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The display on my Aerospace was flashing for a bit this morning. It's stopped flashing and is normal now but I assume that's the first sign of a failing battery.

Case date-stamp = 2610 so manufactured c.June 2010. Bought from AD Jan 2013. Red battery replacement sticker said Sep 2012.

I therefore assume that the battery was replaced pre-sale, as it's 3 yrs from sale but 6 yrs from manufacture.

Should I therefore send it off for an 'Overhaul' service rather than a 'Maintenance' service, since it's already had one battery change and is coming up to 6 yrs old? Or should I just post it off to BUK and let them decide?!

Thanks for any advice.

Personally I'd be tempted to give BUK a call first. They're very helpful and they may have a record of it being in before (assuming it did indeed have a battery change in 2012, and that the change was done at Breitling of course). They will be able to advise on the best course of action.

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Driver8

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My understanding of the sticker is that it's a 'change the battery at this time if the watch hasn't been sold' indicator, not evidence the battery was ever changed. Either way, I would let BUK make the call about why it needs rather than potentially pay more than you need to.

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Having never owned a quartz Breitling I must confess I didn't know that.

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Driver8

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I agree that it's exactly that - a scheduled battery-change sticker. (In my case I assume that it was changed, not because of the sticker, but because it wouldn't have lasted six years.)

That assumption further assumes that it didn't spend a significant portion of those six years with the crown pulled out in a showcase / vault, which may be a dangerous assumption.

Yes good point Roff. Anyway I'll send it off and let them decide as advised. Thanks all.