Has your watch stopped telling time? In most of the cases, when a watch stops telling time, you need to change the battery. A watch battery is mostly small round metallic shaped. It is generally placed in a frame inside the watch. The batteries are used in digital watches and analogue watches. Changing a watch battery is not a herculean task but requires loads of skills and watchfulness to do it perfectly. The basic fundamental for switching a watch battery is ‘understand the intricacies of watch’. At least understand the way how to open it and reassemble.
Step I: Place the watch facing down on a soft cloth. This helps in averting scratches or any other kind of damage.
Step II: Using the appropriate tool such as screwdriver and remove the cover. Analyze the merit of the cover before opening it, as different watch covers require different ways to open.
Step III: Once the watch is opened, you now locate the watch. The watch, as aforementioned, is tiny round metallic pill placed inside the watch. While taking out the battery, do not damage other parts of the watch. You can use a screwdriver to wedge out the battery.
Step IV: After taking out the battery, test the battery. In case the watch is dead, replace with it a new one. Make sure that the new battery is compatible with the watch.
Step V: Carefully place the new battery, without damaging other parts of the watch.
Though switching a battery is relatively easier task but you if you are not sure then may take help of the a watch expert—watch makers or horologists.