I think it honestly boils down to whether or not you have a great watchmaker that you trust, there are things that could go wrong with battery changes and although not the best example

Jul 17, 2018,15:22 PM
 

I'll say that when I had my Aunt's fashion watch's battery changed, the individual that handled it inserted the wrong battery inside, the battery leaked and that was goodbye for the watch, the dealer I went to was a family friend and he replaced her timepiece with a better one, but had he not been a family friend I doubt we would of been able to recoup anything out of it. Usually service costs are cheap for quartz (cheaper than auto.) and quartz should last a long time if maintained properly. 

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An AP Quartz for the wife? Or stay away?

 
 By: TimeMachine : July 17th, 2018-15:06
Hi AP enthusiasts. my wifes birthday is coming up and I want to get her something special. Of course shes not such a watch nut as me but she might appreciate it She likes Quartz because she hates setting the time never even adjusts the date on her other w...  

I have the same idea.

 
 By: jomni1 : July 17th, 2018-15:19
Never thought about the battery change problem but I initially thought there should be no problem.

I think it honestly boils down to whether or not you have a great watchmaker that you trust, there are things that could go wrong with battery changes and although not the best example

 
 By: Rogi : July 17th, 2018-15:22
I'll say that when I had my Aunt's fashion watch's battery changed, the individual that handled it inserted the wrong battery inside, the battery leaked and that was goodbye for the watch, the dealer I went to was a family friend and he replaced her timep... 

The gaskets are the problem with Royal Oak

 
 By: cazalea : July 17th, 2018-19:11
Taking the case apart is no problem. My two-tone automatic needed to be cleaned, and we couldn’t get a new gasket - even an aftermarket price was in the $200 range if I remember correctly. So I used the old one with a tiny wash of gasket sealer. Not the “...  

How about Panthere de Cartier?

 
 By: CastorKrieg : July 18th, 2018-03:04
New collection and quartz. Bought it for my wife and it looks incredible.

I’ve done a lot of battery changes officially done by Cartier itself.

 
 By: jomni1 : July 18th, 2018-04:19
I find the service reasonable and quick though simple battery replacement by a 3rd party should even be cheaper and faster.

I finally bought a quartz RO for my Wife (not vintage)

 
 By: jomni1 : August 11th, 2018-17:41
The boutique said battery change is free!

Congrats on your final decision!

 
 By: psychotic : August 11th, 2018-22:30
My wife is starting to move towards the mechanical pieces now but she for quartz, she has been quite happy with the PP twenty-four and her Parmigiani.