Last time I changed my battery for RM15 only.

Recently, I went to one of the watch shop, the guy is asking for RM25.

Is that the price right now?

Ask around at other shops to get a better feel of the prices or change it on your own then. We don't know what sort of battery you're getting.

is he charging only for labour or labour +battery? if u want to save money u can buy ur own battery from mr.diy/daiso then only pay for labour.

yeah its getting ridiculous, i just changed one for Rm30

I got charged RM15 per battery including labor fees.

What battery. Anyway it's the labor cost too.

RM5 for the pasr malam shop in my area. THe batteris are cheap, can check lelong.. they buy in bulk,even cheaper...

A bit expensive. If u shopping for a few more shop, I believe u can find a cheaper one.

fyi, I change watch battery for rm12. Reasonable already for me. Maybe other shop can get cheaper.

The battery only cost around 50cent each, the tools can find at lazada around rm15 to 20..

That's how these greedy business people make money. Gone are the ethics of the yesteryears.

Pasar malam cost you less than rm10. Labour included.

depend on where you change... go high end place, sure charge you more

Buy the battery from ebay and replace it yourself. If your don't know how it is done, then just see and learn from the shop when they are replacing. In this case, first time have to pay for on the job training.

This post has been edited by leftback: May 1 2017, 12:44 PM

who ask you wearing branded watch

Casio also need RM25 at shopping malls, a bit higher end like Tag need RM120 at LVMH, but that price includes checking, polishing and pressure test

still a little overpriced, especially on the work done. but that is the price you pay for buying expensive watches.

The premium u pay is for the warranty I suppose...

but warranty is so that you dont get shortchanged if the watch/device dies prematurely. Unfortunately though, you are getting shortchanged from the over-priced services

Not exactly shortchanged... e.g Rolex standard service is RM2k... it's just a choice whether how comfortable u are with someone handling your RM20k watch...

Fair enough, I agree with this. It is a lifestyle that you choose. I wouldn't mind just disposing my Mi Fit (RM90) if it gets broken, no repairs necessary. But at RM20k you would definitely want it taken care of, but that is not the life that I want

Life is too expensive and too short to be attached to a watch (or watches).