Signs that your watch needs battery replacement
Quartz watches usually start showing signs when a battery gets weak. While people only notice it when they take out their watch from the watch box after a long time, there are several signs that you should keep an eye out for.
- Complete Stop: If your watch suddenly stops ticking, it’s a clear sign that the battery is weak and needs to be replaced immediately.
- Sluggish Second Hand: A lagging or irregular movement of the second hand indicates low battery power.
- Dim Backlight: On digital watches, there are some types of illumination features. A dimmer light suggests a weakening battery on these watches.
- Fading Display: Again on digital watches, a fading display can mean that you need to change the battery.
- Malfunctions: Some of the quartz watches come with additional features like chronographs or alarms. If you notice any malfunctions in these features, the possibility is that the battery has weakened.
If any of the above signs have started to arise, you should head to a service center and get the battery replaced on your watch. Even if the signs have not started arising, it is good to change the battery on your watch every 2 years. In case you fail to do so or you don’t change the battery on your watch when one of the signs arrives, chances are that the battery can cause a leak over time. This leak can spread in the whole movement causing rust on some of the important parts of the watch. This could either lead to expensive repairs or permanent damage to the movement.
Watch Battery Replacement Dubai: What are your options?
In Dubai, you can head over to a repeated service centre like ChronoStreet to change the battery on your quartz watch. The professional watchmakers at our service center will make sure that your watch is handled with utmost care. Besides using the best tools in the business, we also make sure that we only install high-quality batteries in your watches.
Swiss Batteries vs Cheap Batteries
Some people might offer you to do a watch battery replacement service for less than AED 20. It does sound tempting but the fact is that they might not use original Swiss batteries. Instead, they might just use Chinese knock-offs of the same. While the battery will actually get the job done, it will not last as long as the Swiss battery. In simple terms, you might spend AED 20 twice or thrice in 2 years where you can just spend about AED 50 once and get a Swiss battery, which not only will last you 2 years or more but also give you that peace of mind.
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