Watch Repairs

Overhaul and servicing

We can overhaul and repair just about any watch but our speciality is the repair of quality watches at realistic prices. E.g. Rolex, Cartier, Omega, IWC, Jaeger le Coultre, Breitling, Tag Heuer, Longine, Tissot, etc, etc.

Please see the list at the foot of the page, for a list of watch brands we repair.

The following craftsmen carry out these repairs:

Graham - Qualified and trained by Rolex. has worked for Garrads & Cartier. Graham looks after our high end & luxury brand mechanicals, especially where parts may be a problem or have to be made, and where a second to none finish is required by a discerning client! (Usually where investment watches are concerned)
Graham is regarded as one of the best case & bracelet refinishers in the business!

Allan M- Trained by Omega and my vintage watch "Expert".
What Allan doesn'tt know about repairing vintage Omegas' isn't worth knowing! Also Rolex, Breitling, I.W.C, etc.

Allan T- Great news! Alan started for us in October '08, taking over from Dave ,who you may recall retired at the ripe young age of 83! Any way, Allan is now our specialist in English / Scottish fob (Pocket) watches.

Robert - B.H.I. trained and looks after high to mid range quartz, Japanese automatics (Seiko & Citizen) & mid to low range mechanicals.

Robin - B.H.I. trained and with us since our inception back in 1987, and like Robert, looks after high to mid range quartz and mid to low range mechanicals.

Cell Battery Replacement from only £5.95

We only use Swiss made Renata cells, as we believe they are the best watch cells on the market, and can supply & fit cells for all makes of watches including quality quartz watches that most jewellers are scared to touch! E.g. Breitling, Cartier, Ebel, Tag-Heuer etc.

GOOD NEWS REGARDING OMEGA f300Hz's AND ANY OTHER OBSOLETE QUARTZ OR ELECTRONIC OMEGA CALIBRE!

For the past year we have been using the services of a fantastic company who can succesfully service and repair the majority of the obsolete Omega calibres! This is great news if you have been struggling to find someone to undertake such work.

I do feel, however, that you should note two points.

A - This work does not come cheap. The starting costs, bearing in mind that we are talking about obsolete calibres, is usually from £235.00 and we have had costs at over £600.00. So you must really be attached to your watch to have this work undertaken.

B - We will still quite happily estimate with no obligation or charge as far as Martins of Glasgow are concerned, but the company we use do charge us for estimates that are not proceeded, £33.50, so we obviously have to pass this on to the client.

Did you know that there are six different calibre's of Bulova Accutron movements, and other companies such as Omega used these movements as well?

We keep the full range of available cells for these watches. Possibly the only jeweller in Scotland to do so!

Important point regarding the above cells. They were manufactured using mercury oxide and are now illegal to produce. We have the silver oxide equivalents along with special adapters to fit specific Bulova, Omega, I.W.C, and other models using the Accutron movements.

Also kept in stock is a full range of batteries for digital watches (Casio G-Shock etc)

We also offer a pressure and vaccum testing service faster and at less cost than most "High Street" jewellers, and in most cases can carry this out by return, if mailed in to us, or while you wait, if brought in!

Our average cost for testing to 5ATM /50mts & cell replacement is £25.00stg. This can usually be done while you wait, or by return (If the watch passes the tests!) unless we are very busy, in which case we may take 48 hours.

Testing to 100mts/20ATM/20BAR and above, takes aprx 1 week and costs £40.00. This is only usually required for professional divers watches.

If you mail a watch to us, the return, insured p&p via Royal Mail "Special Delivery" is from £10.00.

PLEASE do not send your watch in its original box or include any original documents or paperwork.

These are usually heavy and take up too much storage space. If you do prefer to send the original box we will have to charge the return P&P accordingly. This can be £15.00! Bubble wrap is usually sufficient and is a lot lighter!

If mailing a watch to us, please use the folowing information.

If mailing in the UK and Northern Ireland, please send via ROYAL MAIL SPECIAL DELIVERY or your preferred courier (Not Recorded Delivery This is not insured), enclosing your instructions and contact details including phone number, address and email if you have one.

We obvioulsy cannot be responsable for watches or other items mailed to us but not received!

Please note the following three important points before sending a watch to us.

1:- From 1st December 2006, we have not been able to accept for servicing, Bulova Accutrons, or any other brand using tuning fork, or electronic type modules, with the exeption of Omega.(See section above regarding f300Hz etc)

This has been a hard decision to make, but we have been experiencing too many problems sourcing spare parts & materials.

WE WILL, however, still undertake cell replacement for these watches as long as our stocks last. We also have just sourced, from the USA, specialist cells, which will power certain calibres of Accutron movemnts.

2:- Please do not send any fakes or copy watches. Even if you have spent £2,000.00 on an 18ct gold copy "Rolex" with a Swiss ETA movement. We do not want to know. They are more trouble than they are worth. Any watches received unsolicited, will be immediatly returned with a charge of £15.00 for return, insured postage & packing.

3:- I am afraid we are having to charge for pocket / fob watch estimates that are not proceeded. This only applies to pocket watches mailed in to us for examination. This will be £15.00, even if the watch cannot be repaired, but please note, it also includes the return, insured postage & packing.

Part jobs

crowns (winders) genuine parts used from manufacturers, unless not available.
stems
hands

Glasses

Low/high dome
Flat round/square/shaped
Tag Heuer
Omega
Rolex etc
Hardened sapphire

Dial restoration

If the dial of your watch is worn or faded we can restore this to "as new".

Case repairs

We can repair damaged cases for most vintage & antique wrist & fob watches.

The most common case repair we get asked for,in both wrist & pocket watches, is to supply or have made replacement bezels. This is the top part of the case that secures the glass.

We can do this, although, due to the variences of watch design, it is by estimate only. (This type of repair can only be done on watch cases made from precious metals. i.e. silver, gold & even platinum!)

Watch brands we undertake to repair.

Watches in "RED" are the main middle to high luxury brands we see REGULARLY. The seven brands in highlighted in bold upper case, are the seven we currently see the most of.

Watches in "BLUE" & bold, are the more unusual or rarer luxury brands we happily service & repair, and have succesfuly repaired in the last year, but do not see regularly and you will be pleased to see we undertake.

Watches in "BLACK" & bold are watches we will see every day for cell replacement, servicing & parts.

Acctim, Accurist, Alfex, Adidas, Aramani, Audemars Piguet, Avia, Baume, Baume et Mercier, Bennetton, Bentima, Bernex, Bertolucci, Blancpain, Breitling, Boucheron, BeucheGirod, Bulova, Burberry, Breguet, Bucherer, Buler, Bvlgari, Buren, Cartier, Casio, Certina,Certti, Chophard, Christian Dior, Citizen, Concorde, Corum, Corvette, Cyma, Calvin Klein, DKNY, D&G, Dolce & Gabbana, Dunhill, Ebel, Ellesse, Emporio Armani, Eterna, Everite, Excalibur, Favre Lubre, Fendi, Festina, Fila, Fossil, Fortis, Frank Muller, Fred/Constant, Garrard, Girod Perregaux, Gucci, H Samuel, Hamilton, Heuer, HugoBoss, Ingersoll, IWC, JWBenson, Jacob, Jaeger le Coultre, Jean de Eve, Jean Pierre, Junghans, Lacoste, Lassale, Le Chammant, Les Must de Cartier, Limit, Lorus, Lotus, LONGINE, Majex, Marvin, Maurice Lacroix, Michel Herblin, Mappin & Webb, Martin Braun, Mondaine, Mont Blanc, Montine, Movado, OMEGA, Oris (old & new), Patik Phillipe, Piaget, Pierre Cardin, Porsche, Pulsar, Rado, RAYMOND WEIL, Record, Regency, Rotary, Roamer, ROLEX, Sector, Sekonda, Seiko, Skagen, Smiths, Sovereign,TAG HEUER, Ted Baker, Tissot, Tudor, Ulysse Nardin, Universal Geneve, Uno, Vacheron Constantin, Vertex, Verity, Waltham, Yves St Laurent, Zenith, Zodiac.

The above list, although comprehensive, is by no means exhaustive. If you own a watch that is not on the above list, please do not hesitate to contact us to see if we can help.

AND please don't forget pocket / fob watches, antique or modern, English, Swiss, French or American!

We only use genuine spare parts, unless obsolete and no longer available.

The watch brand we receive the most request for changing or supplying & fitting spare parts for is Tag Heuer.

We can supply & change new bezels, bezel click springs, bezel retaining springs, hands, dials, links, catches, crowns etc. The original Tag Heuer F1 and Tag Heuer 2000 series are the most popular for the above parts.

Unfortunately we cannot supply complete bracelets or straps, as LVMH class these as "sales" and can only be purchased through an official sales agent.

Omega do not supply anyone directly with spare parts and materials, but do this through their official agents in the UK. We have had an account with them for over 15years.

* Any prices mentioned are subject to change and, in the case of Rolex Perpetuals, does not include the Seadweller, Daytona or any "vintage" model prior to 1980. The price mentioned in the examples for both Rolex & Omega, also does not include any parts, materials or further work deemed by us to be required over and above a service.

*When we furnish a client with an estimate, but further parts, materials or further work is deemed to be required, this will not be undertaken without first informing the client, providing a quote, and second, obtaining their express permission to proceed as quoted.

*The cost does not include return trackable, insured return mail.