Watch Batteries

[CLovely]

I have noticed that the shopping plaza we are in has no place to get a watch battery replaced. I think that somewhere in the last few months I heard or read or saw a framer that does this in the frame shop. Anyone out there doing this? How is it working out?

Thanks
Karl.

 

[Ron Eggers]

I've seen a young woman stab herself pretty seriously trying to replace a watch band for me. Another trashed my digital watch trying to replace the battery.

I suspect neither is as easy as it sems like it should be.

 

[PaulSF]

Any jeweler should be able to replace watch batteries.

 

[jim_p]

Any jeweler should be able to replace watch batteries.

Heh. There's three framers (including me) and two jewelers within a two-block stretch in my downtown... what would happen if we all went into watch batteries?

 

[Jerry Ervin]

Most all of the jewelery stores here change watch batteries.

Most advertise this service at $5.

I would think long and hard about offering that service unless I was a jewelery store.

 

[Jeff Rodier]

Nearly every jewelry store also gives a lifetime replacement when you have it replaced just to get folks popping in periodically.

 

[Ylva]

I think the time spent on replacing a battery and the risk you're taking damaging the watch is not worth it.
I usually go to the jewelry store to replace battery. Better even, I have a watch that doesn't run on those kind of batteries (citizen watch) but recharges itself with daylight. Never have replaced a battery and works fine.
(and no, am not a citizen dealer!!!)

 

[W.C.Framer]

Heh. There's three framers (including me) and two jewelers within a two-block stretch in my downtown... what would happen if we all went into watch batteries?

Jim, You're in Napa too? I'm also within spitting distance of most of my competition. Very odd, but it works out.

 

[Couture's Gallery]

I get really cheap watches and when they quit I toss them and get another cheapie