Jewelry

[Desertdi]

I almost FAINTED.   Good thing I had my charge card with me...

Edited to add:   The watch is an OLD Timex.    At least my "good" watch is a wind-up...

[AuntMame]

These places are really getting up there in price to change watch batteries. Even my local hardware store now charges $15--plus tax! 

I learned to change my watch batteries through Youtube videos. The hardest part is prying off the back of the watch, but I figure if a hardware store employee can do it I can do it. I buy the appropriate battery on Amazon. I tired of paying more to change the battery than I paid for the watch. 

[Tinkrbl44]

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@Desertdi wrote:

I almost FAINTED.   Good thing I had my charge card with me...

Edited to add:   The watch is an OLD Timex.    At least my "good" watch is a wind-up...

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@Desertdi 

Surprising, isn't it?  I recently paid $45 for 3 batteries in 3 watches.  I'm glad I only took three for replacements!  

This wasn't a fancy jeweler in Beverly Hills, either.  

[Desertdi]

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@Tinkrbl44 wrote:

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@Desertdi wrote:

I almost FAINTED.   Good thing I had my charge card with me...

Edited to add:   The watch is an OLD Timex.    At least my "good" watch is a wind-up...

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@Desertdi 

Surprising, isn't it?  I recently paid $45 for 3 batteries in 3 watches.  I'm glad I only took three for replacements!  

This wasn't a fancy jeweler in Beverly Hills, either.  

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@Tinkrbl44 

Yeah...my jeweler is "local"...and the ONLY place nearby that even advertised they do batteries.

Next time...I'm gonna add a "cheapo watch" to my Amazon order. 

(I'd do it myself...but I no longer have much finger "grip".)    di

[Lilysmom1]

@Desertdi Wow!  I would be tempted to learn how to do it myself too.  After my car dealer charged $50 to change the battery in my key fob, I headed over to YouTube and now do it myself.  

[Travone]

@Lilysmom1 

My battery in my key fob just needed to be changed.   I watched online how to change it.  Went to the drugstore and bought a pack of 4 batteries for $5.  But then I couldn't get the key fob opened.   I took it to the dealer asked them to open it, pulled out my batteries and changed it myself in the dealership. 

[Lilysmom1]

@Travone Too funny!  And there they sat watching $50 bucks go down the drain lol!

[catter70]

I thought it was bad because I just paid $10 to replace my watch battery at my local department store.

[ciao_bella]

Some years back, I had the battery in my watch changed while in the local mall.  At that time, which was about 10 years ago, the jewelry store charged me $17.  So, after that I now use a $2.00 tool that you can purchase on Amazon that opens a watch back/cover.  It takes less that 30 seconds to open it, you pop the old battery out and in goes the new battery.  The case cover snaps right back on.  Give it a try!  You can do it!

[jlkz]

@Desertdi @Tinkrbl44 

I bought a watch on clearance at my local jeweler last year before going to FL for the Winter.  Of course I put it where I wouldn't forget to pack it...but I still forgot it because it slipped under something.   

When we got back, I went searching for it and found it had stopped running.  Took it back for a battery change but got a pleasant surprise:  All I had to do was place it in a sunny window and the sun would recharge it for free !

It's a good watch that was reduced...a Citizen brand.