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Big trouble with GW-9300GB MUDMAN, please help (photos of the watch dissasembled)

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Hi all,

I've got a second hand GW-9300GB and it seemed to work OK for a whole day. Battery meter was at Medium (M). Suddently I check it out and the screen has gone completely black, buttons don't respond (!)

I've just took a shower with the watch and my first thought is: water got inside. So I dissasemble the watch as quickly as I can to dry the module, etc.

The module looks completely dry. I cannot see any signal of water inside.

So I reset the watch connecting AC with battery. The watch seems to reset OK. The word "CHG" blinks for a while. Then the watch starts to work. Battery meter is at Medium (M).

But BUTTONS DON'T RESPOND. None of them.

I repeat the reset procedure. The word "CHG" blinks for a while. The watch starts to work again. Battery meter is at Medium (M) again.

Still BUTTONS DON'T RESPOND. Digits seem to blink a bit when I press them, which is weird. (?)

I have opened many G-shocks and I am pretty sure the module is properly placed. To ensure that buttons work, I usually press the contacts directly from the module. I do that with GW-9300GB module and nothing happens. Then again, maybe it's because buttons aren't supposed to work if the back plate is not properly closed?

I mean, when I remove the back plate, the display shows the word "OPEN".

Any ideas of what's wrong with my watch?

Another question: After disassembling the watch, I've noticed there's TWO rubber gaskets (!!!).

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One of them (see it in the right) fits perfectly in place where gasket is supposed to to be. But what about the other one (see it in the left)? I dissasembled the watch very quickly to dry it and I cannot remember where it was placed.

I've checked out these 2 threads, but their authors say nothing about two gaskets.

https://www.watchuseek.com/f17/reversing-negative-g-9300gb-dawn-black-scorpion-mod-617233.html
https://www.watchuseek.com/f43/gw9300-mudman-disassembled-re-assembly-picture-heavy-641195.html

Any help, please? It's the first G-Shock I've purchased in years. I'm desperate here.

Here's two more photos of the watch:

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Thanks a million in advance,

G.
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i think like Kungfusion too, buttons don't function if battery gets low, even though it says M, but it just reaches M from L

I would let it hanging out under the sun for days before open it - but since you already open it then go ahead and change battery
yes, please keep us posted, I am just surprised since this happened to a 9300, a much newer Gshock - it happened A LOT to the old 2300-2310 line and old 5600/5610 - but who knows, maybe the G's battery is not even original when you open it
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