MiniMpi wrote: ↑Fri Jun 17, 2022 10:37 pm Replaced the battery in my Dad's C3 MK2. It's the rare gold numerals and hands version.
Everything went fine till the screw went flying when I was just about to tighten it down after popping in the new Renata 395 !
To say the screw is tiny is a complete understatement !
Never to be seen again LOL
Thankfully I had a spare Ronda quartz movement and set about robbing screws from it. Found one or two that looked similar.
The three pronged spring and contact that holds down the battery catapulted the old screw so I used masking tape to keep the spring in place whilst I screwed down the screw.
All good and a new tip put into practice for the future
Glad Dad will have his watch back before Father's day.
Looks great even though it's now 9 years old.

jkbarnes wrote: ↑Sat Jun 18, 2022 1:28 pm I feel like there’s a theme going here with you having to do some problem solving with older watches. First the spring bar issue now the flying screw! I’m glad you found a solution.

Paul Drawmer wrote: ↑Sat Jun 18, 2022 5:21 pm Lovely watch Ferg! In a similar vein, I am in the process of changing a couple of batteries for Carol's watches and decided that out of date batteries won't do, and that I really should invest in some better quality tiny 'drivers! Deliveries next week.