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Take Watch to Watch shop for them to fit new battery .. As you don't have original battery in your watch, you would not what type to buy if you wanted to fit it yourself.
I would expect the battery to last more like 3 years than three weeks.
Did you replace the battery yourself? If so, are you sure that it's the correct one correctly fitted? Did you use a quality make of battery?
I've known people to use metal tweezers to fit batteries - the risk of shorting the battery is very high with the result that battery life is seriously reduced.
Look at it this way - the watch cost you over 300 bucks, so it's a decent quality watch. Take it to a professional to have a battery fitted - it's not worth the risk doing it yourself if you're not completely sure what you are doing, and if the battery they fit fails then you can just take it back to them to sort out. Having a battery fitted for you should not cost a lot of money - but if you have somehow damaged the watch by trying to do it yourself then it will have been a very expensive way to save a little money....
You need to open watch case back using appropriate tools. There are two batteries in this model - one for each watch movement. Unscrew/un-clip battery contact. Memorize polarity (+ and -). Take the battery to your nearest watch battery shop or watch repair shop and buy the same one. Fit new battery back in watch (remember polarity!). Fit back contact as it was. Close the watch case back. Set the time. Done.
All you need is to open watch case back, remove the rubber seal and unclip the contact. Take the battery out (memorize polarity: + and -) and buy the same one. Fit new battery in the right way back in watch, fit the contact, place back rubber seal and refit watch case back. Reset the watch. Done.
If the jewelers equipment will not close it, you have only one option, you must send it back to the maker (see the Timex web site for your nearest service center).
They should be able to fix it. It could be that the watch IS dented (it wouldn't take much to ruin the fit).
Discuss your problem with the service center before sending it to them.
If the maker can't fix it, then you could always use impact adhesive but you would not be able to replace the battery when it dies. No watch later might be better than no watch now!
Most likely the watch was damaged when the battery was installed. Quartz watches have fragile parts in them. The coils for instance are made of wire thinner than the hair on your head. It takes almost nothing to damage these wires and the coil. Dirt is a big problem. Since a quartz watch has no force behind the gear train the smallest particle of dirt can stop a quartz watch.
Either your watch will need a cleaning or damaged parts will need replacing.
A qualified watchmaker can do this work and get your watch back in working order for you.
Hope this helps, Ken Yellowstone Watch Inc. www.yellowstonewatch.com
there is aspecial tool to replace watch backs if it wont click back on with fingers dont press too hard you might break the glass. walk into a shop that fits batteries and say you got it done and it fell off. maybe a small family jeweller would be best. if this helps please rate
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