wasn't keeping time. But then a day later I saw the second hand just start to vacillate up and down a few clicks, then it started moving again. It hasn't kept time since.

Before I pay for a new battery, I want to make sure it's the battery that's the problem -- no point putting money into a watch that's busted (In that case, I'll just go get a new watch). Does anyone know if a slow watch can be a symptom of a bad battery? Or do all batteries keep watches going fine until they stop completely?

In case it matters, the watch itself is a regular, inexpensive Fred Belay quartz. (i.e., Has anyone had problems with this brand?)
swede123
10-04-2005, 05:34 PM
I don't recognize that brand, is it super Walmart cheap or like fifty bucks cheap? If the first, buy a new watch. If the second, it's worth replacing the battery.

Swede
WDC
10-04-2005, 05:46 PM
I had a similar thing happen. Took the watch in for a new battery. They told me it didn't need a battery but needed a cleaning. The cleaning cost more than the watch so I bought a new watch.
tonypaladino
10-04-2005, 05:49 PM
Try a new battery, if not, take it to a jewler.
wacki
10-04-2005, 06:02 PM
WTF, are you serious? Watch batteries are 2 bucks. You are wasting more money just thinking about this.
Dariel86
10-04-2005, 06:51 PM
My TAG HEUER ha same kind of problems, they fixed IT FOR FREE. TAG HEUER MAN.
exist
10-04-2005, 06:53 PM
get a Casio Solar Atomic Watch, doesn't need batteries and is calibrated to the atomic clock in Ft.Collins, CO every night. costs around 100 bucks.
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wacki
10-04-2005, 07:02 PM
Very cool. In fact I would much rather have a watch like this than a Rolex.
edfurlong
10-04-2005, 07:48 PM
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get a Casio Solar Atomic Watch, doesn't need batteries and is calibrated to the atomic clock in Ft.Collins, CO every night. costs around 100 bucks.

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How does that work? Thats pretty cool.
daveymck
10-04-2005, 07:56 PM
I've got one of those kinetic watches that run off movement in your arm, surprisingly even though I do most stuff left handed it often stops and has got worse so if you dont wear it for a day its stopped which is more of a pain in the arse than changing a battery once every year or whatever.

I hope that solar atomic one works better.