Touched a magnet now it wont work

[Dragon666]

So i work in retail and we have these magnets to take off those little alarms on some products. And i accidentally put my wrist with my watch near it so the watch touched the magnet. Now my watch is shut off the screen is black i tried to put it to charge and nothing happened. If i hold the power button for a few seconds it will vibrate so i know its not completely dead but how can i fix this.

[nerB]

Magnets and "screens" have not mixed literally forever. Probably the screen needs replaced. Fixing might be technically impossible.

Really old Cathode Ray Tube televisions would just lose a radius, some screens lose it all.

Really, at a job where you work with magnets near your hands, you shouldn't carry or wear devices which cannot tolerate magnets near your hands.

I'm sorry if this sounds brand new to you, but for many people, magnets and screens not mixing is "common" knowledge. I guess nothing is ubiquitous knowledge but the manuals on electronic equipment since the 80s I think have warnings that tell users about electricity and magnets and electrocution risks, etc.

[Guy_]

Hi @Dragon666 - try holding the button for 10 seconds till it vibrates and the logo appears and wait for it to start.

In addition because the charge cable is attached magnetically if the watch has been demagnetised it may not be attaching well so try charging again.

Make sure it is actually charging, however it may just have a fault. Other watches have been known to vibrate and not start but each case may be different.

It is under warranty so can be replaced where you bought it.

But for a test try reversing the process you did with the magnet on the other side of the watch to remagnetise it then recharge again.

[Guy_]

@Dragon666 - you can test if has actually been demagnetised, place it above a paper clip, if the paper clip sticks to it it should be fine and the issue may be elsewhere.