[matrixfwd]

Got a couple of casio watches that need new battery. Any suggestions aside from the Bay who charge like $18? i can't do it myself don't have the right tools to pop the back open.

[PiuYi]

Richmond Public Market

guy probably doesn't speak english tho if thats gna be a problem

[SB7]

Im pretty sure the guy can understand English, but just in case just go on google translate and get the rough translation from there. Just read out the pin yin haha.

[HondaGuy]

Went to oakridge to change battery for a citizen watch, guy charged me $25.
Did it anyways. Was in a rush.

Funny thing is I knew it was just a simple battery nothing special.

Then went to chinatown and found a store that looked at my watch and said nothing more than $8.
His shop is on Pender St. between CIBC and New Town Bakery.
Small shop, had a lot of watches and parts and you can watch him fix it. Think his name was Mr. Kwan.
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[winson604]

I just got mine done at one of those kiosks at the mall, Brentwood specifically and it was like $8 or so. In Richmond +1 for public market. Heck if you can't speak to each other due to language barrier it probably won't be an issue trying to give a guy a watch and making him understand you want a new battery.

[Graeme S]

I got mine done at harbour centre which (for me) was 2 minutes from work. $12 tax in.

[murd0c]

I always go to the bay. They charge $15

[Edison_Chen]

Lansdowne mall has a battery replace right outside best buy for about $7ish
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[matrixfwd]

I've been to Public market before too. The guy does a good job but the last couple of times it was his wife who did it and messed up my watches. One time my watch stopped ticking a couple weeks after the wife changed the battery. I thought it was just a defective battery so I went to the local Sears to get it checked. At Sears they fixed for $15. The technician said the battery is OK but was seated in the watch incorrectly by the last person (wife @ public mkt!!)

Another time i brought in a different watch (G-shock) and it was the wife again. I asked her to put a new battery in.. She inspected it and said she can't do it because I was missing parts and she'd have to charge me $$xx.xx per hour for her to analyze.. I was like WTF?? So then I walked to the Bay, guy charged me $16, no parts were missing, but cost $16.

Maybe it was just bad luck that the husband wasn't there last couple times, but I havent' been back there in about 4 years and the parking lot there is hectic. I started going to the watch place next to the post office at Aberdeen but it's no longer around. He charged $6 and did a pro job.

well if i can find a place for under $10 I'd be happy.

[racerman88]

I usually go to a place on main street just north of East Broadway when I am in Vancouver. The guy closed his store and re-opened with a kiosk in a salon. Charges $5 for most watches.

[racerman88]

How much does the guy at public market charge?

[ilvtofu]

^IIRC around $6, but might've been years ago. Last place I went to was arbutus mall which is $4-5

[GodZilla]

I was at Coquitlam Centre and the small watch store near London Drugs wanted between 10 - 14 for a new battery. I had four watches that needed batteries.
Then I went to get a quote from Anne Louise jewelers upstairs and they wanted 15 per watch. Somehow 60 bucks for watch batteries seems like a rip off.
I didnt do it but live near Brentwood so I will head to the kiosk mentioned in post #5.

[matrixfwd]

just wanted to update you on my finding. I ended up going to this watch/jeweler guy next to the London Drugs on No3/Westmin in Richmond. $4!!!!! Got my Casios done right away, no bullsh*t at all. So check it out if you need new batteries.

[ilvtofu]

just wanted to update you on my finding. I ended up going to this watch/jeweler guy next to the London Drugs on No3/Westmin in Richmond. $4!!!!! Got my Casios done right away, no bullsh*t at all. So check it out if you need new batteries.

Was it that russell guy? I remember My grandpa went to him like 10 years ago

[taucool]

just wanted to update you on my finding. I ended up going to this watch/jeweler guy next to the London Drugs on No3/Westmin in Richmond. $4!!!!! Got my Casios done right away, no bullsh*t at all. So check it out if you need new batteries.

I use to go to this place...but the last time I went, after I got my watch back, it stopped working. I'm not sure what he did, but I ended up having to send my watch back to the HQ's to get a part replaced.

[CL_S]

6.95 plus tax next to save-on-foods in metrotown few months back when I got mine replaced

[matrixfwd]

what sort of watch was it?

I use to go to this place...but the last time I went, after I got my watch back, it stopped working. I'm not sure what he did, but I ended up having to send my watch back to the HQ's to get a part replaced.

[taucool]

^ swiss esquire

[Gumby]

just wanted to update you on my finding. I ended up going to this watch/jeweler guy next to the London Drugs on No3/Westmin in Richmond. $4!!!!! Got my Casios done right away, no bullsh*t at all. So check it out if you need new batteries.
If it's just a simple battery change, I guess that place is ok.

However, I brought my Tag Heuer there, which had sustained water damage. A complete overhaul would cost $500+ but the watch guy near London Drugs said he could get it running again for $80. Well he fixed it temporarily, but it would stop working after a few days. Went back to have it fixed again 3 times, and each time I ended up with the same result. It's been a huge waste of time...

[buddy]

got my done in one of the jewerly store in Lansdown Mall .. $5 +tax ...

[RacePace]

just wanted to update you on my finding. I ended up going to this watch/jeweler guy next to the London Drugs on No3/Westmin in Richmond. $4!!!!! Got my Casios done right away, no bullsh*t at all. So check it out if you need new batteries.

Yeah, I was going to mention them, fast as fuuuu too

[v_tec]

Is the guy at Richmond market still there? Any other recommendations?

What's the current price now a days?

[rb]

Around $15 to $20.

What kinda watch is it?

Depending on the caseback type, you can use a plastic kids ball to open up the back and throw in a new battery for $5. I started to change them on my own after a few shops scratched up my watches.

[Ulic Qel-Droma]

just wanted to update you on my finding. I ended up going to this watch/jeweler guy next to the London Drugs on No3/Westmin in Richmond. $4!!!!! Got my Casios done right away, no bullsh*t at all. So check it out if you need new batteries.

i still go there. it's cheap. like 5 bux i think.

[Mr.Money]

wow that's cheaper than buying a 10 pack batteries on ebay for 8 dollars not even including the right tools,i scratched the fuck out of my metal back casing with a knife trying to pop it off once...lesson learned i'll take it to a jeweler for 5 dollars :/

[GLOW]

read the thread title and first thought was - one that explodes :badpokerface:

[Obsideon]

Got my Burberry watch battery changed at PI Watch & Clock Repair on Main and W. 8th this afternoon.
It's literally a bench table inside the corner of a hair salon lmao, but the older Chinese man got my watch done in literally 2 minutes, in and out. $8 bucks well spent. He said most watches start at $5. Cash only.

Other places I been to was a random Kiosk at Brentwood Mall for $15 and also inside Oakridge at The Bay which charged $25 plus tax and I had to leave it behind for an hour. Never again.

[racerman88]

He is my go to for most of my watches


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