How-To: Change A Battery On A Timex Weekender Quartz Snap Caseback Watch With Household Items

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Easily change your Timex Weekender quartz watch battery or any snap-back wristwatch with common household items: a knife and a sturdy plastic top or container. This video was made at the request of a viewer! Thanks for watching, liking, and subbing!
STEPS FOR CHANGING BATTERY:
1) Acquire knife and sturdy plastic item as close to the size of the caseback as possible
2) Pry off caseback with knife using leverage and opening slot on caseback (point knife blade away from yourself!)
3) Pop battery out with knife and replace battery: CR 2016 3V with the Weekender
4) Check caseback's gasket to make sure it is in good shape
5) Using you plastic item on top of the caseback, carefully press caseback on. The Weekender has very tight tolerances so you will need either a vice or a thin carpet to put the watch head on while you evenly step on the plastic top (this is an improvised caseback press ha!).
6) Make sure the watch is running by fully depressing the crown into the case.
7) Like and sub if it worked for you!
Check out my vid on another great Timex watch, the Scout!
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[@555Gear]

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[@BiglerEnglishCoaching]

Thank you! I had it all figured out except how to reattach the back of the case. Your method of stepping on a spacer worked perfectly. Don't understand why Timex makes it so dang hard to do, but thank you so much for explaining this work around!!!! So glad to have my nice Indiglo back, so's I can check the time when it's dark!

[@oceanwaves7074]

You're a life saver! You wouldn't believe how many dumb things I tried before watching this video. My last options were to use a hammer or throw the watch in the trash after just spending $6 for a new battery. The bottle cap was perfect!

[@555Gear]

Glad it works for you.

[@brokeneck]

How is this NINE MINUTES LONG

[@erexford]

You can fast forward......

[@shaikhfarazulhaqulhaq4055]

bcos its just a tutorial video my friend.... 😀😀😀😀

[@phuturephunk]

Could have told me that in 45 seconds.

[@zadbeeman]

totally agree

[@daneshj4013]

phuturephunk was thinking the same, this video is just too damn long 😑

[@angelinacoco9131]

phuturephunk 1t

[@leeb.7188]

Do you have ADD?

[@lasteink]

Sure, but it would let lacked the ghetto-fabulous humor

[@juliawalsh7934]

I almost panicked when I could not pop the case back onto my watch! Thanks to your ghetto-fabulous idea, my Timex keeps on ticking. I placed the watch on soft cardboard on the floor so there would be some give when I stepped onto the rigging. You saved me from either sending it off to Timex (hassle) or buying a new watch.

[@Ayala-99]

Using a bottle cap to get the case back on was an amazing idea, got it back on the third try, thanks brotha!

[@mytreesloth]

Pill bottle cap and foot worked like magic, thank you sir.

[@Carlos-nq7up]

Dude, you're a genius! I've been struggling to put the case back on my Timex Expedition Scout, saw your video and mission accomplished. Your idea worked beautifully!! 😂

[@Morcaiden]

Ghetto fabulous is the way to go! I was about to give up - having successfully changed the battery - but your video saved the day. Carpet, loafer and a bottlecap - who knew? Thanks again!

[@TheRealLaughingGravy]

I followed you instructions about putting a bottle cap on it and stepping on it. Broke the watch. Thanks a lot.

[@amypemberton7820]

Finally I'm Ghetto-Fabulous!!! 🤩 After watching multiple videos, yours was the first advice to work for me (i have carpal tunnel). Thanks!

[@bertaandrew9889]

Thank You! I watched your video for how to put the case back in. I used a wash cloth over the back & a particle board cup coaster over the back and gently but surely stepped on it praying not to hear the face crack… lol it worked the third time I put my ENTIRE body weight on it. CHEERS!

[@gailc1532]

Your bottle cap idea is BRILLIANT! After countless attempts with pliers, I was about ready to toss my favorite watch because we couldn't get the back on and found your method here. It worked first try. Thank you!!!

[@henrykrinkle3]

Seven years later but THIS 100%! Thank you!

[@jc2385]

Same. Bottle cap and my foot for the win.

[@proyectomusical7]

this was my crisis point right now, i was wondering how to put the snap back on, finally found my solution! thanks!

[@555Gear]

Glad it worked out for you!

[@richdilorenzo8145]

Just used your method on my timex expedition that I couldn't get on until I tried your foot method!!! Thanks very much.

[@amandaprentice9782]

OMG! The bottle cap trick to put back on the back cover worked! I successfully changed my Timex Indiglo battery all by myself. GREAT video - thank you!!

[@Computerbooter]

Thx a lot! To put the back on, I used a cloth to protect the crystal and sandwiched the watch between 2 coins. When it was all aligned, I used vice grip pliers to snap the back on. It worked like a charm! 😊

[@ahunter400]

Thanks for the great video, especially for pointing out that there would be a correct orientation to the back case (around 5:00 minutes). I was able to replace the battery without any problem and for substantially less than the $30 the jewelry store was going to charge.

[@reneebrooks2722]

Thanks for the "ghetto fabulous" tip, especially cluing me in to listen/feel the snap! I probably would've crushed my watch. But instead of stepping on it (again, I probably would've crushed it), I put the watch on a dish towel on the kitchen counter, and used the wooden bottom of my hammer handle to snap it back in place. It worked like a charm. Thanks again! Cheers!

[@G56AG]

I spent a number of years in the jewelry business, I was always kind of the watch specialist in the store and did all the battery replacement when I was in the store, I have a couple of details I can point out to improve the video. #1 NEVER touch the battery with your fingers! The oils and acids in your skin will cause slight corrosion, substantially shortening the life of the battery, those tiny batteries don't have the capacity to overcome that corrosive residue. Use a clean tissue to handle the battery, the battery makers recommend using PLASTIC tweezers (never metal) to handle them. If you do touch the battery, clean it off with alcohol, and its a good idea to clean the battery terminal in the watch with a tiny bit of alcohol also. Use a dull knife to remove the case back for safety, you don't want to get cut, and you don't want to damage a good knife. You can normally snap the back on with your thumbs, your foot method is a last resort, too likely to damage the watch. Coming back from lunch, I caught one of my employees using metal tweezers on a watch battery, creating a dead short between the + & - terminals of the battery, so we had to throw that new battery out since she shorted it out, things like that happen when a store takes your watch out of sight to replace it, except they probably won't replace it and the new battery won't last but a month or two. That or they will put their fingers all over it, cutting the battery life in half, that's a couple of the reasons why I always do my own battery replacement!

[@Tsch6373]

Thank you for your input, I ordered the tools I'll need to do the job correctly. Including, among other things, a plastic tweezer. I have several watches that need their batteries changed. I also have a recessed area thing (in various sizes) so that I won't be pressing on the glass of the watch front. Thanks again!

[@anniekate76]

G56AG thanks for the tips

[@Crlpope]

But one i did get off i can't get the battery to fit behind the small clips so it don't stay in place any help would be good. Do the battery always go with the positive side up the battery fell out as the case opened.

[@nzbrotrev9028]

@@Tsch6373 plastic tweezers are a pain , they slip & slide , I use Nitrile gloves or you can use the Latex gloves ☺

[@nzbrotrev9028]

@@Crlpope Thats common for this watch , I have seen this alot where the last guy used sellotape , not good but works , what I do is manipulate the positive terminal and it will stay in but even then they can be painful , and sometime short out when they pop up , and don't use glue , had to replace a pin today and they had glue it in , what would take about 2 mins took half an hour..

[@hyperbolation]

This video was a lifesaver! Usually the back snaps on easily but I couldn't get it by hand this time. Thanks for posting!

[@andydork]

Thank you so much! Super-helpful bottle cap solution saved me a ton of time traveling to a place to close my watch up after the back fell off when I dropped it on the ground!!

[@lucastiettmeyer2070]

Thanks for your help I wouldn’t have got the job done without this video. I used the pill bottle cap.

[@lauralombardi4966]

Thank you, thank you, thank you. It worked with the bottle cap and the foot. Perfect! I appreciate you taking the time to make this video!

[@555Gear]

Glad it worked!

[@jamesmowrey9197]

A little winded but good tips. I used my vacuum base panavise with sock on the crystal face to put the back in place. I heard it click and it was done. Thank you for sharing.

[@tervits]

Thanks for this video man, now I know that it doesn't need to rotate the back cover to remove it.

[@willbephore6178]

Best video on this that I've found, thank you.

[@JamieMcgee518]

I couldn't believe my prying tool wouldn't work, so I scratched my watch. Used a dull knife, like you suggested, did the trick ! Smooth out the scratches with a nail file.

[@TheGratitudeAttitude]

thank you this really helped! my husband used a C-shaped vice-grip ... we cushioned the crystal with a waffle type silicone pot holder and the top of a milk jug to cushion the back .... We wedged it into the vice-grip and he pressed until we thought it was back together. thanks again!!! ~ Maria

[@ChickensAndGardening]

Thanks, too much information is better than too little information. For me, the best bit of information was to not use a tiny screw driver (which I did, and inflicted a few scratches on the back before I watched your vid). Knife does work great. Cheers!

[@Witchhunter33724]

Holy hell!! Took u forever to get to the point.

[@peteryan1139]

thank you, replaced battery today using - swiss army tool (metal poker bit), spice jar with plastic lid (pushed jar down with hands & upper body weight, no need to stand on jar), photo gloves to not touch battery. Outcome successful batt replacement, Timex watch back in action :)

[@ferrousearth]

You don't need to step on it, just keep it on a table and lean in on it. Works just as well.

[@bmw575]

Man that worked like a charm I used a Pill cap thank you .... your the man!!!! before your video I was using my hand and a cloth pressing on a hard table .... thanks again

[@bobc.4481]

I used the table top and the whole soda bottle … worked Great! … Wouldn't have thought of it. Thanks!

[@allicks9220]

Very helpful, thank you. I have a Sekonda. and you're right, it is interesting noticing where all the different little parts are made. London, UK

[@555Gear]

Thanks for watching and for your comment!

[@FightUni09]

Worked like a charm. Salvaged two watches in 15 minutes. Thank you for the pill bottle cap hack

[@siukeilau4337]

Thought it was crazy to step on the watch, but it really works! Thanks for letting me to hear the sneaky little “click” sound.

[@alexcr.p]

Thanks so much. Closing the back worked perfectly.

[@jaynedrew1747]

Fab, was mums watch and she died recently of Cancer so didn't want to break it. Thank you so much!

[@LiveLaughRepeat]

This helped greatly! 3 tips from doing the change. 1. Use a jewelry screw driver to open -- you can buy one for a few $. When I first tried a knife, it slipped and scratched the case. Jewelry screwdriver fits well and no issues. 2. Wear nitrile gloves. They prevent oil and corrosion on the battery, making it last longer. Super cheap at store. 3. For the bottle cap, first fit the back of the watch on partially, so some of it sinks into the grove, with the rest slanted slightly above final resting position. Then step it. Trying to snap the whole thing at once didn't work at first, until I aligned the back. Snapping it back together was a snap, literally. Hope this helps someone else!

[@robertemerson7083]

Thank you. Very helpful. We pressed the back back down with the blunt end of an aluminum flashlight!

[@lindawallace3057]

You are awesome! Did everything the way you explained it. Worked like a charm.

[@tawanjermkhuntod9183]

Thank you so much for teaching this. I thought it was stupid to snap it with your feet but hey it worked! Thank you again

[@songsfromthelord888]

Excellent video 555gear! Thanks for taking the time to share the hows and why's 🙂 Remember - God loves YOU ❤️ THANKS AGAIN FOR THE VIDEO 🙂

[@meboyotube]

Hahaha I like the "thanks for watching" in the first 15 second. You got me to continue to the end.

[@EVERYDAYDON]

What's wrong with YOU, the cream of tarter container expired in 2008 :0)

[@555Gear]

Seriously!

[@EVERYDAYDON]

No, not at all. Sorry, I just thought it was funny. My apologies.

[@gozawoz]

+EVERYDAYDON lol

[@michaeld2519]

+EVERYDAYDON Ha Ha Ha!! Excellent comment! No need to apologise to 555 Gear - he might be joking saying 'What's wrong with you?' and 'WTF', but it comes across as quite rude.

[@0dd_t1ps91]

Tried this and shattered the glass. Great advice 👍

[@AmeliaEarhartDeluxe]

GREAT tutorial! Your method didn't work exactly for me, but it gave me the insight I needed. Nice work

[@marekprz]

Thanks. The vice suggestion worked for me. I was having a hard time.

[@DeminJanu]

The ghetto-fabulous method worked perfectly, thanks!

[@whome3234]

Thanks for the ghetto-fabulous tip on using a bottle cap!!

[@teamtucker1758]

The pill-cap trick for replacing the cover worked. Thanks!

[@XterminalvelocityX]

Thank you, this is the only way that made it easy to put the back on!

[@nancybuss6121]

Oh thank you!! After watching other videos and trying failed techniques (for me) the pill top did the trick!!!

[@Chris3Crow]

Simply the best how-to I've ever seen. This guy is fucking great.

[@ggrimaldo1]

Kudos to you, I did exactly like you said and was able to put together, I tried this before but with the vise and broke the watch but this time did the pill bottle cap and WALA, EASY PEASY, thanks

[@cicimurphy5506]

Thanks so much for the help. I emailed Timex Customer "NO" Service and was blown off. This worked perfectly, down to the pill bottle top. I have 3 "Indiglo" watches that all needed batteries and Timex answer was to send them in for service. I had no attachment to any of them so if I'd broken a crystal, it wouldn't have been a big deal. But all 3 are running fine.

[@EricJacobson1990]

1 minutes worth of content in 8 minutes and 47 seconds. thanks a lot

[@nnylact9057]

That was the winning method for me! Thanks!

[@jamesbriangaultier3247]

All knife enthusiasts who watched this died instantly at 4:17

[@PatJ61]

Thank you. I didn't know there was a slot there to pry up on.

[@brsolutions2]

Fixed it! Thanks, dude for the tip. Good vid. Recommended. Take care and make another.

[@homesteadonomics]

Sweet... I just needed to get the back on and this was super helpful! Joe

[@Marnie29x2]

Thanks. I'm in a foreign country and my watch fell in on a tile floor and the back popped off in the middle of the night. I appreciate the advice. A pill cap did the trick.

[@feyHiker]

My 170 pounds failed to snap the back on :-( I used a cap from a bottle of soda which was a good size. I hate having to go to a jeweler for my inexpensive Timex. Will have to try using the vice at work. Your method is probably the best diy one, I checked out watch back presses on Amazon, they all look alike and seem to be made from mystery metal that breaks easily.

[@billseckinger1788]

Used a Carmex container worked great, Thank you

[@titav7650]

THANK YOU. YOU ARE A GENIUS. I spent an hour and a half trying different ways to put the back casein back on my watch and you're bottle cap method worked!

[@555Gear]

CrookedFilms Glad it worked out for you!

[@triton62674]

+555 Gear I literally gave up but when I used the bottle cap technique it snapped on easy. THANK YOU!

[@nazcasteve]

Absolutely, it worked like a charm! I couldn't believe it myself, but when I heard the 'pop' I was very happy!

[@TheThelmaUniteshow]

Took me forever to figure it out until i found your video..thanks..

[@MartynCharsley]

I was about to give up and thought about a quick internet search. Your video was the first one I watched and a pill bottle cap did the trick in about ten seconds after the best part of half an hour pressing with increasingly painful thumb joints. Thank you.

[@alexabadi7458]

Thanks for your video, this time I decided to replace my watch's battery by myself because at the store they did damage my $300 Buler Swiss watch and I don't want that happen on my new Timex watch.

[@stevesely]

Thank you, after 2 or 3 tries it worked like a charm! Well done.

[@angiet6126]

Thank you for the insight. I didn't think to step on it!

[@davismiller8318]

First try with the pill cap.. It was a snap lol. Thanks for sharing.

[@mel2000]

Excellent demo. Thorough and clear.

[@wandadooley419]

Pill bottle top worked!!! Thanks!

[@jamesgrooverjr.8091]

Thanx for the pill top tip. Awesome dude! Saved a lot of hassle.

[@grzesiekk1599]

Hi thanks for help. I have droped my watch few days ago and I got no clue how to instal back plate. I have used clamp to create a pressure and it worked well!!!

[@jasonfillbrandt9466]

I just found out a shot glass works great also for putting the back back on

[@mikeb1617]

Thanks for the excellent video. True you have a sharp edge knife to pop off.

[@gullinbursti]

Thanks for the DIY, got the new CD2016 in and its ticking away. However the Indiglo is now SUPER dim. Like, only noticeable ≈ at 6 o'clock in complete darkness. I just read dirty battery contacts could be to blame. I opened the watch back up, and wiped any lingering the fingerprints + crud that was in there with a cotton patch and then squirted a little contact cleaner around in there. Polished up the backplate 7 gave it the contact cleaner as as well. Liet it sit for 20-30 minutes for the stuff to evaporate and put it back together, wearing some gloves this time. Unfortunately, didn''t have any effect. Indiglo is still extremely dim. I even busted out the multimeter and the battery was read at 3.1v. Any insight would be appreciated, fellow commenters included. Rock on y'all.

[@davidthelefty]

So helpful, I'm a happy koala again here in Australia, thanks.

[@davidrbenham]

Good guide. Careful with those knives. Plus, stepping on watch to get back on is probably overkill. Using your pill bottle (excellent idea), I was able to press the back in by leaning down into the watch on a solid table top and putting my upper body weight on the top of the bottle. I personally would *never* use a vice, too difficult to *not* oversqueeze. Also, playing cards were excellent scratch resistant surfaces to protect your watch when putting the back on.

[@dragonmaddie]

great video just replaced all my watch batteries thanks

[@briandavis6485]

I couldn’t get my back on with the cap method or even my vise clamp (though i was worried about cracking the crystal.) I finally resorted to my old faithful standby WD-40. I put just a little on a Q-tip and rubbed it around the edge of the backing and then it snapped right in with finger pressure. Just needed to reduce the resistance.

[@baboobrees8630]

All worked great until it came to replacing the back of the watch (Timex Indiglo), then nothing I tried worked. I attempted your bottle cap suggestion and EUREKA, I heard and felt the back snap on. Thanks to your calm, clear instuctions, I have regained my sanity!

[@americaneagle454]

This is good I bought a timex good watches I like the ones with the stretchy band my grandfather had his timex for 80. Years

[@katherineguess2621]

Worked perfectly, Thank you!!

[@paulsalmon4771]

You can use C clap vise grips to snap the case back together

[@jasonprentice3846]

For some bizarre reason i took my weekender off for the evening, woke up to the back popped off, perhaps unseated correctly at the factory? this video specifically helped me pop it back on (was afraid to use force) cheers

[@555Gear]

Thanks glad to help

[@nssugarplum]

Dude, i was able to get my watch back, back on! Thx!!

[@desporma1]

I used two locking pliers and two pieces of cardboard. Tightened the first plier to lock onto the watch over the cardboard and manually tightened the other until I heard a click.

[@steveannielenington1836]

I had changed the battery but couldn't replace the back onto the watch. This was perfect, once I found a plastic cap that fit my smaller women's Weekender. Thanks so much ... you saved me a needless trip to the watch repair!

[@noontimewhale]

Hey thank you for the video. I have a weekender and the watch is still running although the battery may be running low but when i depress the crown to illuminate the indiglo watch face nothing happens. It was working before just fine.

[@roslynholcomb]

Oh my goodness, it worked. I just used the cap off a bottle of Benadryl and stepped on it on carpet. Heard the snap right into place. Amazing.

[@fatimaleger2839]

2021 still the best tutorial. ✅

[@gioderri9955]

Great video! after changing the battery on my Timex only the "indiglo" function works but not the clock. How could I solve it? Thank you

[@nitsua96]

You are the fucking man, dude! Ghetto Fabulous worked perfectly!

[@TerriResists]

Thank you!!! Really appreciate your help.

[@buckledown1018]

Wife has her father's Timex watch on a silver band with large turquoise stones; it was hand made in Arizona probably 30 or 40 years ago. It has great sentimental value as well as monetary. The watch battery died, which I easily removed. However, I struggled to snap on the back. Concluding I had to apply consistent pressure around the entire edge of the back, I used everything I have in my tool arsenal, none of which worked. I did a Google search, found your video and used the suggested pill bottle cap technique. It worked!!!!! I was about to take it to our local jeweler and pay to have it done. Thanks!!!!

[@555Gear]

+Nick D glad it worked!!

[@6thSense]

Thank you very much, the video was so useful to me. I have a question please : I have guess watch model no. 113515G1, this watch I tried to change the battery, but when I did I damage the closer where it should be over the battery, then I use a small aluminum sheet and put it instead of that, the watch working very well and after 3 days the second hand is working continually and the other not. the minute hand and hour not working. Please, can you help me? Thank you again.

[@thefearofaflatplanet]

Is the watch likely to retain its water resistance? I assume it’s just that built in rubber seal that you mentioned that stops water getting in. If the seals good then hopefully it will still be water resistant?