T-Touch expert Battery change

[Ilkka]

Hi to all.

Mine started to blink BATT to indicate low battery, so i searched and searched for instructions...
All i got from google was stories how to sent it to Tissot for couple of weeks and with high costs.

So i grinded my old srewdriver fit exactly to those four srews on back, and took backplate away.

Eeeww lot of dirt, DO NOT touch to pressure sensor.

Then another backplate with pressure sensor off...

... and i can see the battery.


It is just ordinary 2032

After cleaning assembly in reverse order and done.


Ps:I took these pics with my cellphone so sorry for quality, but you can click those to enlarge full size.

[Kaiser T]

Good job, you didn't let Tissot fleece you!

[seanpiper]

Good job, you didn't let Tissot fleece you!

Under warranty, your battery change should be at no charge??!

Or is this just an Australian service?

[Ilkka]

I do not know, but still this was the easiest and quickest way to do it.

[seanpiper]

I do not know, but still this was the easiest and quickest way to do it.

Except you void your warranty by opening it yourself. Just something to be aware of.

[Ilkka]

Does it woid warranty of your car if you replace the battery?
If i put sand in to it, then it is the cause of failure and not covered by warranty.

Just tell me how this can even be noticed?
What does professionals do instead, invisible paint markings?

[Martin Daler]

Under warranty, your battery change should be at no charge??!

Or is this just an Australian service?

Are you saying that the battery is replace FOC under warranty? I feel mine should be:
I have had my T-Touch Expert just a few months. I only wear it at weekends and switch it into sleep mode during the week. Already it is flashing the battery warning when I wake it from sleep mode.
Apparently it costs about £50 to get the battery changed by Tissot. Paradoxically this is the entire cost of my other watch, which never needs a battery change, ahem!

[Ilkka]

I wear mine daily on constuction yards and it has taken a lot of beating, some minor scratches but nothing serious damage.
Battery is so easy to replace that 50 pounds is just a robbery...
DIY or take it to a "normal clocksmith" who has will to do it and a small screwdriwer.
Good quality 2032 cost less than 2£ + replacing takes 5 minutes so total 5-10£ is desent cost.


Ps. Someone could store those pics, service i used will be down in a couple of months.

[aksnc30]

does this not cause an issue with the water resistance of the watch ?

tissot standard warranty is 2 yrs international from AD
the battery is covered for 18 months by the AD

£50 is way too much for a battery change unless they are checking function operation / resealing and offering another warranty on their work.

[ThomAsio]

I agree it a Tissot T-Touch authorized battery swap seems expensive. I'm told, that it also include a full service AND a test of water tightness. If I go to any of my local jewellers with a quartz watch and ask them to swap battery AND do a WR test - the price comes realatively close to what Tissot asks. And since it also costs money to send the watch back to mama Switcherland for service/battery swap, I highly doubt Tissot earns a lot on this. Maybe there simply have been too many issues with jewellers around doing a bad battery swap job, causing water issues....