About 4 yrs ago I treated myself to a new watch , a tissot pros 200. About 18 months ago it started to go slow and lost about 30 mins a day . Unfortunately I was on holiday and couldn't find a jewellers that would change the battery as the watch is waterproof too 200m it needs to be pressure tested .
That's the start of my hassle, I found online that a company called "in time" rented floor space from debanhams . I took the watch in and left it with the "jeweller", an hour later & £35 lighter I got the watch back. Everything was fine for about six months then it started to go slow again , took it back in and it was the same guy I saw the at the first visit . After an hour he said the battery was good and that the problem lay with the movement. A replacement movement would be £95 , I said no thanks and left , the watch ran probably for about 8 months this time . Once again I took it back (18 months warranty on batteries) , unfortunately for it was the same guy again , this time he said a new movement was over £100. Again I refused , a few weeks later the wife and I where in debenhams shopping I noticed that someone different was working so I handed the watch back in , they said battery was ok but they demagnetised the watch , again it kept good time for a few months and the warranty ran out .
Last week I took the watch into a proper jewellers in Glasgow, a typical old fashioned place , new battery fitted , as the old one was knackerd and they gave the watch a wee service , all for £25. I asked if the movement was ok and the jeweller ask me why wouldn't it be as its a quality timepiece.
I have gone on to in-times website and read nothing but rave reviews , I found this strange as there isn't any way to leave a review . Do it now ! Your a long time dead !!

So how often do you dive down to 200m? Never, so don't worry about the pressure test (do they really do it anyway?). For about £4 you can buy a universal watch opening tool off ebay that will open any watch. There is not much to service in an electronic watch and it's crystal controlled so the problem was almost certainly with the battery which you can buy on ebay for not a lot and buy a tester for about a £1 too.
It might say Tissot on the front but the "Swiss" movement was probably made in Japan or Korea. Tissot say that they have been making watches since 1853 but not quartz crystal controlled ones. These use a commodity electronic movement.

Automatics for me with a nice vintage ETA or Bulova movement
Quartz I wear when I'm doing odd jobs Another member of the failed FL2 clutch/DMF club, twice.

As above with Automatics. A nice Swiss 3035 movement for Sunday best, and a 3135 caliber for everyday wear. My chimney sweep has the same watch, and he wears his permanently. If that isn't testament to the build quality, then I don't know what is. Foraging near Gaydon....
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Watches? Oh yes, I remember those. I have a couple in a drawer somewhere. (One a 220-metre Tissot as it happens.)

I do actually keep them running for occasional use, but I too bought the tools and change the batteries myself - all the tools plus batteries for several watches cost less than one change at a jeweller.

I seem to recall from when I did once enquire that the usual procedure for sealed Tissots is for the jeweller to send them back to the manufacturer for battery changes, meaning you're without the watch for at least a week!

The local jeweller I use charges 3 quid to change a battery. I've never had a problem, I've got a Tissot and a couple of Victorinox watches, all have had the battery changed by my jeweller. I think if I remember correctly that for a watch to be called Swiss over 50% has to be built in Switzerland so you can buy a Swiss watch that has some "foreign" parts in it. Black MY2013 SD4 GS Auto, Wood Company Armrest, Freel2 sticker.
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The explanations of the various depth ratings was 1/ Water resistant, you may wear it in the rain. 2/ Resistant to 10m, you may wear it in the shower. Resistant to 100m, you may swim in it. 3/ Resistant to 200m, you may use it to dive to 30m. When changing the battery the "O" ring should be replaced to retain the watertight integrity, If you wish to use the watch for serious diving then you purchase a divers watch and not a dress watch. There is a difference between water resistant to X metres and warranted watertight to X metres.  my PC is slightly to the right of Genghis
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The moral of my story is the "in-time" store are con men . I have scuba dived a couple of times ,Because I'm not a registered diver I'm not allowed to dive more than 25m. Do it now ! Your a long time dead !!

Many years ago (15+ at least) I bought a Citizen Eco Drive watch with titanium coated metal strap for around £100 and it has never let me down. OK short months I had to alter the date for the following month but that is common on most watches. It has been dropped by accident several times, stood up to vibration when using a power drill and never given a moments trouble.

I have to say it is the most reliable watch I have ever owned and needs no batteries either nor winding up Ex 2010 Freelander2 GS-e Diesel manual Silver owner

Purplemadboy wrote:

The moral of my story is the "in-time" store are con men . I have scuba dived a couple of times ,Because I'm not a registered diver I'm not allowed to dive more than 25m.

I always remove my watch when diving😛

A jeweller in Fort Wiiliam made a right pigs ear of this one a few years back

Realspeed ,it's law that you can't dive deep unless you pass the tests, it's a very dangerous sport . If you want to go and buy all the gear and dive ,go knock yourself out , to me that's a very foolish idea. You can't go and hire gear without showing you're diving log book . Do it now ! Your a long time dead !!

Diving to any depth is fine go ahead, you'll find out why when you come back up

I have a Suunto dive watch which kept eating the batteries that I put in it, then I sent it off to Suunto to have a repair and they must put a higher quality battery in it as two years later it is still on full strength under the self-test. The quality of the battery must make a difference and you may not know what a cheap battery shop/stall puts in it. Plus a depth test can detect a leak you can't see before it might ruin the watch or if you diving for real, risk your life.

As to diving how and when you like, try staring at your partner in a hyperbaric chamber for the day wondering if she has the bends. Turned out to be a bad back, but you never know. 2016 BMW X3 30d SE in red
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realspeed wrote:

Purplemadboy wrote:

The moral of my story is the "in-time" store are con men . I have scuba dived a couple of times ,Because I'm not a registered diver I'm not allowed to dive more than 25m.

I don't swim let alone dive but I do wonder why you can't dive more than 25mtrs, who said so??? If I did swim and dive I would dive to whatever depth I felt comfortable with and as for registering who said you had too? Bo**ocks to that. No one would stop me going to whatever depth I wanted. Another typical case of big brother
You can drown in 2 ft of water the same as 100 ft of water the result is the same

Maybe some sort of organisation stipulates it but you don't have to be a member and I would totally ignore it and not join. Too many rules on everything now soon you will need a licence to walk down a road.

What a pathetic post, I guess you haven't passed your driving test either as it's your god given right to do what the you want Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis