How to Change the Battery on a Seiko Watch, Grand Seiko 9F Movement

This video is a tutorial on how to change a quartz battery on a Grand Seiko wristwatch. Specifically for the SBGN003, SBGN005 and SBGN007 family. Most of these steps will work for other quartz based watches. This video is for educational purposes only and I would still advise amateurs take their watch to a licensed professional if they want to guarantee their watch isn't damaged during the battery changing process.

[@roberthayward]

Starts the video saying he’d taken the watch out of the safe, ends the video saying wear your watches 😂

[@shinysideup2289]

Just ordered one of these. Looking forward to getting my hands on it.

[@pafeso1659]

Great video but please change the intro music 😬

[@burbinghard]

What kind of copyright free music would you suggest? I’m always open to ideas!

[@michael26722]

is the same method can be applied to change the battery on a 8J movement as well?

[@FLXLife]

The blue dial is SBGN005

[@burbinghard]

Ya, it was too late to edit once I heard it. I had just ordered an SSK003 which was blue 🤦‍♂️

[@burbinghard]

Ya, it was too late to edit once I heard it. I had just ordered an SSK003 which was blue 🤦‍♂️

[@FLXLife]

@@burbinghard Good video. I am going to change my battery today.

[@bobzuidema3560]

a nice decorated movement like that deserves an properly aligned battery in my opinion

[@burbinghard]

Mea culpa 😂

[@TheHoth1]

When you pull the crown out, does it stop the second hand? I don’t have a quartz watch so I am not sure about that. Thanks!

[@burbinghard]

Yes it does

[@BB-gl7zt]

Haven't seen you on the streams lately, Burbinghard come back!

[@burbinghard]

😂 I will. Lots of afternoon sports ⚽️ right now with the family.

[@byronhagan82]

I have a 9f and it stopped after 1.5 years. second hand in the 12 position. never noticed the 2 second batter warning. how long does this phase normally last? I feel I would have noticed it. the second hand is wanting to move but doesn't. does this sound like it's broken or a battery issue? any advice welcome.

[@burbinghard]

I would guess it’s a cheap battery issue. Higher quality batteries tend to last longer and should still be putting out some power for a longer period of time. I use high quality batteries and will typically see the double tick, and even a triple tick (every 3 seconds) as the battery continues to drain. Cheap batteries have thinner battery walls and don’t last as long. I usually see the double tick for more than a week before I change the battery. I’ve never ran it all the way down just to measure the length of time the low battery indicator has.

[@byronhagan82]

@@burbinghard it will be the factory Seiko battery so won't be due to that I don't think. you'd still expect the 2 second warning though?

[@jackiechan8840]

I didn't see any 2 second tick when my original 3.5 year old battery died.

[@Silverback1969MoonLandingLies]

if i do this will my Seiko still be water resistant? It's 27 years old, tia.

[@mxderry]

Better to let GS do it.

[@michaelfletcher1224]

Looks pretty much like changing the battery on any other quartz watch. After watching a bunch of watchmaker videos where they're super fastidious about not scratching anything or getting the tiniest amount of dust inside the case this video is kind of a crack up. He's not thrashing the thing of course but he's certainly not taking any extra care not to scratch the back of the case. Just treats is like a watch. Reminds you that they aren't accually delicate jewelry.

[@ccw5886]

You always need to replace the case back gasket and as a rule you will find that Grand seiko will replace the crown , crown tube, tube gaskets and re pressure check for WR. Changing the battery is easy. I would always send back to GS to complete the job . The temptaion is to do it yourself but sooner or later its going to let you down . Not worth the worry for $100 every three years

[@burbinghard]

The GS service costs about $400, the cost for a 9f movement replacement is less than $500. I’ve been changing my own watch batteries for 15 years without issue. I replace gaskets when they get old or crack/warp. Even if I were to have a catastrophic issue someday, I will have saved money the DIY way. Knowing I’m guaranteed to save money this way reduces my stress to zero.

[@takethecurseOFFwashingmachine]

@@burbinghardthis is an interesting perspective, and I appreciate you sharing it

[@rfern263]

That’s a 005

[@burbinghard]

I know, I just received a SSK003 (blue dial) and confused my model numbers. The process is the same for the 003 though.

[@jimrylander9143]

Sort of sucks. I have a Casio watch cost me 30 bucks the battery lasted 10 years. Spend a few thousand dollars for the GS & battery doesn’t last 3 years…..WOW

[@brucesuitt993]

I’m guessing your Casio is also digital. The GS is also accurate to 10 seconds a year and thermally compensated. It no doubt uses more power to achieve this.

[@jackiechan8840]

Mine lasted well over 3 yr