Servicing
Posted: Sun Jul 28, 2019 5:19 pm
Will my CW Quartz watches ever need servicing?
Jason
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Do you use somewhere local to you for the TAG or a high street shop ? I have a TAG Multigraph that just needs a battery as it had a complete "service", clean, new battery, waterproofing etc at TAG about 3 years ago.Essex Paul wrote: ↑Sun Jul 28, 2019 6:29 pm No.
A battery change at a local jeweller will do when needed.
I have my wife’s Tag battery changed a water proofed for around £70 every 2ish years. It’s 15 years old. Nothing to service basically.
Just use a good battery/service centre.
A jewellers in The City.Mikkei4 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 28, 2019 10:09 pmDo you use somewhere local to you for the TAG or a high street shop ? I have a TAG Multigraph that just needs a battery as it had a complete "service", clean, new battery, waterproofing etc at TAG about 3 years ago.Essex Paul wrote: ↑Sun Jul 28, 2019 6:29 pm No.
A battery change at a local jeweller will do when needed.
I have my wife’s Tag battery changed a water proofed for around £70 every 2ish years. It’s 15 years old. Nothing to service basically.
Just use a good battery/service centre.
I have just had new batteries, including case clean and pressure test, fitted to three of my watches (my MAT Watches Regatte @ £30 and two Animals @ £20 each) by David Carpenter of Tunbridge Wells; recommended to me by Page and Cooper.Mikkei4 wrote:Do you use somewhere local to you for the TAG or a high street shop ? I have a TAG Multigraph that just needs a battery as it had a complete "service", clean, new battery, waterproofing etc at TAG about 3 years ago.Essex Paul wrote: ↑Sun Jul 28, 2019 6:29 pm No.
A battery change at a local jeweller will do when needed.
I have my wife’s Tag battery changed a water proofed for around £70 every 2ish years. It’s 15 years old. Nothing to service basically.
Just use a good battery/service centre.
Knowing the models you have, haven't they needed batteries / servicing already?Jaseone wrote:Will my CW Quartz watches ever need servicing?
Jason
Essex Paul wrote: ↑Sun Jul 28, 2019 11:20 pmA jewellers in The City.Mikkei4 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 28, 2019 10:09 pmDo you use somewhere local to you for the TAG or a high street shop ? I have a TAG Multigraph that just needs a battery as it had a complete "service", clean, new battery, waterproofing etc at TAG about 3 years ago.Essex Paul wrote: ↑Sun Jul 28, 2019 6:29 pm No.
A battery change at a local jeweller will do when needed.
I have my wife’s Tag battery changed a water proofed for around £70 every 2ish years. It’s 15 years old. Nothing to service basically.
Just use a good battery/service centre.
They service/repair and sell pre-owned most top brands. But any competent watch repairer can change a battery and waterproof it. Doesn’t need to go to Tag.
My wife's Tag F1 went to Swiss Watch Workshop in Sept last year for a new battery, below is an extract of the e-mail detailing the options and costs:Mikkei4 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 28, 2019 10:09 pmDo you use somewhere local to you for the TAG or a high street shop ? I have a TAG Multigraph that just needs a battery as it had a complete "service", clean, new battery, waterproofing etc at TAG about 3 years ago.Essex Paul wrote: ↑Sun Jul 28, 2019 6:29 pm No.
A battery change at a local jeweller will do when needed.
I have my wife’s Tag battery changed a water proofed for around £70 every 2ish years. It’s 15 years old. Nothing to service basically.
Just use a good battery/service centre.
PaulJS wrote: ↑Mon Jul 29, 2019 9:24 amMy wife's Tag F1 went to Swiss Watch Workshop in Sept last year for a new battery, below is an extract of the e-mail detailing the options and costs:Mikkei4 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 28, 2019 10:09 pmDo you use somewhere local to you for the TAG or a high street shop ? I have a TAG Multigraph that just needs a battery as it had a complete "service", clean, new battery, waterproofing etc at TAG about 3 years ago.Essex Paul wrote: ↑Sun Jul 28, 2019 6:29 pm No.
A battery change at a local jeweller will do when needed.
I have my wife’s Tag battery changed a water proofed for around £70 every 2ish years. It’s 15 years old. Nothing to service basically.
Just use a good battery/service centre.
Good evening,
Thank you for your email.
Option 1. Battery only. No guarantee for water resistance.
Cost 20£+ postage 10£
Option 2. Battery, new seals and pressure test.
Cost 60£+ postage 10£
12 month guarantee will be provided.
Could you please send your watch to my home address.
Ernest Varnagiris
She went for option 2 and turn around was, IIRC, two weeks.
Website: http://www.swisswatchworkshop.co.uk/
She sent it by RMSD so you need to add another £10 for this, at came back via same.
All very painless throughout.
Cheers,
Paul
Absolutely the most cost effective option - I change the batteries in my quartz watches but then give them due consideration with regard to getting them wet just to be on the safe side.Bounce wrote: ↑Mon Jul 29, 2019 9:09 pm Amazon sell the batteries recommended for most Quartz watches for less than £5, a good quality tool to remove the caseback & change them yourself.
It is really easy, I have done plenty & never had a problem, I even purchased a number of replacement seals in different sizes.
I have only owned my two CW's for a couple of years so haven't had anything done to them yet.Bahnstormer_vRS wrote: ↑Sun Jul 28, 2019 11:34 pmKnowing the models you have, haven't they needed batteries / servicing already?Jaseone wrote:Will my CW Quartz watches ever need servicing?
Jason
What did you do?
Guy
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