Thanks, I appreciate the advice!
I think it's a bit more in the AD's I've seen locally - London so I'm still interested in a bit of DIY depending on how easy it is as the case back appears to just be screwed in place
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| Author: | domwells [ Mon Jun 18, 2012 3:11 am ] |
| Post subject: | Aerospace Battery Replacement |
Hi, I was wondering if someone had changed the battery in their Aerospace Avantage before? Are there any gotchas I should be aware of? Cheers!! Dom |
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| Author: | Roffensian [ Mon Jun 18, 2012 4:10 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Aerospace Battery Replacement |
Not sure if anyone here has done it, but the recommendation is to take it to a Breitling AD with a watchmaker. For $60 - $80 you'll get the battery change and no concerns over future servicing which can easily happen if Breitling recognizes that unauthorised work has been performed. |
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| Author: | domwells [ Mon Jun 18, 2012 7:16 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Aerospace Battery Replacement |
Thanks, I appreciate the advice! I think it's a bit more in the AD's I've seen locally - London so I'm still interested in a bit of DIY depending on how easy it is as the case back appears to just be screwed in place
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| Author: | rick [ Wed Jun 20, 2012 3:50 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Aerospace Battery Replacement |
domwells wrote: Thanks, I appreciate the advice! I think it's a bit more in the AD's I've seen locally - London so I'm still interested in a bit of DIY depending on how easy it is as the case back appears to just be screwed in place I would let a qualified watch maker or AD do it. You may be opening a can of worms to save a few dollars. |
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| Author: | domwells [ Wed Jun 20, 2012 5:44 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Aerospace Battery Replacement |
Yea you're right, guess I'll just have to cough up the £87! |
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| Author: | vulcanpilot [ Wed Aug 29, 2012 12:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Aerospace Battery Replacement |
domwells wrote: Yea you're right, guess I'll just have to cough up the £87! I'd normally agree with you about the cost as it's a bloody ripoff to just get a £5 battery replaced (especially as they don't guarantee against leaking batteries), however for a watch that currently retails at £3,100 I'd not take the risk of damaging anything as BUK will just refuse to fix it, or they will stiff you big time to repair any damage. I've got a Co-pilot on my Aerospace, so two sets of batteries, and effectively twice the cost  Wonder if it's just good old 'rip-off Britain' that has to put up with these high prices ... no doubt due to some arbitrary currency exchange rate |
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