Where do you get your watches serviced?
Anyone have a watchmaker recommendation?
I'm based out of NYC and Toronto, but I'm happy to currier my watches. In NYC, a typical service can easily cost $400+.
Is that normal in other places?
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It highly depends on the watch, complication and the availability of parts. There are several reputable watch makers in the US that you can ship your watch to. Full service on most brands runs anywhere from $650 - $1200.
In the UK my watchmaker charges £180 for a 3 hand automatic & £290 for a automatic chronograph for example. In New York or any big city it will probably be more due to the higher overheads
I live in Seattle and have had a couple of my nice watches serviced at Nesbit's Fine Watch Service. Great folks.
I'm also lucky enough to live near an Omega service center if I ever needed to make use of their services.
For more routine stuff, I just stop by a jeweler near my home. Watch batteries, of course, are quick and easy. But I've had them replace a crystal and regulate a couple of Seikos that running really slow.
I live in Seattle and have had a couple of my nice watches serviced at Nesbit's Fine Watch Service. Great folks.
I'm also lucky enough to live near an Omega service center if I ever needed to make use of their services.
For more routine stuff, I just stop by a jeweler near my home. Watch batteries, of course, are quick and easy. But I've had them replace a crystal and regulate a couple of Seikos that running really slow.
Thanks for the recommendation!
I live in Seattle and have had a couple of my nice watches serviced at Nesbit's Fine Watch Service. Great folks.
I'm also lucky enough to live near an Omega service center if I ever needed to make use of their services.
For more routine stuff, I just stop by a jeweler near my home. Watch batteries, of course, are quick and easy. But I've had them replace a crystal and regulate a couple of Seikos that running really slow.
I'm on the NWP 2hrs away and just called Nesbit for a simple SKX regulation. Seiko serviced my watch already but it's never ran faster than -45 sec a day. Just asked for them to adjust the regulation and they said they don't know the lift angles and wouldn't be able to adjust it properly. OMG Unreal. Guess I'll buy a timegrapher on Amazon and do it myself but the fact is, luxury watches are all they'll touch and the rest of us in Seiko or microbrand land are pretty much ignored.