Amazon has anything you will need at good prices. Name brands like Energizer, Duracell and Renata.

 

Thanks, that is what I thought but wanted to make sure there wasn't something i was missing.

 

I usually get Renata

 

I agree that Amazon has the best deals at the best prices. My batteries have been coming from Amazon for years.

 

I agree that Amazon has the best deals at the best prices. My batteries have been coming from Amazon for years.

+1

 

I worked in a battery store for 13 years which sold every type of battery you could imagine. Despite that, I have always ordered genuine Seiko brand batteries online any time I need a replacement. They consistently last much longer than any of the brands we sold in the store.

 

Amazon. Stick to brand names (renata, duracell).

Z.

 

safeway has all the batteries you need and usually cheaper than amazon.

 

Someplace that you know is going to turn their inventory quickly...

 

I found that esslinger or ST supply are a bit cheaper for batteries than amazon before shipping, and I just try to buy some other stuff to justify the shipping cost. I mod watches so might have more watch supply needs than most, but a decent spring bar tool, caseback opener, or loupe is of use almost anyone in the hobby. It’s important imo to support these small watch supply businesses.

 

I bought Renata batteries from Esslinger that were about 2 years from their expiry date, and according to my multi-tester, already putting out less current and voltage.

 

Ebay.

I wouldn't go Amazon (paranoid about all that fake **** on Amazon).

Renata are (allegedly) made in Switzerland. You can also buy original Seikos on ebay.

The good ebay sellers also tell you the expiry date of the battery.

 

Renata are (allegedly) made in Switzerland.

And have a tendency to leak. I'd never use Renata myself, seen too many of them leaking even when replacing them shortly after the watch in question stopped ticking...

 

Walmart has a bunch as well, just go wherever and stick to brand names

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CAS-Ker Supply is a good vendor.

 

I agree with all the above posters. I buy off eBay. Energizer, Duracell, Renata, etc.

But they don’t last as long as the OEM battery.

so, for that buy the brand name battery off the brand website. It will cost more…

 

I’ve gone off Renata a bit as they don’t seem to last as long as they should. Hopefully my recent chance to Seiko will pay off.

 

I go to this store, Batteries and Bulbs +, that has about 90% of the batteries I'm looking for if I want to replace a battery right away.

Kroger/Walgreens/Target have a lot of the most common batteries if I happen to be going there.

I order from Amazon if it's something really weird.

I'm not terribly concerned about brand, I concentrate on making sure I get the exact size.

 

I try to buy them locally if possible. Local pharmacy store (hearing aids department). I have bought from Amazon before too. Strick to name branded cells whenever possible.

 

Usually pick mine up at Batteries Plus. They carry Renata, which is a quality manufacturer owned by The Swatch Group. After decades of changing watch batteries I have notice that Swiss (Renata) and Japan (Energizer) made batteries tend to last longer than anything made in China. Batteries made in Taiwan perform pretty close as well.

 

eBay, usually

 

I'm bummed that we no longer have a local Radio Shack store, as they were my go to both for freshness of stock and availability of sizes. They also always knew what the alternatives were so I didn't have to look them up (that's not exactly a hardship, but it was nice to not have to think about it).

Since then I've discovered that our True Value hardware is a pretty good source. Not quite to the Radio Shack levels, but they have most of the sizes I need. If they don't have what I need I typically buy from Amazon. I find that Target, Walmart, Walgreens, etc. around me don't typically have the sizes I need.

 

Lots of great answers, thanks. We are expecting rain tomorrow so i will get started making a list.

 

When I was debating whether to replace my own batteries, I found this site with free shipping:

Renata Products - TheBatterySupplier.Com

www.thebatterysupplier.com

 

I like Mark and his company Long Island Watch.

 

Try here, Esslinger. I just picked up Renata 377 (for those imported cheap quartz movements...usually) for .50 each when you purchase 10 or more. It's easy to see what they have in stock if you punch in the battery number in the search.
Watch Batteries | Replacement Watch Cells | Esslinger.com

 

I used to buy from Amazon until I started testing them when they arrived after getting one that did not last long. Consistently what I have gotten from them have been old until I stopped buying from them. I noticed that rarely are they sold by Amazon, but usually from marketplace sellers with names like GreatDeals or BattSupply or RealPoo (yes RealPoo is really a name from Amazon) Since then I have purchased Renata from Esslinger and have had zero issues with old batteries.