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Watch battery....a laugh?

amtc · 2017-07-21 21:28:10

I have a Gucci watch that I got for a significant birthday two years ago. The battery stopped a few months ago. I happened to be in town today and went into Fields where I bought it. I kind of assumed it would be a quick in and out job but was told I would need the original box, the battery would cost 35 euro plus a…

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I have a Gucci watch that I got for a significant birthday two years ago. The battery stopped a few months ago. I happened to be in town today and went into Fields where I bought it. I kind of assumed it would be a quick in and out job but was told I would need the original box, the battery would cost 35 euro plus a refundable 50 euro deposit plus it would take eight weeks! Really!

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#2 21-07-2017 10:29PM

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If you don't want to pay it, don't. What's the consumer issue here?

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#3 21-07-2017 10:33PM

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Yeah similar story with my Raymond Weil watch, battery â‚¬45! Takes 3 weeks!

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#4 21-07-2017 10:39PM

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Why the.original box? It just so happens I do have it. Why a 50 euro deposit? Watch was c 800 euro so I'm hardly going to leave it there.

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#5 21-07-2017 10:44PM

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Pop into a real jewellers rather than a shopping centre place with low wage sales assistants.

This thread will give you all info needed
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=68109514#post68109514

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#6 21-07-2017 10:48PM

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I think this is something to do with the waterproof seal. Think that's why they send it off. May affect warranty too.

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#7 21-07-2017 10:54PM

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colm_mcm wrote: »

I think this is something to do with the waterproof seal. Think that's why they send it off. May affect warranty too.

exact;y and its the reason I dumped a perfectly good casio , and have a Citizen solar powered watch for nearly 10 years now !

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#8 21-07-2017 11:01PM

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i always change my casio battery as all you have to do is make sure o ring is put back properly with a little vasoline on it, battery cost only 6 euro

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#9 21-07-2017 11:37PM

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I change the batteries on both the Casio & Citizen (in minutes) for less than the cost of a whiff of a take-away Latte.
Usually every 7yrs (the Casio is a 10yr battery). Don't buy fancy watches anymore.

The Casio cost next to nothing is about 15-20yrs old and has been bashed off -5m rocks in the GBReef, surfed on the Med & Atlantic. Seen -19oC days and several at +42oC. Negligible scratches. 2 Alarms + Snooze alarm, Chime, Countdown, World-Clocks, 10BAR, Stopwatch, Dual Ana/Digital DD display, x30 Tele-memo bank, led illumination, lumibrite type digits. Usually also has a Silva button compass on the watch strap also.

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#10 21-07-2017 11:46PM

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Gerardo Harsh Hammock wrote: »

I change the batteries on both the Casio & Citizen (in minutes) for less than the cost of a whiff of a take-away Latte.
Usually every 7yrs (the Casio is a 10yr battery). Don't buy fancy watches anymore.

The Casio cost next to nothing is about 15-20yrs old and has been bashed off -5m rocks in the GBReef, surfed on the Med & Atlantic. Seen -19oC days and several at +42oC. Negligible scratches. 2 Alarms + Snooze alarm, Chime, Countdown, World-Clocks, 10BAR, Stopwatch, Dual Ana/Digital DD display, x30 Tele-memo bank, led illumination, lumibrite type digits. Usually also has a Silva button compass on the watch strap also.

my citizen eco drive has seen 10 years of abuse, crossed the atlantic in a sail boat , and spent 28,000 miles at sea , never leaves my arm, and still to this day synchronises to the atomic clock in Germany at 4:30 am , and never required its battery to be changed

brill

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#11 22-07-2017 01:31PM

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I have one of the first Citizen Eco drive watches, it's more than 20 years old and still going strong. Has anyone ever had to get a new battery and how much did it cost? I think there's a place down in Shannon services them.

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#12 22-07-2017 09:08PM

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Moved to Watches & Timepieces - better suited there I think.

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#13 26-09-2020 04:44PM

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Is €15 to have a new battery fitted in suburban Dublin the going rate these days.
Regular everyday watch, no special features etc

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#14 26-09-2020 05:17PM

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That's reasonable enough I'd say Imme.

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#15 26-09-2020 06:56PM

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At 15 euro are they including a water resistance check afterwards? I'd be presuming that this wouldn't include new seals for the watch - if the price includes all that I think it'd be a bargain, if it's just a battery change without WR check or seal replacement then it's a fair price I'd say.

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#16 26-09-2020 07:06PM

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4 pounds stg in my local shoe menders last week

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#17 26-09-2020 07:07PM

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Got battery in Longines replaced by Breretons Grafton St late last year for €10.

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#18 26-09-2020 08:16PM

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I didn't mention watch brand …
one was from Next
and the other was from Newbridge

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#19 26-09-2020 09:18PM

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You can get watches that dont need battery's called automatics, Other than that take it to a watchfix place, they do it while you wait. Dont expect any place that has staff and a premesis etc to do it cheap, thats not the way the world work. Do it yourself with a amazon battery if you want to save dosh.

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#20 27-09-2020 12:00PM

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Fitz II wrote: »

You can get watches that dont need battery's called automatics, Other than that take it to a watchfix place, they do it while you wait. Dont expect any place that has staff and a premesis etc to do it cheap, thats not the way the world work. Do it yourself with a amazon battery if you want to save dosh.

Thanks for the life lessons.

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#21 27-09-2020 12:01PM

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thenumber3 wrote: »

Got battery in Longines replaced by Breretons Grafton St late last year for €10.

Unbelievable, I will try them next time.
Thanks.

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#22 27-09-2020 12:39PM

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Fitz II wrote: »

You can get watches that dont need battery's called automatics,

True, but they're generally(outside of high end quartz stuff) much more expensive to buy into and cost of ownership and servicing is significantly higher.

Other than that take it to a watchfix place, they do it while you wait.

+1 Watchfix are very good for that sort of thing.

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#23 27-09-2020 12:41PM

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I’ve a sundial. Solar powered. Never needs a battery.

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