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Hi, I have lately been going through several lazy watches. I finally bought a really nice second hand watch. The battery didn't work, so I took the older battery (a couple of months old), removed the backs on both watches. I knew one of the watches was just dead, and the battery had to be o.k. Guess my new/old watch is working really well. Sometimes we can save a bit, by using our heads, and trying to fix things ourselves. Try it, especially if one of the watches isn't working anymore, and you know that the batter should be fine. It was just fine, and I'm less broke from another repair. Good Luck!
mcdevito75 here, You may need to start your watch by pressing the MODE button. Most quartz watches will stop once you"ve changed the battery, of course the possibility is there that the watch quartz has burnt out also. See a small watch repair shop in your area.
My watch maker friends have told me that generally speaking, the reason most self wind mechanical watches stop is: (1) they need cleaning or (2) the screw that holds counter weight in the watch (that actually does the winding) comes unscrewed. He said most of the watches that have been worked on by the customer have lost the screw.
My advice remains have your watch looked at professionally.
If you're supposed to swing it, that means it's an automatic or kinetic watch and it charges it's battery using an internal winder that moves as the watch moves. Try wearing it for a while, being mindful of moving your hand, or if that doesn't work try using a watch winder. If none of that works it probably needs a new movement. Take it to your dealer to submit for warranty.
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