G10 Quartz Watch- Dead Battery??

[rancid badger]

I've just realised my G10 CWC ( post 2005) watch has gone wonky!

It's way slow,by about 5 hours and the second hand is jumping apx 4 seconds at a hop, stopping for about 3 seconds, and then jumping another 4 seconds and so on.

I'm fairly confident a new battery will put it right to be honest but has anyone experienced the same symptoms by any chance?

I'm wondering if its goosed or just needs a battery change???

Thanks in advance

R.B.

 

[Shewie]

I've had that with other watches Steve, change the battery first bud

 

[wingstoo]

Maybe get it checked at a good jewellers as well, might need a service.

 

[rancid badger]

Cheers lads, I'll be popping into the Metro Centre tomorrow morning before work so I'll stop off at Timpsons and get a battery fitted, see if that sorts it then see how it goes from there.

I'll let you know how I get on anyway.

thanks again

Steve

 

[Pierr]

The 4 secs hop is the conventional indicator of low battery. It is a feature, not an issue with the watch.

 

[Large Sack]

The 4 secs hop is the conventional indicator of low battery. It is a feature, not an issue with the watch.

Yes that is usually the indicator that a new battery is required....don't fret
Cheers
sack

 

[rancid badger]

Well just an update; I couldn't make it myself, to get a new battery so I aksed the wife to drop my watch off at Timpsons in the Metro Centre Gateshead. She did so and then came back and presented me with a bill for £17 odd! apparently it would have been £13 odd just for the battery fitted but they "conned" her into paying for a "battery for life" So in theory, I just pop back in next time I need a battery and it's "free".

The fact that I could have bought a battery and fitted it myself for £3.50 inc postage, leaves me a little narked, particularly as I would have liked to engage the Timpsons assistant in a discussion as to what exactly I was paying the extra £9.50 for ( other than the 2 mins it actually takes to change the battery)

It's no wonder I've not got two happnys to rub together

If there's a moral here, it's probably ; " get off your axxe and sort it out for yourself in future"

Still never mind, at least my watch is ticking away happily again, keeping excellent time as always

Thanks to all for the replies.

kind regards

Steve

 

[geordienemisis]

Hey Badger sorry I didn't read this earlier as I have dealing with the said Timpsons and they are so over priced on all of their stuff. you would have been better off at a top watch shop or jewellers whom would have done it cheap as chips.

 

[FGYT]

I pay £25 for mine but it is a full service health check and pressure test to ensure its still water tight to the rated depth (some thing no street shop will offer or guarantee once they take the back off)

ATB

Duncan

 

[DavidBFPO]

hello,
Same here. Silvermans Ltd UK send them off to the makers for a full service.
Supposed to check the battery every 5 years anyway. My issued SBS Divers Watch I've had
through Gulf War I & Bosnia to date, only requires a new strap every so often plus it's
5 year inspection still keep great time, no problems with it.
Regards
David

I pay £25 for mine but it is a full service health check and pressure test to ensure its still water tight to the rated depth (some thing no street shop will offer or guarantee once they take the back off)

ATB

Duncan

 

[zed4130]

Glad you got it sorted but a shame Timpson conned your wife, they did the same to me around 5 years ago on a watch i still have but oddily has not ran out yet lol since then i got into repairing watches so have all the tools, batterys can be picked up for nothing on ebay and you can get lots for not a lot of cash, batteries have around a 10 year shelf life so ok to buy a few spares, anyway glad the G10 is up and running ,

 

[topknot]

The same thing happened to my G10. I have one with the hatch in the back so i got a new battery from Maplins, and put in myself.

Topknot.

 

[bonzodog]

i paid£80.00 for my tag plus pressure test

 

[zed4130]

They charge sometimes around £75 just for a pressure test, although unless you actuallly dive i cant see the point as i replace all the batteries on all my watches and swim in the sea all year around with no issues, the only extra thing i do is clean and put silicone grease on the gaskets,

 

[tiger stacker]

The battery for life receipt can backfire on Timpsons, My Suunto is greedy needs a new battery every 6 months. To his credit the gent in my Timpsons swaps them over with no fuss. £50 to segue brogues was a bit steep(not mine thankfully).