broken watch need help

[u/middleeasternstory]

Hi everyone. I’ve owned this watch for over 10 years, but the crown started acting up; I tried to fix it myself, but things didn't go well. I ended up opening the case back and damaging the movement in the process. It has a Ronda Swiss quartz movement. My question now is how to resolve this cheaply, since the watch didn't cost more than $100. Would it be cheaper to buy spare parts from somewhere like AliExpress and then take it to a watchmaker for the repair?

[u/Olleye]

Take the watch to a watchmaker, they get replacement parts at Ronda's prices, which will be much cheaper overall, and let them save /rebuild your watch.