Lionel 100 Years Pocket Watch Battery

Something with a 2032 in it. Or Mebbe a 2027

CarGuyZM10 posted:

Hi guys. I'm hoping to use my Lionel 100 years pocket watch this weekend as part of my outfit for our Easter Bunny Trains on the Allentown and Auburn Railroad, but I pulled the battery out of it about 15 years ago, and don't remember what size belongs in it. Anyone know?

Michael;

Found this pic on line, seems to show the package with the battery info. Hope this helps.

I hope that the quality of that pocket watch was better than the Lionel wrist watch of the 1990's  . I had two and both didn't last long. New batteries didn't help.

Thanks guys!

How do you get the pocketwatch open to replace the battery?

RickA posted:

How do you get the pocketwatch open to replace the battery?

I have a number of pocket watches (although not this exact one), and, if you firmly hold the watch by the side and front, the back usually unscrews.

Best thing you can do is take it to a watch repair shop and let them install the batteries. 

There are two batteries in that watch, one for the clock and one for the sounds. That cover is a real pain to open and close.  I bought  a new one with dead batteries a few years ago at a train show, paid $15  and it turned out to be a bad deal..   It cost another $15 to have both batteries replaced..  Also, I noticed from the photo above, my watch has a different engine embossed on the lid.  I didn't know different watches were made...

joe

Just after I posted my question I got it open. On the silver watch, you have to look very hard for a small cut out on the edge of the back plate and use a very small flathead to pop the cover off. A 377 is the battery. I also have the gold one too.

And I thought this tread was about Lionel inventing a battery that lasted for 100 years!  It would be great if they did and we would not have to change batteries in our Lionel trains and train gear.

Charlie

I think I have 2 different versions of them, maybe one was with a gold finish and the other with a silver finish...I actually liked them and thought they were pretty nice.

Tom