An adapter for remote reading of water meter, said water meter comprising a counter mechanism housing and a pointer reader and being provided with snap locating seats on the outer circumference of the counter mechanism housing, said adapter comprising - an electronic module, adapted to be installed above the pointer reader of the counter mechanism housing, - an intermediate ring, wherein the electronic module is adapted to be attached to the water meter counting mechanism housing via the intermediate ring wherein the intermediate ring has, on its lower inner edge has springy latches (5, 5', 5") equally spread around the circumference of the intermediate ring and adapted to match the snap locating seats on the outer circumference of the counter mechanism housing, characterized in that the electronic module contains an induction field area for the remote inductive detection of the pointer reader, the intermediate ring on its upper edge, is coupled with the electronic module with a detachable joint, said detachable joint being - by means of external latches, located on the external profiles of that upper edge of the intermediate ring, with corresponding external snap holes, provided on the longer sides of the body of electronic module in the distance corresponding to the spread of external latches and - by means of internal latches, located on the inner profile of the upper edge of the intermediate ring, with corresponding internal snap holes, provided on longer sides of the body of electronic module, in a distance corresponding to the spread of internal latches. - an electronic module, adapted to be installed above the pointer reader of the counter mechanism housing, - an intermediate ring, wherein the electronic module is adapted to be attached to the water meter counting mechanism housing via the intermediate ring wherein the intermediate ring has, on its lower inner edge has springy latches (5, 5', 5") equally spread around the circumference of the intermediate ring and adapted to match the snap locating seats on the outer circumference of the counter mechanism housing, characterized in that the electronic module contains an induction field area for the remote inductive detection of the pointer reader, the intermediate ring on its upper edge, is coupled with the electronic module with a detachable joint, said detachable joint being - by means of external latches, located on the external profiles of that upper edge of the intermediate ring, with corresponding external snap holes, provided on the longer sides of the body of electronic module in the distance corresponding to the spread of external latches and - by means of internal latches, located on the inner profile of the upper edge of the intermediate ring, with corresponding internal snap holes, provided on longer sides of the body of electronic module, in a distance corresponding to the spread of internal latches. - by means of external latches, located on the external profiles of that upper edge of the intermediate ring, with corresponding external snap holes, provided on the longer sides of the body of electronic module in the distance corresponding to the spread of external latches and - by means of internal latches, located on the inner profile of the upper edge of the intermediate ring, with corresponding internal snap holes, provided on longer sides of the body of electronic module, in a distance corresponding to the spread of internal latches.