Withings Activité Water Damage Repair
Complete guide to Withings Activité water damage repair. Cost estimates, difficulty level, time required, and environmental impact.
🌍 Share Your Environmental Impact
Inspire others to repair instead of replace! Share how much CO₂ you're saving.
💰 Cost Breakdown
💡 Tip: Costs vary by location and repair shop. Authorized service centers typically charge more than independent repair shops.
🔧 Repair Overview
Water Damage Repair is one of the most common repairs for Withings Activité. This repair involves replacing the damaged recovery component with a new or refurbished part. The process typically takes 2-4 hours and requires difficult skill level.
🔧 Required Tools
What You'll Need
- Replacement recovery part (OEM or aftermarket)
- Precision screwdriver set (Phillips #000 or pentalobe)
- Opening tools (plastic spudger, suction cup)
- Adhesive strips or glue
- Clean workspace with good lighting
Step-by-Step Process
Step 1: Introduction, remove the rubber band
This is Withings Activité Pop Smartwatch. A beautifully designed no frills smartwatch that shows your daily activity score with an analogue gauge. Remove the rubber band by pulling tiny levers at the back along arrow direction.
Step 2: Remove case back and access the battery
The case back can be opened by prying with the opening tool or a flat screwdriver. You will see the CR2025 lithium battery shining with all its glory.
Step 3: Remove the lithium battery
Pry the CR2025 lithium battery off and ponder the meaning of three hexadecimal numbers on the information sticker.
Step 4: Remove the inner plastic cover
Using a thin flat blade screwdriver remove three self tapping screws holding the inner plastic cover. The vibration motor (round metal part in second photo) has a sticky tape on it. You may need to apply force to separate the motor from the inner plastic cover. See the main PCB.
Step 5: Access and remove the main PCB
Using a thin flat blade screwdriver remove 12 (!) fine threaded screws to release the main PCB from the stepper motors of three dial hands.
Step 6: Have a close look at the main PCB
...and enjoy the view.
Step 7: Have a close look at the three stepper motors
...and enjoy the view.
Step 8: Teardown complete...
This Withings Activité Pop Smartwatch had water ingress and it failed due to corrosion. A common fault with this watch is loose inner screws, leading to poor PCB contact with motors. When you change battery make sure you apply silicone grease on the rubber gasket of the case back. The dial and hands are not accessible since the glass is pressed.
📖 Repair guide provided by iFixit - The free repair manual. Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0.
iFixit Difficulty: Moderate | Time: NaNh NaNm
DIY vs Professional Repair
✋ DIY Repair
- ✅ Lower cost (parts only: $60-$240)
- ✅ Learn new skills
- ❌ Risk of further damage
- ❌ No warranty
- ❌ Requires tools and time
🔧 Professional Repair
- ✅ Expert installation
- ✅ Warranty included
- ✅ Faster turnaround
- ❌ Higher cost ($100-$400)
- ❌ Need to find reputable shop
Environmental Impact
By choosing to repair your Withings Activité instead of replacing it, you're preventing approximately 20 kg of CO₂ emissions. Manufacturing a new Withings Activité generates 30 kg of CO₂, while this repair only produces about 10 kg of CO₂. That's a 67% reduction in carbon emissions!
Get a Personalized Repair Estimate
Upload a photo of your Withings Activité and get an AI-powered cost estimate in seconds. See exactly what's damaged and how much it'll cost to fix.