If its still under warranty they should change it FOC I think as you don't know how long it sat before being sold....
cheers
matt
I've done it twice on mine, I needed a caseback press to get the caseback back on properly.
Some are great. Quick to ask a Q on a sales post with no real interest and others are quick to give advice as to what's not right (in their opinion)
But ask about a battery or a bracelet pin, Jeez! A Q too far
£100 if you send it to Breitling
https://www.breitling.com/gb-en/serv...ces/breitling/
The first battery change I had done in around 2007 was £90 at my local AD. I said to them that I would do it myself in future and have done so. Given that the battery is around £1.50 and it takes about 15 minutes that's one hell of an hourly rate for wielding a couple of small screwdrivers!
Last edited by Skier; 15th April 2019 at 08:51.
Can you not send it/ask one of the independents here (watch bloke for example) or a local dealer who may be able to do an on house battery change?
Breitling say the Maintenance service (incl. battery swap) should be every 2 years. Now I've never done this on my Chrono Avenger M1 (which admittedly is analogue quartz and I'm guessing used less battery than an Aerospace) but when I did send it to them when the battery went they insisted on a full service (4ys after I bought if if I recall) for about £450. But it was a brand new watch when it came back...
From their service blurb:
"Maintenance service (recommended every 2 years) - mechanical and quartz watches. This service includes : cleaning of the case and metal bracelet, changing all seals, checking water resistance, checking movement parameters and watch functions. Changing the battery for quartz watches"
Depends if water resistance was a factor - if not I'd do it myself if it was just for a battery change (like in this video):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43ABzpL94ts
If I didn't want to touch it then I would be comfortable taking it to a watch repairer as the video makes it look relatively straightforward. Had done a lot of research as my Chrono M1s battery has also just died - I bought the bullet and sent it back to Breitling as it's 11ys old now.
Also some good suggestions here: https://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.p...ry-replacement
Last edited by Megatron; 14th April 2019 at 19:16.
I manages it with an X33.
https://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.p...battery+change
When you look long into an abyss, the abyss looks long into you.........
This isn't rocket science. Take it to an independent for a battery change and pressure test. It doesn't need anything else. It's just a quartz watch, same as any other quartz watch.
I took mine to Russell Talerman off Regent Street in London - £30 for change, reseal and test.
Thanks for the comments and advice, chaps lads. I've now had much appreciated contact from one of our watchmaking members so think I'm probably sorted (and given that I'm splitting my time between London and Newcastle at the moment getting to the West End would have been challenging).
On both previous occasions my Aerospace needed a battery change I've dropped it in directly to Breitling at their service centre in Tunbridge Wells - cost under £70 both times iirc. The display started flashing again recently to indicate another battery change was needed, and as Tony noted their price has doubled since the last time - now £140.
Previously it was a no-brainer, as the value for me was not in the couple-of-quid battery but in the replacement of the seals and pressure-testing (Yes I swim with my Aerospace; no, I've never started a thread about it..), and the fact the titanium screws are pretty fragile.
£140 is not so much of a no-brainer to me though anymore..
Russell Talerman on Maddox Street in London did mine recently. Sent an email, showed up, waited while they changed the battery and they didn't charge an arm and a leg (£30 as far as I recall with a one year warranty on the battery) I went away happy. Its a tiny office/workshop but they know what they are doing. Some nice pieces in their display cabinet as well that you can admire while you wait.
Russell Talerman
34-36 Maddox St,
Mayfair,
London W1S 1PD
Last edited by Watchfreek; 15th April 2019 at 15:41.
I got mine done at the watch doctors in Tring for £20 (I think)
Didn't have it pressure tested as I've no intention of getting it wet.
I fear it might have to go back to Breitling next time as the crown is very stiff, I've never managed to do the fast time change, always one minute at a time.