Pebble battery Replacement

Some pebble watches, especially the original Kickstarter ones, do not have screws on the back. These watches are glued together, making them much more difficult to repair. the disassembly process for those watches is not covered here.

Take a small flathead or something similar to push the metal rod holding the wrist band in

Remove the four T4 torx screws

Use an opening tool to separate the front and back of the case

There is one component glued to the back of the watch. Use a small flathead or a similar tool to pry it from the back of the watch.

During re-assembly, ensure the haptic component is fitted into its original position.

The internals of the watch lie inside a plastic housing which can be disconnected from the screen. This is more difficult for some watches than others. Use a pair of tweezers that have a good grip.

Using tweezers or fingers, carefully remove the black film from the side with the white light diffuser. Set it aside to be reapplied during reassembly.

Using a prying tool, separate the diffuser from the casing via the small plastic hooks.

Using scissors or a small blade, carefully cut the ribbon cable connecting the battery to the main board.

Using a sharp blade, scrape the residual flux off of the solder points. This is necessary when soldering the new battery to the board.

Using soldering iron and a pair of precision tweezers, solder the black wire of your replacement battery to the contact shown in the picture. The pre-applied solder should be sufficient for this, but more can be applied if necessary.

Just like with step 11, use a soldering iron and a pair of precision tweezers to solder the red wire of your replacement battery to the contact shown in the picture. The pre-applied solder should be sufficient for this, but more can be applied if necessary.

After successfully soldering these wires, you should see the backlight light up

Now the the new battery is soldered, Insert is as shown. Other orientations are fine as well, as long as the connection points for the wire are not under stress.