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Default After a couple of years...

....the battery in my diver's watch died, so I took it to the watch guy I
trust and he told me I'd have to send it off because of the way it was
sealed, the special gaskets, and some kind of vacuum tool needed to
reseal it.

Sheesh.

So I sent it off to the manufacturer's repair shop in Rhode Island, and
the estimate came back for close to $100. To replace a watch battery.
That probably wholesaled for $3.00. The actual price turned out to be
$96 and it took a month.

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