Michele Recent Questions, Troubleshooting Help & Support

395/399 Duracell on Ebay. I gave up trying to change the battery last time and had a store do it. This time I was determined to do it myself like I do for the dozen or so watches that we have. The Michelle Deco is a bear, as once you take the back off it has a battery restraining bracket that requires a VERY SMALL screw driver and a lot of patience when it is time to re-assemble it. If you are up to trying it yourself you better have great eyesight, steady hands and the right screw drivers (a magnetic one helps get that tiny battery retaining screw back in). It took me almost an hour but I did it. Good luck to you.

The battery type differs, depending on the movement; what's the model number (on the caseback)?

Hey, I am having the same issue. After a few hours, time stops but if i pull out the crown and push back in, I'm back in business, but after a few hours same thing. Make since the stop watch is on and i am having the worst time figuring out how to turn it off. The chronograph instructions for the Deco are not easy to understand.

Have a watchmaker fix it...there isn't anything you can do.

I replace the battery in my Michele watches myself. All you need is a very small screwdriver. 3 pack of replacement batteries on Amazon for $5.00. Takes Energizer or Renata 321 battery

FIXYA volunteers usually recommend using a jeweler in a local shopping mall who have the correct size tools and batteries for expensive diamond watches.

Take the back off the watch, the battery has a number on it.

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I would too, for that money.

It's too expensive to change it on proper service or mall... you can purchase battery for amazon and change it at home, take a look here: Rayovac Batteries Lasts as Long Costs Less. I hope this helped. Cheers

This takes some special tools to do. Take it to your near by Jewler and they can do it for you for Next to nothing.

It might have something to do with the timing function. Perhaps when you're not wearing it, you pull the stem out but not all the way? If it's pulled to the second notch and hit one of the 2 pusher buttons, you may be stopping it. And likewise, perhaps you're starting the seconds counter? Google Michele watch instructions for the PDF instruction manual for details.

As per the instruction PDF that I just read, the day of the week only changes with each 24 hour rotation. Therefore to change it, you might pull the crown out all the way and wind it through every hour in each day until it advances to the day you want. Then set the correct time. Push the crown in one notch to the second position and wind the dates forward until it stops on the one you want. It doesn't appear that going backwards for either the time (for day of the week) or date works.