Watch Batteries
Jan 28, 2019 07:58:07 #
I'm surprised that's there are so many different kinds of tiny batteries. You'd think it would to (almost) everyone's advantage to have just a few standard sizes. #2025 and 2032 are very popular dime-size batteries, but when you get to the really small ones, there are too many sizes.
I took out a Bulova Caravelle I hadn't worn in a while yesterday, and the battery was dead. Prying the back off wasn't hard, but reading the battery number was very difficult. The battery is about 5mm in diameter, and the battery description is "Sony SR626SW." That's a lot to write in a small space, so I had to use a powerful magnifying glass. The rest of the world calls that battery a #377, but Sony has to use it's own numbering system.
Not only is the battery small, but the mechanism inside the watch case is also small - about 12mm in diameter - while the body of the watch is around 40mm. I could have bought the Sony battery for $10, but I ordered ten Energizers for $5.72.
I took out a Bulova Caravelle I hadn't worn in a while yesterday, and the battery was dead. Prying the back off wasn't hard, but reading the battery number was very difficult. The battery is about 5mm in diameter, and the battery description is "Sony SR626SW." That's a lot to write in a small space, so I had to use a powerful magnifying glass. The rest of the world calls that battery a #377, but Sony has to use it's own numbering system.
Not only is the battery small, but the mechanism inside the watch case is also small - about 12mm in diameter - while the body of the watch is around 40mm. I could have bought the Sony battery for $10, but I ordered ten Energizers for $5.72.
Jan 28, 2019 08:03:38 #
Jan 28, 2019 08:05:14 #
Jan 28, 2019 08:18:17 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I'm surprised that's there are so many different k... (show quote)
The biggest racket: My Breitling watch uses a 2032 battery; the first time it needed to be replaced I went to Batteries Plus and purchase one for $5.75. I have now several devices that use the same battery (bike speedometer, GPS, laser pointer,etc.) so I went to Amazon and purchased a pack of 20 units for $8.95!!! The same goes for other smaller watch and hearing aid batteries; check it out.
Jan 28, 2019 08:18:32 #
My wife’s remote takes a CR 2016 and my wireless remote takes a CR2032. Life was easy when the Batteries Plus store was right around. Now they moved, good thing there is Amazon. 
Jan 28, 2019 08:55:15 #
Good for you, Jerry!! I have one watch, a Bulova, my wife gave me for my 50th birthday. Next week it will be 32 years old. I have no need for another. Every few years it needs a battery. I have a jeweler who charges $10 to replace the battery. Life is good
Mark
Mark
jerryc41 wrote:
I'm surprised that's there are so many different k... (show quote)
Jan 28, 2019 10:12:07 #
I've been replacing my own watch batteries for years. I used a camera spanner for a while, until my son gave me a tool set for my birthday a couple of years back.
I also found a web site that has gaskets, etc., which are necessary for some watches.
The myriad of batteries, I've found, is because each watch company uses a different quartz movement dependent on the style of watch, size, functions, etc.
Now, there are common movements, especially with Seiko and Pulsar, but it's like the auto industry, cameras, etc. Every company believes they have the "answer".
PS - I still like my Breitling Chronomat and my Seiko Diver watches. They're automatics, and work just fine.
I also found a web site that has gaskets, etc., which are necessary for some watches.
The myriad of batteries, I've found, is because each watch company uses a different quartz movement dependent on the style of watch, size, functions, etc.
Now, there are common movements, especially with Seiko and Pulsar, but it's like the auto industry, cameras, etc. Every company believes they have the "answer".
PS - I still like my Breitling Chronomat and my Seiko Diver watches. They're automatics, and work just fine.
Jan 28, 2019 12:43:30 #
Julian wrote:
...so I went to Amazon and purchased a pack of 20 units for $8.95!!! The same goes for other smaller watch and hearing aid batteries; check it out.
I have a plastic container (Chinese take-out) where I store my collection of small batteries. 2025 and 2032 go into lots of things, but the tiny ones come in too many different sizes.
Jan 28, 2019 12:45:26 #
markngolf wrote:
Good for you, Jerry!! I have one watch, a Bulova, my wife gave me for my 50th birthday. Next week it will be 32 years old. I have no need for another. Every few years it needs a battery. I have a jeweler who charges $10 to replace the battery. Life is good
Mark
Mark
I have some old, cheap Timex watches that I wear when I'm working on something and it might get scratched or damaged.
Jan 29, 2019 05:51:31 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I have some old, cheap Timex watches that I wear when I'm working on something and it might get scratched or damaged.
My watch needs a new battery, can't find what I did with my spanner wrench.
watch is a Citizen with screw on back. Solar Powered, battery is 21.00 on EBay.
Jan 29, 2019 06:13:12 #
I owned some great watches over the years....Omega (diving watch); Citizens; Rolex; etc.
I don't wear a watch anymore, since I bought a cell phone. LOL
I don't wear a watch anymore, since I bought a cell phone. LOL
Jan 29, 2019 06:32:15 #
Hey guys, I replace batteries on about 20+ watches myself. I've been burned on Amazon with counterfeit and outdated batteries. I always read the reviews about the vendor before I order.
Jan 29, 2019 07:31:56 #
If you have a small battery fetish, check out hearing aid batteries. I use a 312 size.
Jan 29, 2019 08:30:29 #
I buy size 10 hearing aid batteries (very small) in bulk (60 packs) since I have two in the ear canal aids and the batteries last about 3-4 days before failing. No way I buy any batteries in any size packaging except bulk.
Jan 29, 2019 08:36:04 #
hj
Loc: Florida
You mean some people still wear watches considering the time on our smart phones? My watch collects dust in the bureau drawer and has for a number of years. I see the time on TV screens, bank electronic screens, the dash screen of my car. If you wanted to forget what time it is, you could not.
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