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Career Guidance Skills handling and moving S6.7 - using hand tools S6.7.4 - using precision hand tools Change watch battery
Description
Select a battery for a watch based on the brand, type and style of the watch. Replace the battery and explain to the customer how to preserve its life.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 1 occupations
- Optional in 2 occupations
- Total: 3 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 7 (Craft and related trades workers)
Essential for
- Watch and clock repairerWatch and clock repairers maintain and repair wristwatches and clocks. They identify defects, change batteries, fit new straps, oil and replace damaged parts. They may also restore…
Optional for
- Clock and watchmakerClock and watchmakers make mechanical or electronic clocks and watches. They use precision hand tools or automated machinery to assemble the timing devices. Clock and watchmakers m…
- Jewellery and watches specialised sellerJewellery and watches specialised sellers sell, maintain and clean jewels and watches in specialised shops. Other titles The following job titles also refer to jewellery and watche…
Related skills
- Advise customers on jewellery and watches
- Estimate cost of jewellery and watches’ maintenance
- Attach clockwork
- Components of clocks
- Attach clock cases
- Maintain jewels and watches
- Provide customer follow-up services
- Mount clock wheelwork
- Use watchmaker’s tools
- Estimate value of used jewellery and watches
- Issue sales invoices
- Attach pendulums
Last updated on February 18, 2026
