You are a little star! I've got an old watch that isn't worth much but I love it. It would have cost me more to get the battery replaced than the value of the watch! I can just do it myself now thanks to you.
Thank You for this video. I have had a watch repair kit for a while but was afraid to try to change the batteries of my watches. Your video gave me the confidence and knowledge to change it. I now have 1 working watch and several more to work on. Thank You
Thank you! Removed battery (because of your video) and will be purchasing a new one today. Most stores don't like to do this for you anymore so your video saved the day!
Thanks for the knowledge! Been trying to get battery changed on a older watch and no one wanted to do it because I didn’t buy it there ?? With your info and vid I managed to do it myself! Thanks again !
Helpful! I googled "tw7c10200 battery replacement" and it brought me here. I couldn't figure out how to get the plastic cover out of the way (second watch, 7:41 , was essentially the same as my wife's). Thank you for doing all these watches in one video!
Thank you for this video, I had been twisting and twisting on a watch back because it looked like a screw on, then you showed the one that looked like a screw on but was actually a pop off! Thank you! Also, I learned about the flat rubber one.
I have a Batman version of the watch at 11:28 and this video was very helpful. I found the watch took it apart, put it back together, then watched this video, and found out the watch was in a plastic bag for waterproofing.
WOW! Thank you so much, Vince! It was so easy, after looking at your video! It saved me a trip to the jeweler, and the cost at the jewelry store. All it cost, was the cost of a battery, which was definitely cheaper than at the Jewelers!
Thanks mate! Clearly explained in detail. Great video and you have taken enormous time to explain it. Appreciate your dedicated work to teach others. Good on you!
Great video. Thank you. I realize that a great deal of time and effort went into the production of this video. I was able to replace the battery in my watch after watching your video.
On snap off backs, look for a small arrow point which the manufacturer put there to show the location of the pry point. I saw it on your first example and all the watches I have had with snap backs.
Thanks for the video! I was hoping you might have one like the timex ironman as I am unable to remove the battery's 3 pronged clamp. but appreciated your time and efforts.
A great informative video thank you. I have a fairly new Timex intelligent quartz watch (2 years old). After removing the back it has a white plastic circular retainer holding the battery in place. Do you know if there is a video how to remove it to get at the battery? Thanks
I have a guess chrono. Snap back would not come off. I tried everything, and took it to a horologist, who said he would get it off using a guillotine. He tried but could not get it off. I got a screw driver, a small hammer, and whacked it. It came off. Put new battery in and tried to use the watch press tool, using a 50 die to protect the crystal. It would not go back on even with a 48 die. I got the dremel out and put some grooves in the back rim after removing the seal. No luck. I then dremelled the edges of the rim, to make it easier to seat. Despite spending some hours, I managed to get half of it in. I then put the glass face on my knee and got the hammer on the edge that would not go down. It seated ! I have opened a lot of watches but this snap on guess, was a horror !
Thank you for making the video, i was thinking if the battery of my new watch is irreplaceable and was thinking if i should return it, now all sorted :)
Would you be able to help with a joe fresh watch? I think I found where the notch is. It actually has a little arrow pointing in the direction only I'm having difficulties popping it off. I have a tool kit quite similar to yours and the tools seem to be too thick to get into that notch. Any suggestions for me.
Thank you, I was wrecking my brain how to change batteries on the all silicone ones. However mine has a plastic bag around it that is sealed shut I guess to make it water resistant. Any tricks on that, how to replace and not damage?
My watch is different from all the styles you showed. It has rough lined edges more like a money coin. I can't put that 3 prong tool around it because there are no holes to set the thing on to have a good grip before you turn anti-clockwise. Any suggestions?
so how do i get the back off a watch that has no indentations which suggests it isn't a screw off back, and definitely dosent have a little gap type thing to pop it off...the watch dial has the name xinbao and its a quartz any ideas
Yeah I had the same thing, a Sekonda watch with no visible indentation. Turns out it is a snap-on back, I just had to keep trying until I managed to snap it off. I used a Stanley knife*, dangerous but the sharp blade managed to get a purchase on the edge of the back. Lots of trial and error but just kept at it till suddenly off it came. *Be very careful, a proper tool would be less dangerous
The type wrench used to remove the back finer watches is called a spanner wrench, because it's usually hollow or U shaped to span the distance between two or more points. Also a common plumbing tool for tightening pipe fittings.
Great stuff .. thank you. Would be a good idea if the band be disconnected at the middle (say, the clasp area) so they do not interfere or hinder your access to the case backs when u open to replace the batt and when closing the case backs
Please undo the bracelet when u do this urghh.... its "1 more job" but well worth it, u don't need re-align the prongs when u unscrew the back and u get a better vision of what you're seeing when u do open the case.
I have a Swiss Army watch with maybe 100 tiny notches around the watch back, and no pry notch from what I can see. Is it a pop off or screw off? If it's a screw off, what tool works on that?
Needle nose pliers will take off the back of a screw off watch it may take alot of pressure and a couple trys buy I had 3 watches that I've done it on and it worked for every single one of them
there is one thing i don't understand that what are these things called in the watch?. i understood the video. thanks for the video. i hope one of you can answer my question on my acount.
I have a Seiko Chronograph, and I can’t find a notch anywhere. I’ve looked a hundred times, even with a tiny screw driver but nothing. I don’t plan on wearing the watch, but I want to get the battery out so it doesn’t leak. Any help?
Wow! None of those are my watch. Mine's an expransion band women's watch from TimeEX and is completely flat on the bottom. There's nothing to slide a tool under. Nothing to un-screw and no dention or holes along it. It's just a completely flat surface. How do I remove the back on one of those?
The flat back has a tiny flange that you pry up with a tool. They cost $2 on amazon or ebay, maybe a dollar store. A tiny screwdriver will work. You might need magnifying glasses. If you can’t snap the back on, cushion both sides of watch cover cover the back with a like sized coin and use a c clamp and turn the handle until it snaps the back in place.
This video had the opportunity to show me what I needed to find out. Especially since one of the watches had the same movement as the one I am trying to change the battery with. However, over half this video is out of focus. The segment of interest to me, [23.20 son's SAMI watch] NONE of the battery removal was in focus, and the battery reinstallation was actually off camera, out of shot!
I used a vernier caliper to open the back of the case of my watch. I've tried all the DIYs in trying to open the case. None worked for me. I used the outside jaws (not the smaller inner jaws) to grip onto the opposite notches. Tighten the jaws that they do not move, and twist anticlockwise to unscrew the case. The main scale provides the necessary leverage. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calipers#Vernier_caliper
I just went to your website and I didn't find the link to this battery/watch repair kit. Why didn't you just put it in the description part of this video?
Please note on the touch screen watch, the 2 pins on the sides can be pushed out through to the opposite side to open more easy. If you pull apart on the side you could damage the watch, a lesson learned myself 😂🤣
tillverkare säljer bra klockormen med kartlivade batterier- Varför häller batterier inte länre än 12-15 månader ? Har en Casio med 10 års batteri - otroligt bar att slippa ideligen byta batteri Varför finns det inteflera dyliga kllockor på marknaden ?
It's time these rip off watch companies allowed easier user battery replacements. They make enough money on their watches without fleecing us again with £2 battery replacements charging £10-15. Feckin disgrace!
please next time use plastic fingers. Do not touch anything on a watch with your hands because of grease, acid etc on your hands ! Have you ever seen a battery after 3 years that you touched ? And you pinsets to take off and on batterys. Thank you for your work, but you have te better it.
Great but you should not handle the battery with your fingers, use gloves otherwise moisture from your fingers will short the battery slowly and reduce battery life and possibly cause corrosion in the watch.
You are a little star! I've got an old watch that isn't worth much but I love it. It would have cost me more to get the battery replaced than the value of the watch! I can just do it myself now thanks to you.
Thank You for this video. I have had a watch repair kit for a while but was afraid to try to change the batteries of my watches. Your video gave me the confidence and knowledge to change it. I now have 1 working watch and several more to work on. Thank You
Thank you! Removed battery (because of your video) and will be purchasing a new one today. Most stores don't like to do this for you anymore so your video saved the day!
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Thanks for the knowledge! Been trying to get battery changed on a older watch and no one wanted to do it because I didn’t buy it there ?? With your info and vid I managed to do it myself! Thanks again !
Helpful! I googled "tw7c10200 battery replacement" and it brought me here. I couldn't figure out how to get the plastic cover out of the way (second watch, 7:41 , was essentially the same as my wife's). Thank you for doing all these watches in one video!
Aah, thank you! I couldn't find anywhere to tell me how to fix my rubber watch! Gotta try it out now.
Thank you for this video, I had been twisting and twisting on a watch back because it looked like a screw on, then you showed the one that looked like a screw on but was actually a pop off! Thank you! Also, I learned about the flat rubber one.
I have a Batman version of the watch at 11:28 and this video was very helpful. I found the watch took it apart, put it back together, then watched this video, and found out the watch was in a plastic bag for waterproofing.
WOW! Thank you so much, Vince! It was so easy, after looking at your video! It saved me a trip to the jeweler, and the cost at the jewelry store. All it cost, was the cost of a battery, which was definitely cheaper than at the Jewelers!
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Thanks mate! Clearly explained in detail. Great video and you have taken enormous time to explain it. Appreciate your dedicated work to teach others. Good on you!
Thank you for posting. I was able to replace batteries in 2 watches because of your video. My watches are inexpensive so nice to replace at home!!
Thank you a lot for this video. This is very interesting and informative. Keep posting like those amazing videos, this is awesome.
So easy. Thank you! I need to order me one of those kits. I usually pay $20 to get a battery changed.
Great video. Thank you. I realize that a great deal of time and effort went into the production of this video. I was able to replace the battery in my watch after watching your video.
Thanks :-)
Me too!
I was so relieved/happy when he said @ 12:42 it’ll all be okay
Thanks very much for this. I was able to replace the battery in my Emporio Armani for just $3. The manufacturer wanted $40 just to look at it.
Thank you!!! I successfully replaced a battery while watching your video 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Well done, thanks for the comment :-)
Second video of yours I've watched (excuse the pun) Vince, and again great info.
Yep, your one of my best mates!
Thanks Dan :-)
My Mate VINCE it helped thx so much you got a like
Thank you I've had a watch that the batter was dead and now I can go and get a replacement
On snap off backs, look for a small arrow point which the manufacturer put there to show the location of the pry point. I saw it on your first example and all the watches I have had with snap backs.
Very thorough, and very helpful. I am now able to change my own watch batteries! Thanks.
Thanks for the video! I was hoping you might have one like the timex ironman as I am unable to remove the battery's 3 pronged clamp. but appreciated your time and efforts.
Thank you, the forks did the job for me.
Magic Bus how did you do it?
A great informative video thank you. I have a fairly new Timex intelligent quartz watch (2 years old). After removing the back it has a white plastic circular retainer holding the battery in place. Do you know if there is a video how to remove it to get at the battery? Thanks
Thanks so much for this video, I never knew there was a tab on snap back watches to remove the back. Happy New Years
Otherwise informative (some say cover fingers--BUT IVE NEVER HEARD OF A FAKE SCREW BACK SO THANKS FOR MAKING US AWARE
I have a guess chrono. Snap back would not come off. I tried everything, and took it to a horologist, who said he would get it off using a guillotine. He tried but could not get it off. I got a screw driver, a small hammer, and whacked it. It came off. Put new battery in and tried to use the watch press tool, using a 50 die to protect the crystal. It would not go back on even with a 48 die. I got the dremel out and put some grooves in the back rim after removing the seal. No luck. I then dremelled the edges of the rim, to make it easier to seat. Despite spending some hours, I managed to get half of it in. I then put the glass face on my knee and got the hammer on the edge that would not go down. It seated ! I have opened a lot of watches but this snap on guess, was a horror !
Thank you for making the video, i was thinking if the battery of my new watch is irreplaceable and was thinking if i should return it, now all sorted :)
Excellent video...thank you!
Thank you, Vince! So helpful!!
Would you be able to help with a joe fresh watch? I think I found where the notch is. It actually has a little arrow pointing in the direction only I'm having difficulties popping it off. I have a tool kit quite similar to yours and the tools seem to be too thick to get into that notch. Any suggestions for me.
great video..I saved at least 10 box
Thank you, I was wrecking my brain how to change batteries on the all silicone ones. However mine has a plastic bag around it that is sealed shut I guess to make it water resistant. Any tricks on that, how to replace and not damage?
My watch is different from all the styles you showed. It has rough lined edges more like a money coin. I can't put that 3 prong tool around it because there are no holes to set the thing on to have a good grip before you turn anti-clockwise. Any suggestions?
Thank you just changed the battery on my £5 watch with a luminous dial.
Birdy
does your tool kit come with something to remove links (if band is too large)?
very informative, good for learning how to use a repair kid currectly.
Good video good watchest well explaind lovely
so how do i get the back off a watch that has no indentations which suggests it isn't a screw off back, and definitely dosent have a little gap type thing to pop it off...the watch dial has the name xinbao and its a quartz any ideas
Yeah I had the same thing, a Sekonda watch with no visible indentation. Turns out it is a snap-on back, I just had to keep trying until I managed to snap it off. I used a Stanley knife*, dangerous but the sharp blade managed to get a purchase on the edge of the back. Lots of trial and error but just kept at it till suddenly off it came. *Be very careful, a proper tool would be less dangerous
The type wrench used to remove the back finer watches is called a spanner wrench, because it's usually hollow or U shaped to span the distance between two or more points. Also a common plumbing tool for tightening pipe fittings.
Great video
Great stuff .. thank you. Would be a good idea if the band be disconnected at the middle (say, the clasp area) so they do not interfere or hinder your access to the case backs when u open to replace the batt and when closing the case backs
Thanks for your instructional video - great job
that is some nice work you did. great video !
Thanks Mate fixed all the watches except Rolex - sure am curious how that comes off
Thanks, Vince, this was helpful!
I have a Geneva watch that is close to the first one you opened, but there is nowhere to put a tool under. Can it be opened?
thank you.. learned a lot from your video.
Really helpful video, thank you!
THAN YOU FOR THIS VISEO !!
Please undo the bracelet when u do this urghh.... its "1 more job" but well worth it, u don't need re-align the prongs when u unscrew the back and u get a better vision of what you're seeing when u do open the case.
Thanks for sharing. Now I just need to find new batteries. I think Walmart sells them.
What do you do if you don't have that little opening?
I have a Swiss Army watch with maybe 100 tiny notches around the watch back, and no pry notch from what I can see. Is it a pop off or screw off? If it's a screw off, what tool works on that?
Needle nose pliers will take off the back of a screw off watch it may take alot of pressure and a couple trys buy I had 3 watches that I've done it on and it worked for every single one of them
You are the best
I have replaced a number of batteries, but I have a couple snapbacks with no notch or that won't snap back together. Any ideas?
there is one thing i don't understand that what are these things called in the watch?. i understood the video. thanks for the video. i hope one of you can answer my question on my acount.
So, where is that promised link to Amazon and the watch tools?
I can't find the link on his site either and had to order it direct from Amazon, so he is missing out on his commission.
How and where to get a replacement for the little spring (L shape) the battery sits on (mine broke)
I have a Seiko Chronograph, and I can’t find a notch anywhere. I’ve looked a hundred times, even with a tiny screw driver but nothing. I don’t plan on wearing the watch, but I want to get the battery out so it doesn’t leak. Any help?
Wow! None of those are my watch. Mine's an expransion band women's watch from TimeEX and is completely flat on the bottom. There's nothing to slide a tool under. Nothing to un-screw and no dention or holes along it. It's just a completely flat surface. How do I remove the back on one of those?
The flat back has a tiny flange that you pry up with a tool. They cost $2 on amazon or ebay, maybe a dollar store. A tiny screwdriver will work. You might need magnifying glasses. If you can’t snap the back on, cushion both sides of watch cover cover the back with a like sized coin and use a c clamp and turn the handle until it snaps the back in place.
How to replace battery on skmei 1888. A digital watch with unibody design.
Very well done except I only needed one little bit of information about battery extraction....
This video had the opportunity to show me what I needed to find out. Especially since one of the watches had the same movement as the one I am trying to change the battery with. However, over half this video is out of focus. The segment of interest to me, [23.20 son's SAMI watch] NONE of the battery removal was in focus, and the battery reinstallation was actually off camera, out of shot!
I've had these same problems with your videos. I still appreciate your help however.
I used a vernier caliper to open the back of the case of my watch. I've tried all the DIYs in trying to open the case. None worked for me. I used the outside jaws (not the smaller inner jaws) to grip onto the opposite notches. Tighten the jaws that they do not move, and twist anticlockwise to unscrew the case. The main scale provides the necessary leverage. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calipers#Vernier_caliper
My wife has Michael Kors watches which snap on/off... easy to remove but very difficult to snap back on!
I just went to your website and I didn't find the link to this battery/watch repair kit. Why didn't you just put it in the description part of this video?
Ebay has anything that you need or want. Got the 3 prong spanner tool for $8 and it works fine.
please make a video on power over Ethernet for non Poe routers .
Please note on the touch screen watch, the 2 pins on the sides can be pushed out through to the opposite side to open more easy. If you pull apart on the side you could damage the watch, a lesson learned myself 😂🤣
where did you get the tray? I have all those tools but they just lie around.
No indent on the back of my watch, so how do I prise it off?
Thank you so much.
Nice one Vince.. I'll put my hammer away now...
Thank you, Kind sir!
He sounds like the voice in headspace !
Thanks alooooooooot 😁
Great video very helpful I try by myself because one battery change is 20$ ... Thank you
tillverkare säljer bra klockormen med kartlivade batterier- Varför häller batterier inte länre än 12-15 månader ? Har en Casio med 10 års batteri - otroligt bar att slippa ideligen byta batteri
Varför finns det inteflera dyliga kllockor på marknaden ?
Hatto Lippig 100-250kr for å skifte batteri, de betaler 2-3kr for ett batteri. Blir mye penger for dem
What is the battery voltage please?
Most are 3 volts.
Help me find my watch,so I can change battery please
I took out the pink rubber one using a pencil during class
Yep, Tag Heuer really are overpriced c#ap ! .. A Seiko at 10% of the cost has a better quality
movement . Thanks for the excellent vid.
4:05 Start watching here.
Great!
Thank you much
I only watched this video to watch the black watch black watch that's connected like a bracelet and it was the only one he didn't show
on watch i have there is no bit to put the driver into and its not screw on, pain in the ass lol
the term is counter clockwise not anti clockwise. have you heard the expression "lefty loosey, righty tighty" ?
Sally Steele in English English, the term is anti-clockwise. In American English, it is counter-clockwise. Both terms are correct.
Why not remove the bracelet for easy access to back case of the watch?
MAKE SURE YOU DONT SLIP!! AND HIT THAT COPPER COLORED COIL BECAUSE YOU ARE SCREWED IF YOU DO!!
How do you replace a battery in a hello kitty McDonalds watch?
What do u do if some moron stripped the screws?
It's time these rip off watch companies allowed easier user battery replacements. They make enough money on their watches without fleecing us again with £2 battery replacements charging £10-15. Feckin disgrace!
please next time use plastic fingers. Do not touch anything on a watch with your hands because of grease, acid etc on your hands !
Have you ever seen a battery after 3 years that you touched ? And you pinsets to take off and on batterys. Thank you for your work, but you have te better it.
STFU Idiot and take an english class or two
Kjj*
Great but you should not handle the battery with your fingers, use gloves otherwise moisture from your fingers will short the battery slowly and reduce battery life and possibly cause corrosion in the watch.
God he is clumsy as hell. The way he throws them around and handles them roughly, I would be afraid to give him my watch even if it's a cheap one.
Dziadu! Bez młotka nie zabieraj się do tego zegarka 🤬🤬😤
stop talking and show how to change the battery
A waste of time video, how does the back come off?