Battery change GS

Personally I would trust my regular watchmaker.

The "Two Brooke Watch Snobs" just talked about this in their podcast

Thanks for the tip. I will definitely listen to it.

you need a trustworthy watchmaker even though in some services you require brand service

I personally, dont mind let i do a independent watchmaker. For as long its just a battery change.

Personally I would do it myself

Yep, battery change is easy enough, I have the same watch.

I change the batteries in my Onega SMP (Bond) and my Breitling Jupiter Pilot. Why pay an AD £90 to do what I can do!

And independent watchmaker is enough, as long as he's trustworthy. But doing it yourself would be better, saves you the hassle of needing to send it away again sometimes in the future.

Thanks guys! Great help!

As long as you don’t plan to take it under water. Agreed a battery change is simple enough.

Why? It’s very rare that a watch repairer will do a water test, even some manufacturers will not do this so the only thing getting disturbed is the O ring sealing the case back. This will not be replaced during battery changes on the high street so as long as you do it carefully and re grease, it should be good to go. If it goes to a service centre then they will replace the O ring. You can find the part number you can replace it itself. Measure the O ring for ovality, if it is oval then you run a small risk of water ingress but it would have to be shoot to bits or poorly installed to fail.

Just buy a new watch… 😜

How long did your battery last before needing to be changed? Curious because I’ve had my SBGN003 for two years and one month now and some day I’ll have to cross this bridge too.

Such a great watch!

Personally, I’d pay someone to replace the gasket on a watch I take swimming. I wouldn’t trust the cheap press I got from Amazon to seed the gasket without crushing it to one side. Not to mention the quality of the gasket I can source myself.

Depends on how much you want to risk for a small fee vs. doing it yourself. Your mileage may vary, but I like the peace of mind for anything that actually goes underwater.

Last year had a batery replaced on my GS GMT by my watchguy. 5 min total just like any other watch. Cost me $10. Any watch shop should be able to do it, dont get hassled by the ADs on this one.

If it was a spring drive movement, i would probably send it back to GS but not for a quartz watch

The movement is designed for the battery to be super easy to replace (it’s separated from the movement). Any watch maker or ad can do it. If it’s just to change the battery, don’t send it to a GS center (do it only to check the movement).

About 3,5 years.

It is a great watch indeed!

I considered that, but i like peace at home:-)

I used to take my quartz watches to ADs until I realized most of them will take me for a ride by finding faults that i know didn’t exist or shouldn’t exist. I now take my batt operated watches to local watch repair shops. Battery replacements are easily handled by local watch repair shops, unless if you have an ultra complicated quartz watch.

I have the same watch and can change the battery myself, though I do need the right tools for the job: a vice, a watch holder, and a set of case openers. I sourced the 371 Seiko-branded battery (I tried off-brand, and they don't last as long) from Amz, and voilà. Granted, you must be handy and careful (cover either side of the watch with a silicon or plastic sheet to prevent scratches). Alternatively, please take it to any watchmaker (worth its salt), and this should be a 5-minute job.

Cheap press?? What’s that for? Doesn’t it have a screw back? Pls post a photo. Also have a look at this

https://youtu.be/lWuZ37QCTa8?si=KRA33KP02A-fgA-a

My mistake, I was referring to a press/snap back, I use this press.

That’s a helpful video thanks, but I still wouldn’t trust the hand tightening/torque of the case back (too little and a weak seal vs. crush the gasket and weaken it and potentially leak also) on anything expensive I would take underwear.