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>The rechargable battery for one of these is literally $10 on eBay, and I can't believe there wasn't anyone around you willing to fit it. I can believe larger chains refusing it, but come on, a small jeweler or watch repair shop would have done it I'm sure.

I went to a Macy's watch repair department, a well-known jewelry store, and two small watch repair shops (the "old man in a tiny office in an office building" type) highly ranked on Yelp. All refused.

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>>All refused.

Did they say why? I'm not surprised the large store did, but the "old man in a tiny office" type shouldn't have - why did they refuse? The only reason I can think of is if the battery is soldered on, but otherwise how is it different than replacing any other type of battery. I know my Edifice watch uses a regular button-type battery, it's just rechargable, but it's not soldered on or anything.

>Did they say why? I'm not surprised the large store did, but the "old man in a tiny office" type shouldn't have - why did they refuse?

If I recall correctly, they said that they could not remove the case back and guarantee its waterproof integrity.

So it had nothing to do with that specific watch or its rechargable battery then - clearly none of those people repair any waterproof watches.