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Re: Carrera Twin
In Response To: Carrera Twin *PIC* ()

hello nice watch . i have one with a fault in it. my lcd works but blinks and jumps all over . lights up 00:00 and flashes and all. can you help me on what i might be doing wrong. Ta

: It was recently time for a battery change on my Carrera Twin
: chrono. You see lots of twin-display watches where the LCD
: module has given up the ghost, so the process is always a bit
: more nerve-wracking than an auto or handwound going in for a
: service, even if a fair bit cheaper!

: Luckily, after a bit of breath holding, the LCD came back as good
: as ever. These are never going to be classics, but I think they
: are nice curios from the Heuer range.

: At some point I might try and get some decent shots of it so we can
: actually have something in that section of OnTheDash.

: Until then, here's a snap of it in the less than ideal ambient
: light of a late UK February afternoon:

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