I think i've pretty much said it all in my title. I bought this watch shortly before going to university back in 2003 and to my dismay in work, today the battery finaly died some 5 years later. not a bad run in my opinion.
I'm opting to buy it a second time over replacing the battery because i'm a swimmer and if i break the waterproof seal to replace the battery there's a 50/50 chance it will no longer be waterproof. (But this is true with any waterproof watch)
For those of you who don't do watersports, i see no reason why the battery can't be replaced.
Love this time piece and feel completely lost without my current one working.