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Seamaster1342
路Hi there, new member here with a SMQ!
I'm Ben from Germany and I bought this bad boy for a very low price from an Austrian eBay seller last week. It's a Seamaster Quartz Ref. 196.0116 with a Cal. 1342. According to the serial number the year of production is 1979. It runs great and looks like a solid B+ in terms of its condition. I opened it to check up on the movement and unfortunately it has a 392 battery (too tall?) in it, where as it should be (based on my research, in part also on this msg board) a 329 with an adapter ring. I have the ring and a 329 on its way to me already. But I still have a question... But let me show some photos first:
Now to my question: I asked about the correct battery on a German forum, and while a member there confirmed that the 329 is the correct one, he reported problems with this setup and said despite the adapter the battery still wouldn't fit and he had to get some soldering work done. I'm wondering now if that's normal, or if this was an odd case. Because based on my research this shouldn't be necessary. I know I'll know for sure when I get the ring and battery, but I'm still curious if others had similar issues, so I think asking this question on an international msg board make the most sense. 馃榾
Cheers
Ben
I'm Ben from Germany and I bought this bad boy for a very low price from an Austrian eBay seller last week. It's a Seamaster Quartz Ref. 196.0116 with a Cal. 1342. According to the serial number the year of production is 1979. It runs great and looks like a solid B+ in terms of its condition. I opened it to check up on the movement and unfortunately it has a 392 battery (too tall?) in it, where as it should be (based on my research, in part also on this msg board) a 329 with an adapter ring. I have the ring and a 329 on its way to me already. But I still have a question... But let me show some photos first:
Now to my question: I asked about the correct battery on a German forum, and while a member there confirmed that the 329 is the correct one, he reported problems with this setup and said despite the adapter the battery still wouldn't fit and he had to get some soldering work done. I'm wondering now if that's normal, or if this was an odd case. Because based on my research this shouldn't be necessary. I know I'll know for sure when I get the ring and battery, but I'm still curious if others had similar issues, so I think asking this question on an international msg board make the most sense. 馃榾
Cheers
Ben
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