So after a bit of hunting around at specs and seeing what I could easily get a hold of locally, I decided to give an ETA F06.111 movement a go as a replacement (). Seems like the movement is prone to dying at battery replacement time. After looking around I found a few others online saying they'd had similar experiences when replacing the battery on a Ronda 515 movement. Both were new batteries in original packaging with expiry dates years in the future. The battery ran out a few weeks ago, so I ordered a replacement, put it in - watch didn't restart? Tried with a different battery, nada. At some point I would like to get more into building my own design, but baby steps firstĪnyway, my Helgray Field Officer II watch has been a trusty daily beater for some time, with a quartz Ronda 515 movement. But I did put together a Series One watch from a few years (which I've actually sold since). I haven't done that much modding of my watches, just battery changes and realigning hands on a few occasions.
I guess I've ended up a bit of a watch fan with a bunch of watches in my current collection (pic below), plus a few others I've sold. I'd appreciate any advice from the highly skilled readership here! I read that sometimes the "gears have to be spun" to resuscitate the movement, and that this can be done physically or magnetically. Also, I was present for the whole procedure and didn't see any undue handling or any insulators falling out or anything that could explain it not restarting.ĭoes anyone have an idea what the problem could be? I'd prefer not to throw out one of my favorite watches if there is still something that can be done, or at least know how to verify that it is really dead. It had worked fine prior to the battery change (except that it was signalling low voltage with that jumpy sweep of the second hand every few seconds). However, the watch did not spring back to life. I took my trusty Swiss Army Watch (24221) to an electronics store for a battery change, and they tried a battery that was a hair too thick, then one that was too thin, before we found the proper size (Renata 371 in case anyone has the same problem).
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