Hi from Ireland

[boardtc]

I'm not a hobbyist, I am just trying to get my daughter's watch fixed in lockdown.

I assumed it was the battery, so I got a new Philips CR1220 battery on ebay, it came packaged with a best before date of 2022-06. Her watch is a Lorus Z011 X009.

I took the 4 screws off the back, and then the 2 to lift the battery guard. Working with a magnifying glass I was pleased with myself for putting the new battery in (writing facing up) and refitting those small screws. But the watch did not start! I refitted the back so I would not loose the bits. A couple of hours later it's still stopped.

Is there anything I can do without bringing to a jeweler's?

I appreciate any advice!

Thanks, Tom.

[jdm]

Please post a picture of the quartz module.

[oldhippy]

Thank you for your introduction and welcome to this friendly forum.

[watchweasol]

Welcome to the forum      as jdm said we need a picture of the movement  with out the battery fitted and the calibre number off the movement plate.

[Nucejoe]

Welcome to WRT forum.

I guess the first thing is to make sure the new battery is good, next listen close for the  tic sound the mechanical module makes as the step motor kicks.

 

 

[boardtc]

Ok. I'm unsure what to listen for if the hand is not moving.

I was not sure what to take pictures of, do these help?

 

[boardtc]

Where the pictures of any good?

[Nucejoe]

On 6/7/2020 at 4:50 PM, boardtc said:

Ok. I'm unsure what to listen for if the hand is not moving.

I was not sure what to take pictures of, do these help?

 

The train makes a single tic sound as the step motor kicks.  Just hold the piece up to your ears, you would here it if it is there.

[boardtc]

Ok, so there is nothing more to check before I put the battery holder back on? Last time it took me 20 minutes to get the 2 little screws in.

[boardtc]

Only took 5minutes this time, I got lucky. So, the new battery is back under the holder, the and does not move and I can hear no ticking sound when held up to my ear :-(

[Nucejoe]

The tic sounds the same as you would normally hear the quartz step motor makes, in case the train refuses to turn, you can still hear a healthy step motor kick every second.

If no tic sound then the fault is in EB electronic board or in the electric circuit.

[eccentric59]

If you do indeed have the Z011 calibre and not the Z020 (both are in the instructions you posted) then you have two batteries. The large battery (relatively speaking) you see when you take the cover off is for the back light only. The battery you bought (CR1220 ) looks like the large of the two. The smaller battery under the larger one is what powers the movement. I think the battery you are looking to replace is a SR626SW  (Sony 377). You can read someone else's adventure with that here: https://www.fixya.com/support/t11449536-replace_second_battery_in_lorus_z011

Edited June 15, 2020 by eccentric59

[boardtc]

@eccentric59  Jeepers mate, thank you very much! That explains it! Just bought the battery on ebay. An other adventure to come!

[boardtc]

To close this out, I brought the watch and batteries to a jewellers who sent it away for a couple of weeks to their head office, I picked it up yesterday, no charge for fitting the battery!