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Wanted: vintage watch repair in London
Has anyone used a vintage watch repair service in London that they would recommend?
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Permalink Reply by AndrewAW1
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Not sure how expensive the watch is but Alsal have done a few of mine over the years
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Permalink Reply by Christopher Fowler
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I inherited my father's gold Garrard watch (25 years' service) in 1965, and it has kept perfect time ever since. At present, it needs a small repair, as the winding knob on the side has sheered. The last time this happened, I used a small local shop on Green Lanes, near the railway bridge, called Gold Bug. It seems to have recently re-opened after being closed for a while. I have tried ringing places that do watch repairs, but they seem to charge around £3-400, saying they need to do a complete service. As the watch keeps perfect time, the last thing I want is to have someone mess around with it, which will almost guarantee it no longer keeps good time.
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Another possibility, though a bit further away, could be the Watch Service Centre in Clerkenwell Road, who have repaired and serviced a 1950s watch for me in the past. But phone first — they have very limited opening hours. (watchservicecentreclerkenwell.co.uk)
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A loose comment: Clerkenwell was the focus of the watch repair trade for many years up to the 90s at least, and fixed my mechanical watches.
Latterly I found a repairer in the Medway Towns, but haven't re-used post Covid.
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