Quartz watch storage.

[fjseal]

Hello all.

When putting a quartz watch away for a long period, is it advisable to pull the crown out to stop the movement to save the battery, or is this not a good idea.

Thanks.

[JohnR725]

on a quartz watch if you put the watch in setting mode it stops the drive for the hands but the oscillator continues to run so it is drawing a very tiny quantity of power. But how long of storage are we talking about? Because if the storage time is long enough the battery will finally exhaust itself whether power is being drawn or not and then there's always the possibility it will leak. In other words once it gets through consuming its internal chemicals it will start to consume its case and then leak out and make a mess of your quartz watch.

[watchweasol]

Hi The way I store my quartz watches is to remove the battery all together and attach a label with the battery details on it, that way no leaks no problems other than ageing oil so best to give then a run once in a while.

[ifibrin]

You should never store any battery powered equipment for long periods of time without having removed the battery. Batteries can leak after being stored for long periods, which will destroy the electronics.