Citizen battery replacement issues?

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Hey all, I'm looking at an older Citizen dive watch that a friend has for sale. It's not the eco-drive, so I'll have to replace the battery at some point. Does anyone know how much of a hassle it is to get a new battery and have it pressure tested? I really don't want to have it die in the water, like my last one did. Oh, and "dive" watches are not warrantied for water damage. Go figure. It's priced less than the eco-drive one I was looking at, but it's got more features. It's got depth and alarm stuff.

Any opinion on post battery replacement issues?
 
fresh_fish:
Hey all, I'm looking at an older Citizen dive watch that a friend has for sale. It's not the eco-drive, so I'll have to replace the battery at some point. Does anyone know how much of a hassle it is to get a new battery and have it pressure tested? I really don't want to have it die in the water, like my last one did. Oh, and "dive" watches are not warrantied for water damage. Go figure. It's priced less than the eco-drive one I was looking at, but it's got more features. It's got depth and alarm stuff.

Any opinion on post battery replacement issues?
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Just send it in and they will replace the battery and pressure test it for you.

I would suggest you ask them to disable the audio alarm while you are at it as that is most often more of an annoyance than a help. (not that they will do it but it's easy to ask)
 
Used to sell Citizen watches. Like most dive watches Citizen's dive watches require a waterproof case wrench to open, to change the battery. Take it to a reputable watchmaker to have it checked out, and change the battery, and also to make sure the case gasket and stem gasket are new and in good shape.

We never did pressure testing. I change the batteries in all of the families dive watches annually; Citizen, Tissot and Bellaire, plus those customers bring to my employer's shop. Have never had one leak, although occasionally one has to be sent on to a watchmaker to add new gaskets before it can be used for diving. Citizen makes some nice dive watches, and some I find too gimmicky for my simple tastes.
 
Thank you everyone, I caved, and got an eco-drive instead.
 
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