My new excel gps watch wont charge. I plugged in and expected to see charge in progress message but nothing!

Just fixed mine. While plugged in, depress all the buttons simultaneously for 3 seconds. It should turn on and show that it is charging. The ticking will stop as well.

I have had the same problem, but got round it by first powering off the watch, then waiting a minute or so. Then I attach the clip, having made sure I have the pins exactly aligned before I let them touch the contacts. Even so, a slight wriggle might be necessary to get them properly seated. I get it to work one time in three this way - what a daft bit of design!

Hi Patrick,
A rechargeable battery will eventually fail to accept a charge - just like your car battery.
The number of recharges a battery will be able to accept is dependent on a number of things, such as: temperature, if it is run to almost nothing before recharging (or if it is recharged after only being discharged slightly), how much of a load is on the battery and how fast (high amperage) or slow (low amperage) the battery is recharged.
Generally, cooler temperatures are better for batteries, as is using the battery almost completely before recharging rather than topping off after minimal usage, small loads are better (you don't have a choice in your GPS watch tho) and a slow or "trickle" charge is better than a fast, high current charge (you may not have a choice on this either). A few hundred discharge / recharge cycles is not uncommon - significantly less if the battery isn't cycled properly or used in harsh conditions.
I hope this helps!

I had the same problem but easy fix.
first make sure you put the watch on charger for a few hours first-- the problem is not the battery not taking charge it is the watch that is not turning on probably.
After a few hours on the charger, remove the four screws on the back cover-- WARNING- remove cover carefully. there are two thin copper wires attached to the cover to the charing coil. set the cover aside. remove battery back (unplug tiny connector). WAIT a10 minutes-- this is to discharge any remaining charge that may be held by capacitor in the watch. plug the battery back in. Voila! working now. This is my way of resetting the watch to factory setting. Isn't it almost always work when you remove power to electronic device to reset it?

1) it means it is not charge properly. change the battery in new one.

2) pc does not pick the device? which device ? this need to be problem more explain

Hold light button down for 6 secs to reset

mcdevito75 here, Possibly the battery is worn out. An old battery will not hold a charge, Visit a small watch repair shop in yourarea for a new battery.

Found an answer on the Garmin web site

The device may just be locked up and needs to be reset so that it can start up normally. To do a reset on the device, make sure the unit is plugged in to the charging cable/cradle and connected to power. Next press and hold the Mode + Reset buttons at the same time for approximately 10 seconds. After releasing the Mode + Reset buttons, attempt to power the device on normally.