watch repair
 

Does anyone have a suggestion for a good, honest jeweler to repair a watch?

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Wish I could help but....

If it is an heirloom or high end watch I would check the manufacturer's web site to see i they have a service center you can send it too. Even an honest jeweler might send a high-end watch out ... just so they didn't end up messing a valuable watch that it was hard to get parts for...it might be better if there were one less link in the chain of custody if you care about your watch.

A long, long time ago, in a galaxy far away, I did watch and clock repair.

There aren't many jewelers with an on-site watchmaker anymore. Even then the on-site watchmaker often sub'd out the some jobs to a wholesaler in the local "Jeweler's" building... like replacing the stake in the balance or a pallet jewel (that's what I did). Those are what often get damaged when a watch is dropped onto a hard floor.

The manufacturer's service center wouldn't have to sub out anything.

I have some old watches... I don't think I would give them to anyone unless I could watch:D them do the work.

I got a guy. Ah that wouldn't work. I would love to help you GE but we also could use a jeweler for a repair job and have several watch batteries replaced. I don't mind up to a one hour ride for the best person.

dewilson58 your a pip.

No real watches should ever have batteries in them, even though they keep better time than those old pin lever , jeweled Rolexes

That's great advice, thank you. It's a Tag Heuer and worth about 4K, but more important it was a gift from my son, so to me it's priceless. The manufacturer has a great website for explaining how to send it back for repair, so thank you.

Glad I could help...

I have a Tag also, and was once told the only place in the area to take it was Gause & Son in Ocala.

Trick my brilliant husband uses. He takes a cheap watch in first. If tbey blow it, he doesn't take his good watch. He had a battery replaced at the jewelry store in brownwood aboutfour years ago. Steamed up after that.
He also has a Huer from the 80s. He takes it to Crown Jewelers in Apopka. He also takes in his Accutrone Spaceview to Crown.

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A number of people recommended the Jeweler in Brownwood so I took a watch to them and they were very good. I would trust them both on price and their work. :wave:

Gold in Art.

Gold In Art, in front end of Best Buy parking lot.

Took an antique pocket watch to Brownwood. They sent it to a guy in Tampa. 6 weeks and $200 later got it back and it still doesn't work.

I was going to suggest Gause & Son. They fixed my Rolladex.:1rotfl: