(Hmm, slightly OT but this is one of the more knowledgeable groups around)

After a recent trip to Maplin to rejuvenate my 4 analogue watches (4
*different* tiny silver oxide batteries, too), I paused to wonder whether it
isn't a bad idea to leave the adjuster screw pulled out when not in use ?

This stops the hands moving on all of them, and while it may not actually
cut the supply to the electronics(*), presumably not having to turn the
mechanism may prolong the battery life ?

(*) Don't have a multi-meter anywhere near sensitive enough to test this,
even the largest cell has a capacity of only 30mAh. Divided by at least a
year, that's hum 24*365 hrs, call it 10000, so er, 3 microamps !

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