Watch with a leaky battery won't work

[CNG]

One of my customers have given me a watch from his father's collection to fix up, first it looked like a easy repair. I just had to fix the bracelet.and then Change the battery but the battery had been their for too long and the watch want work.the movement is miyota a movement and there are frosted stains on it I changed battery but to no avail  do you guys have any ideas?

[RichardHarris123]

Which myota movement is it, they're pretty cheap.  You could just replace the movement. 

[watchweasol]

Hi you could clean the contacts with a fibre glass pen brush and try again, or remove the battery and spin it up on a line release too just to free the train and hands then refit the battery with the clean contacts.    Or a Richard suggested just change the movement, looks like  a miyota 2030 or 2035. Cheap to replace fron cousins or HSWalsh.

[JohnR725]

1 hour ago, RichardHarris123 said:

Which myota movement is it, they're pretty cheap.  You could just replace the movement. 

Quartz watches like mechanical watches need to be serviced from time to time. If they been exposed to foreign substances like leaking batteries getting into their gear train then they definitely have to be serviced. But servicing a cheap quartz watch does not make economical sense it's cheaper just to replace the entire movement.

[Kalanag]