Lithium Batteries are a little more odd!
Lithium Cells are Flat, Thin Batteries that resemble Nickels! (See Picture) Lithiums are commonly used for Calculators,
Remote Control Car Starters and of course Watches. Watches that use Lithium Batteries are normally the ones that have lots of functions and dials and buttons on them. Functions that use up a lot of juice!
The sad thing about Lithium Batteries is that Lithium Cells are normally more expensive than Silver-Oxide or Mercury Batteries are. And Some Watches even use 2 of these! Just check out any Casio Watch with an LCD Screen and Stop Watch, it drains a lot of Cells quickly!
So here you go, the Watch Battery Conversion Chart for Lithium Batteries:
| BATTERY VOLTAGE |
EVERREADY NUMBER |
ENERGIZER NUMBER |
DURACELL NUMBER |
MAXELL NUMBER |
PANASONIC NUMBER |
VARTA NUMBER |
| 3.0 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
CR1025 |
-- |
| 3.0 |
ECR1216 |
ECR1216 |
-- |
-- |
CR1216 |
-- |
| 3.0 |
ECR1220 |
ECR1220 |
DL1220 |
CR1220 |
CR1220 |
CR1220 |
| 3.0 |
ECR1225 |
ECR1225 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 3.0 |
ECR1616 |
ECR1616 |
-- |
CR1616 |
CR1616 |
-- |
| 3.0 |
ECR1620 |
ECR1620 |
DL1620 |
CR1620 |
CR1620 |
CR1620 |
| 3.0 |
ECR2012 |
ECR2012 |
-- |
CR2012 |
CR2012 |
-- |
| 3.0 |
ECR2016 |
ECR2016 |
DL2016 |
CR2016 |
CR2016 |
CR2016 |
| 3.0 |
ECR2025 |
ECR2025 |
DL2025 |
CR2025 |
CR2025 |
CR2025 |
| 3.0 |
ECR2032 |
ECR2032 |
DL2032 |
CR2032 |
CR2032 |
CR2032 |
| 3.0 |
ECR2320 |
ECR2320 |
-- |
-- |
CR2320 |
-- |
| 3.0 |
ECR2430 |
ECR2430 |
DL2430 |
CR2430 |
-- |
CR2430 |
|
Due note: CR1025 is made by Panosonic and goes by a couple of different names: BR1025, P031 ND, and P031 and has no conversion that I know of!
Now some Watch Batteries are interchangeable. Like Watch Batteries 376 & 377 from the previous page. If your Watch takes either of these Cells, you can use 376 or 377 in your Watch. It doesn't matter. Either one will work. (Good to know if the store is out of one number and not the other!) Same with numbers 396 & 397! Those can be swapped out! 361 & 362 will work for each other. As well as 395 & 399! Companies like Energizer will state right on the packaging what numbers it will work for. (See picture! 357 & 303 are the same!)
Speaking of Batteries... I Don't know if you know it, but if you put a Battery in backwards in your Watch, it's very possible that the Battery will leak, explode and ruin your watch! Be careful! Oh, and do keep Batteries away from kids, (especially the Lithium ones) they can block the airways and that's not a good thing!
So there you go. The most popular Brands, Types, Sizes, Numbers and Battery Conversions! Hopefully it will help you get the proper Battery for your Watch. If not, have a Jeweler do it for you. I always advise that anyway. People have a tendancy of breaking their Watch if they don't know what they're doing. It's not worth the trouble. Just take it to a Jeweler and let them change it for you. They have all the tools, and it'll only take them a couple of minutes. And if you still want to change your own Cell, take a minute and read my blog on: Don't Change Your Own Watch Battery!
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