Maybe the watch that used to keep you on schedule was a special gift or a valuable family heirloom, or maybe you’re just attached to the same, inexpensive contraption you’ve had for years. Our ratings of area watch repair shops will help to get it back to keeping you on time.

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Sample Subscriber Comments/Reviews About Watch Repair Shops

CHECKBOOK provides subscriber comments on their experiences with the firms they use. Please remember that individual subscriber comments are informal. Subscriber comments may give you insight into the types of features and problems that exist in a service field, but are not the best basis for selecting or rejecting a specific firm. To assess the quality of a firm's performance, we recommend that you give more weight to the percentages of favorable ratings. Those percentages are generally based on much larger numbers of consumers' ratings (the number of consumer ratings is noted above).

As You Can See Below, Some Watch Repair Shops Get High Praise from Their Customers. Some Others Don't. So Choose Carefully.
Here Are a Few Samples of the Thousands of Comments CHECKBOOK Has Collected on Hundreds of Different Watch Repair Shops.

• Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote Another Shop: Service was slow (months, and they never called) and expensive (initial verbal estimate was high,..........
• Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Shop: Did outstanding service in repairing my 25 year old Omega watch........
• Subscriber from VIENNA, VA wrote Another Shop: Good service, but very expensive........
• Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote Another Shop: The hours that he is open are somewhat unusual and vary from day to day..........
• Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote Another Shop: We have used his services several times merely to determine whether or not a watch..........
• Subscriber from VIENNA, VA wrote Another Shop: Very satisfied with this jeweler. Sometimes the smaller repairs are free, and in this day..........
• Subscriber from BRINKLOW, MD wrote Another Shop: We have used this firm for many years and would continue to recommend. Our only..........
• Subscriber from CLIFTON, VA wrote Another Shop: I stopped sending my watches to Tag Heuer because Mr. Shammas does a better job..........
• Subscriber from FALLS CHURCH, VA wrote Another Shop: I'd use them again. They were great........
• Subscriber from CHEVY CHASE, MD wrote Another Shop: We have an inexpensive mantelpiece pendulum clock with a cheap digital movement. Town Jewelers searched..........
• Subscriber from CHEVY CHASE, MD wrote Another Shop: They are so busy that it takes weeks to repair a watch........
• Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote Another Shop: I have had several watches repaired there, and the quality of work is excellent. In..........
• Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Shop: Paid way too much to change a simple watch battery. Other people at my office..........
• Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote Another Shop: A nice shop, and the owner seems pleasant and very competent. However, this is probably..........
• Subscriber from FAIRFAX, VA wrote Another Shop: Outstanding!.......
• Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote Another Shop: Friendly and outstanding service........
• Subscriber from SPRINGFIELD, VA wrote Another Shop: Very happy with their service........
• Subscriber from GAINESVILLE, VA wrote Another Shop: Extremely trustworthy.......
• Subscriber from FAIRFAX, VA wrote Another Shop: I have only used Fashion Time for watch battery replacements, but they perform them in..........
• Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Shop: Had a watch in 4 times for same problem. Still not fixed. Going to different..........
• Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote Another Shop: Exceptional jewelry, watch and clock repair. They take care of my antiques as well as..........
• Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote Another Shop: Prompt & reasonable. Nice guy. Honest........
• Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Shop: still waiting over two weeks for estimate on cleaning a watch.......
• Subscriber from OAKTON, VA wrote Another Shop: Excellent service and excellent value!.......
• Subscriber from BETHESDA, MD wrote Another Shop: High quality work is provided at a reasonable price........
• Subscriber from BETHESDA, MD wrote Another Shop: fantastic operation - they have given me excellent free advice........
• Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Shop: I'd taken an excellent watch for repair repeatedly to another shop becaue it kept stopping..........
• Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote Another Shop: They do repair right in front of you. Very economic costs for new watch bands..........
• Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote Another Shop: Discovered Bang through a previous Checkbook rating and have always been satisfied........
• Subscriber from BETHESDA, MD wrote Another Shop: Great work, introverted guy........
• Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Shop: They scratched the clock I brought in for repair right in front of me. To..........
• Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote Another Shop: Did various run-of-the-mill jobs (batteries, cleaning) well but did not fix my antique clock properly;..........
• Subscriber from BETHESDA, MD wrote Another Shop: these people love what they do, and it shows. They did a wonderful job restoring..........
• Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote Another Shop: John, the original owner,like Elvis, has left the premises. The new owners seem to know..........
• Subscriber from N BETHESDA, MD wrote Another Shop: As long as Ecker's shop is open, I will never go to another watch repair..........
• Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote Another Shop: Professional, pleasant and prompt. Quality of work is very good. However, final price of the..........
• Subscriber from OAK HILL, VA wrote Another Shop: Repair very slow "due to subcontractor", but they adjusted price for slow service. I'd recommend..........
• Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote Another Shop: They're a little long on the blah-blah-blah, and a little short on getting the job..........
• Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Shop: Good for watch repairs and new batteries........
• Subscriber from RESTON, VA wrote Another Shop: Mr. & Mrs. Kim are very honorable people; what's right about the American dream. My..........
• Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote Another Shop: Fastest cheapest battery replacement around........
• Subscriber from MCLEAN, VA wrote Another Shop: Good guy, good work.......
• Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote Another Shop: Wonderful people, great service........
• Subscriber from FAIRFAX, VA wrote Another Shop: Made suggestions that helped reduce the cost........
• Subscriber from FAIRFAX STATION, VA wrote Another Shop: I would not go anywhere else. These people are inexpensive, competent, helpful, fast, and totally..........
• Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote Another Shop: THE ONLY SHOP I TAKE MY TIME PIECES TO FOR WHAT EVER AILS THEM........
• Subscriber from ROCKVILLE, MD wrote Another Shop: Under new ownership........
• Subscriber from FALLS CHURCH, VA wrote Another Shop: Have used services for many years - excellent.......
• Subscriber from BURKE, VA wrote Another Shop: Great place to get jewelry worked on and to buy jewelry........
• Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Shop: I brought in a watch to be fixed. After 4 tries, they finally replaced everything..........