Quartz Watch Gaining Time [Solved]
Hello everyone,
Recently, I was discussing my Edifice quartz watch on some forums and chats. I had noticed that it was gaining time at an alarming rate of 10 minutes per day.
I initially assumed it was due to a faulty quartz or some internal damage since the watch had been exposed to water in the past.
However, I later discovered that the issue was actually with the battery. Even though the battery was supposed to last for 10 years (as indicated on the dial), it had only lasted for around 4 years. I replaced it with a new battery (CR2012) and the watch started functioning normally again.
I wanted to share this experience with you all so that if you ever face a similar situation where your quartz watch starts gaining time, you can try changing the battery before assuming that there is some internal damage. Thank you for reading, and I hope you found this information helpful.
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Never assume when you buy a quartz watch that the battery is fresh.
Never assume when you buy a quartz watch that the battery is fresh.
I never thought of this before. 😂😭🎯
Good it's all good now, lovely dial
Quartz 101 - change the fudging battery
Quartz 101 - change the fudging battery
Yeah, and if that doesn't work - change the whole movement/watch.😂
Good it's all good now, lovely dial
Thanks a lot this watch means a lot to me, even though it's not ultra expensive.
i have an edifice as well. but i'm trying to stay in the automatic world now
i have an edifice as well. but i'm trying to stay in the automatic world now
Firstly - #welcome to WatchCrunch! ✨
Secondly, I agree automatic watches are cool - keep on rocking!
Casio Edifice is such a great watch. Thanks for sharing.
When I saw the pic while browsing I did a double take. Thought it was a Longines Conquest VHP!
Nice watch! Glad a battery change straightened things out for you!
I own an Edifice EFV-100D that I've had for the past two years ... purchased as a (very) lightly used, pre-owned piece. Thing has been dead accurate, reliable and and is a nice lookin' GADA watch.
Last weekend I set the time ahead by one hour to adjust for DST and put it back in its usual spot in my watch box. Then a day or so later when reaching for another watch, I noticed that the Edifice had stopped at just before midnight with the date wheel half changed over to next day.
Picked it up to have a closer look, and lo and behold the watch started running!? Somewhat puzzled, I unscrewed the crown, set the watch to the correct time and date and threw it on my wrist.
Wore it to bed that evening, but noticed when I woke the next morning that even though the date had switched over properly, the time was off by minus 3 hours or so, but the watch was still running!?
Decided to repeat that little experiment last night, and again in the morning the watch was slow by 3 hours or so, but running?
I haven't had a single problem with this watch until now, nor have I replaced the battery ...
Do you think that these symptoms could be a sign of a dying battery? I always thought that quartz watches just STOPPED dead when their batteries were at end of life??
Nice watch! Glad a battery change straightened things out for you!
I own an Edifice EFV-100D that I've had for the past two years ... purchased as a (very) lightly used, pre-owned piece. Thing has been dead accurate, reliable and and is a nice lookin' GADA watch.
Last weekend I set the time ahead by one hour to adjust for DST and put it back in its usual spot in my watch box. Then a day or so later when reaching for another watch, I noticed that the Edifice had stopped at just before midnight with the date wheel half changed over to next day.
Picked it up to have a closer look, and lo and behold the watch started running!? Somewhat puzzled, I unscrewed the crown, set the watch to the correct time and date and threw it on my wrist.
Wore it to bed that evening, but noticed when I woke the next morning that even though the date had switched over properly, the time was off by minus 3 hours or so, but the watch was still running!?
Decided to repeat that little experiment last night, and again in the morning the watch was slow by 3 hours or so, but running?
I haven't had a single problem with this watch until now, nor have I replaced the battery ...
Do you think that these symptoms could be a sign of a dying battery? I always thought that quartz watches just STOPPED dead when their batteries were at end of life??
Might be a battery issue. Try changing it first and then troubleshoot again if it didn't fix the issue.