Seems this company is getting into the habit of sending off watches and not checking if  the battery is working. Bottom line one has to spend to have the battery installed and see it work for the first time, customers should not have to do this.
Two days later I took watch to have the battery changed, he said he could Not get the back off, mainly because the pins that hold the strap have to be taken off first. Will have to wait two days more to take it to another watch store, will see how this goes.,,, 4 days have gone by and took it to another watch specialist, he put in a new battery and watch did not work he got strange squiggles on the face but no good numbers, declared dead, will have to return it. Seems others have complained about the same problem. the initial review had 3 stars, now down to 1 star given that others have complained of the same problem.