| They are miniature and quite a few of them | | | | keep your watch ticking and marketing for quite |
| resemble pennies, however they are much more | | | | some time. |
| than that. They are the heart of your watch that | | | | What is the best method to find out what |
| keeps it ticking. Even though you pay a significant | | | | battery your particular watch needs? Perform |
| amount money for that shiny gadget on your | | | | some mechanical surgery. That is basically another |
| wrist, without that much less expensive watch | | | | way of saying, you have the pop the top and |
| battery, all is you end up with is an oddly shaped | | | | take a look for yourself. Prior to making a |
| paperweight. | | | | purchase you can also ask a customer service |
| It is usually a small things that end up having so | | | | representative or sales associate for that |
| much meaning, a diamond, a broken toe, or your | | | | information. |
| watch battery. Even though there are numerous | | | | Timepieces are just one use for watch batteries. |
| watches manufactured that are powered through | | | | They are also used in hearing aids, some |
| winding or by automatic movement, the vast | | | | electronic toys, calculators, small personal digital |
| majority of watches nowadays are analog or | | | | assistants (PDAs), various vehicle remote control |
| quartz and are battery-powered. | | | | devices, small LED lights, battery-powered |
| The time has past when peoples fingers were | | | | children's books, and laser pointers for teachers to |
| sore from having to wind the tiny dial on their | | | | use as well as some science fiction fans. |
| watches. Those days are history ever since | | | | Despite the fact that regular watch batteries are |
| Energizer introduced to the consumer market the | | | | not usually interchangeable, you'll find that a few |
| first watch battery back in 1957. The watch | | | | small button cells have the ability to be charged |
| industry was prepared for just such an invention | | | | again after being used. However, these have a |
| as well; manufacturers worked very hard to | | | | tendency to not have the same performance as |
| meet the new market demand started by this | | | | normal cells. |
| small round disc. So you may want to thank that | | | | Since its introduction, there have been many uses |
| pink bunny on television next time you look down | | | | that come to mind for watch batteries in general. |
| at your digital watch, or power on your personal | | | | The recently introduced, more sophisticated type |
| digital assistant (PDA). | | | | of watches have made additional use of that |
| Cute As a Button | | | | small lithium device. You can time itself by doing |
| Watch batteries have also become known as | | | | something that's totally ridiculous, at the same |
| button cells, because they look so much like, well, | | | | time set the alarm so you can be reminded to call |
| buttons. With an average voltage roughly | | | | in that fast food order. That small eerie green |
| between one and three volts, these small devices | | | | light sure has come in handy. |
| do pack quite a punch, usually enough to at least | | | | |