I just gotten my belongings out of storage, including my watch collection. Sadly, when I went to get a new battery for my beloved CMD-10, the jeweler said when he replaced the battery, the watch still wouldn’t turn on.

Has leaving it in storage for ten years with a dead battery effectively killed the watch? Is there anything I can do?

He did short the AC points didn’t he? There is a little hole in the back of the module with the letters AC next to it. You need to insert a metal point(tweezers etc.) into this, then the touch the battery at the same time with something metal and touch the two hence shorting the AC. This should be done after every battery change to reset the watch.

good luck

regards

Adam

Is this something I can do myself? I’ve always read that watch batteries should be replaced by “trained professionals”, but if they don’t know to do this, would I be better off buying a battery and trying?

I’ d do it myself. Its not that difficult. You just need a small screwdriver to remove the screws. Do it on a tray so if something drops out hopefully it will stay on the tray. Be careful of little springs when you remove the case back as they are for the alarm. If you want to post a photo when you have the back open. I’ll try and explain a little better.

Adam

I chickened out!

Here’s a top tip: just because they have Rolexes in the window, doesn’t mean they can fix a digital watch! Took it to a department store and there was no problem at all.

You are so right the stath ,the so called “watch makers” don’t always know what they are doing, especially on digital watches.
I always have to laugh (sometimes with a bitter smile) when someone on ebay states in his/hers auction that “my jeweler changed the battery ,but it was too thick and now the display is cracked when he closed the back, so i sell it as broken” or other mishaps.
Just don’t go to these so called professionals, better send it to DWL the next time you have a problem, he knows what he’s doing.