My watch crapped out on me a while ago and I've had this Wenger watch sitting battery-dead for a few years so I thought I'd give it some new life.
I usually take it to a downtown jewelry shop, but that shop is long closed...and, besides, jewelry shops give me the creeps. It also gave me an excuse to buy a cute new tool:
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Here's the tool:
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It's a case-opener wrench...or watch wrench...or whatever you want to call it. I call it 99 cents + shipping from China. Awesome. And it's surprisingly well made. All those doodads around it are different tips, to fit all your various watch crevasses.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwLUyX8OcR0d1A8agE8XGyxdBwP1OQY0L_Y-nGZ_fq_DW7SWlWKdp1Z404KKT40DKxmpKNa6O_mu0OzYOrTLz2oXR1cx2mW1QN72CXWmFkKTItpokX6zEmy8NSLVyKApTgC49tlu9ye2M/s400/8.JPG)
Adjustable.
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Here's the back of my watch. Pretty typical, I think, for a water-resistant watch. Lefty loosey.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwXNlHxBFX4RvId5s6j2ZX8WepUMo7iIq9aNahePJf6fE5lUhE-sbJxWrtE_-sazAy2KT3HEZzrfzjMsYk8PkFkVQgenJCGreRs6FG3icAVyigijgBOxCKeCLvUf4zFmhn_0ZFRF5PWaA/s400/6.JPG)
Unscrew that thing!
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Funny, it says "
SWISS MADE" on the back of the watch, but the inside says "
CHINA." Go figure.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiscI78Uew1X7L6DZn7oJgmTr_q0yTPxZanfbBzMK-Wwvbo62Z2ie6Fusz1V1KHyyh1SPCtDAacVMfFIO-wApBOdZjxckFrGGL9RSt85ZyzJCuAL6SmoRh7uyll07zes8AD-lNT1nFz5hI/s400/4.JPG)
Pop that white plastic case off and there's the battery.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMi6_MMQ7MBxrDXOVsdWWKsKXPe49m5B57CftpW8ABbwEZh2GnDC4hUHGhT_qfmze3Ecmz274fRahhI5PcjsD0SfV0tcrtfv4fjFJAy2FumvZb_G66X7CrsSiwIjhEAQlzjHydGwN8PbU/s400/3.JPG)
Boom. Working watch.
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