Replacing a Watch Battery

Craft: Replacing Your Watch Battery

Judy
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August 28, 2018

Replacing Your Watch Battery - face of the watch after battery has been replaced I always took my watches to the jeweler to have them replace the battery, at a cost of $8-$15. I saw watch batteries for the first time at Dollar Tree, and decided that I would try to replace them myself. Dollar Tree sold them 4 to a pack, which ends up being 25 cents to fix a watch.

Total Time: 5-10 minutes

Supplies:

watch
batteries
small screwdriver
toothpick

Steps:

Place your watch down on a towel, to protect the face.

Replacing Your Watch Battery - place watch on a towel to protect the face

The hardest part is taking the back off. There is a notch someplace on the back. Stick a very small flat head screwdriver in and pry off the back.

Replacing Your Watch Battery - find the notch and use a tiny flat head screwdriver to remove the back

Some watches have a plastic piece covering the battery. If yours does, remove it.

Replacing Your Watch Battery - opened watch with plastic battery cover still in place

Replacing Your Watch Battery - remove the plastic covering the battery

Use a non-metal tool to pop the battery out. I used a toothpick. Look at the number of the battery imprinted on the top. That is the replacement battery to buy.

Replacing Your Watch Battery - once battery is exposed use a non-metal tool to pop it out

Put the new battery in. Check to see that the watch works.

Replacing Your Watch Battery - replace the battery with the proper type, check to make sure the watch is working

Replace the plastic piece that covers the battery, if you had one.

Replacing Your Watch Battery - replace the plastic battery cover if there was one

Replace the back. You may have to press hard to push it back in.

Replacing Your Watch Battery - replace the back

Make a note of which type of battery your watch uses, to make it easier next time.

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pam munro
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