Replacing battery in ladies Armitron Sport Women's 45/7012 PRSV digital watch

I've spent about an hour trying to replace a CR1616 battery in Armitron 45 / 7012 watch (may be 457012BLK and 45/7034 as well) - it would simply not turn on. I was ready to toss it in the trash before realizing you have to insert the battery in a very specific way so it fits under a plastic tab. This video is mostly to show the location of the tab.
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NOTE: if any of the buttons do not work after you put the watch back together - you probably did not seat the metal tabs on the batter cover properly. They should sit between the buttons and the electronic board. If you press a button and see it's metal pin sliding under the tab - you need to loosen the cover and push the tab away from the button.
It would also seem that a strong enough drop may dislodge the batter from under the tab, resulting in a non-functional watch, which can be fixed by re-setting the battery in the required position.

[@lukewinikates]

Thanks for demonstrating the strap removal!

[@fabs5317]

This was so stressful I don’t think I couldn’t have done it without your video thank you! After we were done putting it back together my sister told me i should just get a solar powered watch and she’s not wrong

Thanks for posting this. I struggled with this for days when I could not get the buttons to work after reattaching the cage. And then I realized you must screw the cover back onto the back of the watch or the buttons will not work. After I did that, the buttons started working again.

[@melvasaiel]

Thank you! I'd figured out how to replace the battery on my own, but I wasn't sure what the "short out" instruction meant. Without doing it my watch didn't keep proper time with the new battery, but your video helped solve the problem!

[@maksym3d]

Honestly, I've though shorting out does not do much. Nice to know the watch actually needs it!

[@GooseBloom]

@@maksym3d: Thanks for the video! I just replaced the battery on my daughter's watch which had been dead for several days; prior to shorting it out, even with the new battery the display was blank. Thankfully, shorting it out reset the watch and it recognized the battery - now it's up and running!

[@hellboy7153]

Thank you posting this especially about the notch in he opposite to the spring I had no idea about it.... Wouldn't be possible to fix my sister's watch without your video

[@GrowingForever]

A big help, thanks.

[@davidhanson7691]

I was trying to replace a dead battery for my daughter's watch and this was VERY helpful. Thank you!

[@joenc82]

Great video and breakdown of the components! It certainly helped here with getting my daughter's watch working again.

[@StacySilver1]

Thank you! I wouldn't have been able to do this without you!

[@Sap34]

Thank you!!! My daughter has this watch and I had no idea how to fix. Very helpful

[@perrywagner7462]

Thank you for the useful video. Followed this to replace the battery in my daughter's watch. The preinstalled battery only lasted about 3 months before dying. I did not first check to see if the original battery had become unseated until I'd already completed the replacement and thought to try this--oh well...

[@maksym3d]

Oh well. At least you saved the watch from becoming a landfill :)

[@cefarther3945]

Fantastic video. Nice hands, too. This explained so much, got confused with my watch. Armitron does not make a watch you can actually fix the wrist band or do maintenance like normal watches; this was great.

[@maksym3d]

Glad it worked out! :)

[@jonathanm8018]

Useful video!
I tried the steps on an Armitron pro sports MS063(R) 45/7042 watch, and I was able to replace the battery by following your steps.
I used a plastic pry tool for computer repair to hold the battery in place by holding it in the lower left corner while I was installing the lightweight metal cage. I Installed the two small screws that hold the metal cage in place and adjusted it a little bit after installing by pushing the buttons and checking if the thin metal legs flexed all the way through. Then I installed the big metal sheet and the screws. I preferred not to do the reset thing; the watch still works so I am not sure if the reset is a recommended thing or a mandatory step. If something goes wrong with the watch, I will do the reset, but for now the watch is working and it started on the previous config that it had before replacing the battery.
Thank you for your video!

[@pebotb3004]

thanks so much, i was able to use your video to replace my watch battery. :) that little tab! The battery was hard to keep in place!! I had to use one of the mini flathead screwdrivers from glasses repair kits to help keep it in place on the upper right hand corner while i was reattaching the cage, made sure the screen had come back on, then i held the cage for dear life until i had the screws in it to keep it secure. I then had to go around the edges to make sure the metal tabs were being pushed with the buttons. I had to use pliers, those little black screws for the cage are so small, Also, my buttons did not start working until after i replaced the main cover, but then no problems. I'm so glad I found your video! Thanks again!

[@maksym3d]

Ha-ha. Yes. It is a bit fumbly, glad you got it working!

[@mingshulin]

Thanks for the detailed instructions and tips. It is very helpful.

[@jimreilly6933]

Good post ! I followed your instructions carefully but when I replaced the back cover my "Mode" button failed to work. All other buttons worked fine.
Having gone through this rigmarole just to replace a battery, I doubt I will purchase any Cardinal products in future.

[@maksym3d]

Sorry it did not work for you. The button not working is most likely the spring behind that button is not sitting quite right - they are visible around 8:40 mark. Might want to move them around a bit.

[@claritywellnesscoaching768]

Many thanks!!!

[@SyedAbbas-rz2zk]

This helped. Thank you. Liked and subscribed

[@marinamcclure4487]

Thank you!