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Re: Battery change for Quartz SMP

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Any competent watchmaker will be able to change the battery for you.
However, if you live in the UK you will find that nearly all "high street chain" watch/jewellery stores will refuse to change the battery on the premises, but will offer to send the watch off "to the factory" which will have a pressure tester [and may be a liability issue]. This process will take several weeks and cost about 4x the price of a battery!
Infuriating.
If you wear the watch swimming etc you may be better off getting the battery changed at an independent watchmaker who can test the seals for you.
Off topic - my friend's Rado [just out of warranty] had to "go back to the factory" for a battery change because the shop staff were unwilling for whatever reason to open it up themselves.

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