The last time I needed a watch battery replaced I went to Timpson and paid £6.99. I thought that this was quite a bit when I knew the watch battery cost under £1.
So this time I decided to do it myself. I ordered a watch back opener off the internet and that cost under £2 and I can use it again and again.
It's like a really sharp knife which fits under the little grove on the back of the watch so you can lever the back off.
Next I ordered the watch battery I needed and got 2 batteries for £1.20, making each one 60p.
The Renata make was the make which was already in the watch and had lasted over 2 years, so seemed good value for money.
Then it was just a question of popping the battery in to replace the old one and snapping the back on the watch.
Working again at a cost of under 3 pounds and I still have a battery and a watch opener for the next time.
This only works on watches where you can see the little groove on the back to open it. Some more expensive watches still need a professional watch opener, which is a special piece of kit and not worth buying for home use. But if you have the other sort you can save yourself quite a bit by doing it yourself !
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