Why does it cost so much to replace a watch battery?

[Shelly21]

This watch place wants to charge me $30.99 and they have to ship it off.

Batteries plus wants $10.96


link sells a pack of four for $4.75.

There's another place that sells them in bulk for 0.44 each.

I popped open the back of the watch and there's a sticker that says "When replacing battery, short circuit (AC) with +." er... what? I guess I'll take it to Batteries plus. They did mention that the watch won't be waterproof anymore after replacing the battery. Which, I didn't really care since it has cow skin strap, I don't take it into the shower.

 

[Eli]

Ship it off to replace a battery? Are you sure they aren't shipping it off to have it re-sealed or something?

As far as the other part, I'm not really sure. Is there a terminal labeled AC or something? I wonder why you would have to do something like that.

 

[Colt45]

You do realize there are B&M jewellers if you're too incompetent to do it yourself.

 

[ChaoZ]

Less than $5.

 

[Shelly21]

Originally posted by: Eli
Ship it off to replace a battery? Are you sure they aren't shipping it off to have it re-sealed or something?

As far as the other part, I'm not really sure. Is there a terminal labeled AC or something? I wonder why you would have to do something like that.

I think you're right. If I send it off, they'll probably reseal it to make it water-proof.

The lable is very tiny with 5 different languages, the watch itself have a lot of Japanese writings, I'm going to get a magnifying glass to read it more carefully.

Oh, another reason I don't want to send this off is that this is a high quality LV replica made in Japan.

 

[iGas]

DIY is the way to go for most smaller items, other wise be prepare to bend over for service cost.

 

[Zenmervolt]

Watches have batteries? I don't see how they could fit in there with all the gears and springs in the way.

ZV

 

[summit]

Originally posted by: Shelly21

Originally posted by: Eli
Ship it off to replace a battery? Are you sure they aren't shipping it off to have it re-sealed or something?

As far as the other part, I'm not really sure. Is there a terminal labeled AC or something? I wonder why you would have to do something like that.

I think you're right. If I send it off, they'll probably reseal it to make it water-proof.

The lable is very tiny with 5 different languages, the watch itself have a lot of Japanese writings, I'm going to get a magnifying glass to read it more carefully.

Oh, another reason I don't want to send this off is that this is a high quality LV replica made in Japan.

LV as in louis vuitton? so it's a knock off? make sure the watch places know its a knockoff because some batteries may be different from the original

 

[Baked]

Buy self winding watch.

 

[gorcorps]

Originally posted by: Summit

Originally posted by: Shelly21

Originally posted by: Eli
Ship it off to replace a battery? Are you sure they aren't shipping it off to have it re-sealed or something?

As far as the other part, I'm not really sure. Is there a terminal labeled AC or something? I wonder why you would have to do something like that.

I think you're right. If I send it off, they'll probably reseal it to make it water-proof.

The lable is very tiny with 5 different languages, the watch itself have a lot of Japanese writings, I'm going to get a magnifying glass to read it more carefully.

Oh, another reason I don't want to send this off is that this is a high quality LV replica made in Japan.

LV as in louis vuitton? so it's a knock off? make sure the watch places know its a knockoff because some batteries may be different from the original

As if they wouldn't see the battery when they opened it? Was this a serious post?

 

[Quasmo]

Thats it? It's gonna cost me $100. Tag Heuer.

 

[Newbian]

Originally posted by: Baked
Buy self winding watch.

That's witch talk.

 

[BoomerD]

My POS Casio watch has instructions for grounding + to the case or some similar thing to activate the battery.

Costs me about $10-$15 at a watch shop including the battery.

 

[Black88GTA]

Originally posted by: Quasmo
Thats it? It's gonna cost me $100. Tag Heuer.

My Tag cost me $15 to have the battery replaced at a B&M jeweler...where the hell are you taking / sending it that it's $100?

 

[0roo0roo]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Screw-Back...96145566QQcmdZViewItem

watch is water proof as long as the ring seal is intact and clean.

its just they don't feel like guaranteeing their work

 

[richardycc]

Originally posted by: Quasmo
Thats it? It's gonna cost me $100. Tag Heuer.

my wife just had her watch's battery replaced today, they charged her $5. It's a Tag Heuer too.

 

[MovingTarget]

Originally posted by: Baked
Buy self winding watch.

Where?

 

[VirtualLarry]

Originally posted by: Shelly21
They did mention that the watch won't be waterproof anymore after replacing the battery. Which, I didn't really care since it has cow skin strap, I don't take it into the shower.

They don't re-install a new seal? I thought that most watch-battery-replacement outfits (that were up-and-up) would do that for you. At least when I got my water-resistant watch battery replaced, they did for me.