Bringing It Back From The Dead.
I received this Citizen Aqualand as a bonus from work back in the early 2000's. It worked great until about 4 years ago when the capacitor finally died on me and the watch has lived in my watchbox ever since. I finally bought a new capacitor and installed it this week, and its like having a new watch to me!
Anyone else ever revive an old watch and get to appreciate it all over again?
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Paul
Just a guy with a weakness for watches.
Shrewsbury, Ma
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I have this one...
The crown stem is broken off at the crown & it needs a battery, I took it to a mall watch place & they couldn't fix the stem for some reason.
I need to find a local watchmaker.
My experience has shown me that mall stands are really only able to change batteries (sometimes) and straps or bracelets. Other than that you should go to a watchmaker or learn how to do it yourself. Good luck!
I replace the battery on this Swiss Army watch twice in a year only lasted like 5 months and it dies. With 2 energizer batteries so I pull the crown when I'm not using it. Its a 90s I think, 38mm I wear it sometimes.
I love that you brought this one back. The worst thing to do with a solar watch is to put it in a dark place. Keep it in a bright place and the capacitor will last a long time. I have a twenty year old Citizen Eco Drive still running on its original capacitor.