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On 18 March 1999 my wife and I gave each other Seamaster Professional Diver watches as anniversary presents.
My wife's watch is model no. 2382.2000. On Saturday, 31 July, we noticed the second hand had begun jumping in 4-second increments, which is of course the low battery indicator. Seven hours later the watch stopped completely. Since she had checked the time within the previous half-hour and noticed nothing wrong, this seems to indicate that once that signal begins there's not much life left in the battery.
Presumably that battery had been in place, and the watch running, from the time it left the factory.
So, my question to the forum is, what kind of battery life should one expect with an OMEGA quartz movement? Even though I accept that batteries do run down, frankly, it upsets me that my wife only got four months and two weeks of usage out of this fine timepiece before the battery ran out, while a five-year-old digital watch costing one-fortieth the price of the Seamaster is still humming happily along on its original battery.
Now, the battery must be replaced and the seals verified to assure the water resistance of the watch. While I realize that I'm probably going to have to (over)pay for both services, I am not very happy about it.
Comments anyone?(feel free to email if you prefer)
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