Re: Accuquartz 224 question

On Mon, 30 Jan 2006 15:08:48 +1100, dAz <dazb@zipDOTcomDOTau> wrote:

>I would also be very wary of taking a tuning fork watch to a mall
>battery changer if it involves anything more than opening a battery
>hatch, in other words if the back has to come off for a battery change,
>take it to a watchmaker.
>
>tuning forks is one easy watch to f#ckup in untrained hands.

I just heard from the seller. Apparently he took it to a mall jeweler
the first time, and the teenaged girl was talking on the phone while
she put the wrong battery in. He took it to a real watchmaker, who
found the too-thin battery and the retaining strap floating around
inside the movement. With the right battery it works fine.

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