How to Replace a Timex Watch Battery Yourself

Dead watch? Install a new battery yourself.

You used to be able to walk into the local discount department store and buy a replacement battery for an inexpensive wristwatch like a Timex Indiglo or Timex Expedition, and the person at the counter would replace it for you; free. You don't get that service any more - now you have to go to a real jeweler (and suffer their disdain over not having a Tag Heuer) or a kiosk in the mall where they'll sell you a battery and install it for about the same price you paid for the watch in the first place.

You could, of course, replace it yourself... like I do. Timex stamps the battery size on the back of the case, and you can buy these batteries at your local grocery. They're usually CR2025 or CR2032 button-type batteries. Once you have a new battery, you're set.

What You'll Need

• Replacement battery: verify the battery size/style printed on the back of the watch case.
• Size 0 Phillips-head screwdriver (you can find one in a set of jeweler's screwdrivers for a couple of dollars)
• Sheet of plain white paper