I've got a couple of bulova N6s (one of my favorite watches) with an annoying problem. They work great for anything between five minutes and a week then go stone dead. They come back to life after a day or so without batteries - then go dead again.
I've checked all the contacts (thought it might be the nasty battery connector wandering about) but they're fine. I've checked that the quartz x-tal isn't shorting (why'd they use such a massive quartz case right next to the battery connection?) again fine. My best guess is a failing x-tal but I always prefer to try simple solutions before getting my soldering iron out...
Is there something I'm missing or does anyone know of any regular faults that show up on these modules. It's the same as this one here by the way...
http://www.ledwatches.net/photo-pages/imado1a.htm
Any suggestions greatly appriciated. DB.