Don took my dad's space view Bolivia watch 1945 and look like brand new after years of wear and tear, my dad wore this watch for over 30 years. I talk to Don several times he help understand the rebuild process was very friendly knowledgeable great person. read more

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Fantastic job overhauling my railroad approved 214 Accutron! Don is a super nice and extremely knowledgeable guy! read more

Dons Trade Watch Shop - Mint Railroad running perfectly! - Watch Repair Near Me - Sweetwater, Tennessee

Very Happy with Don. He is a professional through and through. Certainly the top in his field. If you want to get your watch just working again this is probably not the guy to take it to, but if you want someone who fully knows what he is doing to make your watch movement like new again This is the place. ALSO his parts inventory is one of the largest that I know of. Super good experience! Tony M Freeman Mo read more

I have a 50 year old Acutron that was my grandfather's. Don's repaired it with all original parts and cleaned it up like new. Very few guys with this expertise. read more

Don's Trade Shop, also known as Don's Watch Shop was recommended to me by a highly regarded wristwatch repairman to repair my rare vintage 1960 14K gold Bulova Accurton watch. Don's advertises that they are specialists in early Bulova Accutron watch repair and that they are Bulova factory trained. Let me just say right off the top that this was one of the WORST experiences with a repairman I have ever had. I called Don on the phone prior to sending my watch to get a feel for the guy and to get an idea of how much it would cost to repair my watch. We talked on the phone for over a half hour. I asked Don how much he thought it would cost to repair my watch and he said he did not know without looking at it, and that I needed to send it to him for an estimate. He charges $50 to diagnose the watch which includes return shipping, and that would come off the bill if he did the work. That price does not include the cost to ship the watch to him. I asked that if the watch needed everything what he thought it would cost to repair, and he still wouldn't tell me. Finally, I asked how much the most he has ever charged to repair an early Accutron 214 and he told me $275-300. This is consistent with what it costs to repair a much more difficult vintage Hamilton Electric watch by the top guy in the business. During the conversation Don asked me several times how much I paid for the watch? I found this quite off-putting and unprofessional, but I eventually told him. He told me he had all the parts to repair the watch, and I agreed to send it off to him. Once Don received the watch, he called me and denigrated the watch saying someone sold me a pile of junk and that repairs would be $750!!! (BTW, this watch was complete and missing NO parts. There was no corrosion or prior battery leakage either.) When I told him I did not want him to repair the watch he offered to buy it for the gold value of the case!! What a tool!! Since he had the watch, I could not tell him how incredibly insulted I was at his offer, and politely declined and asked him to return the watch. He told me that as soon as he received my check for $50 he would send it back. Well, I sent a check and 3 weeks later I still had not received the watch back even though my check was cashed immediately. I called to ask if my watch had been sent yet, and Don told me he had been out of town on vacation and would get to it within a week. It finally showed up two weeks later. I have never been more disgusted or annoyed with a repair vendor in my life, and I cannot recommend strongly enough NOT to use this guy to anyone looking to repair a vintage Bulova Accutron, or to do business with of ANY kind. I have since found someone else to repair my watch for $175! This thief wanted $750 and for my $50 he took to diagnose the watch, I never even got an itemized list of what the watch needed and the prices for each (which I requested by the way). This place is highway robbery at best - they are the only shop I have found that charges $50 to diagnose a watch! Again, I highly recommend avoiding Don and his shop at all costs. Don's Watch Shop was a complete waste of time and money for me. read more

Don's Watch Shop repaired my Grandfather's Bulova watch that I had had for years. This paticular watch was not working when my Grandfather passed away over 25 years ago, so I took it to Don's Watch Shop just to see if it could be repaired. Don looked at the watch and told me he would need to look at it, and he was able to repair the watch even after all those years. I have even been back several times since then for different reasons. The Bulova Watch that belonged to my Grandfather is still working perfectly today. I would recommend Don's Watch Shop to anyone. I have always been treated with professionalism and respect. Don's Watch Shop is the best in my book!! read more

Don is a smooth talking schister,after six months,two expensive shipping's,four hundred dollars and numerous phone calls my fathers Accutron carriage clock still doesn't keep the correct time.Doubt he ever really did anything to the clock as I marked the back. Returning the clock for warranty showed his real character as he told me the clock was keeping perfect time in his shop,funny how it lost the same minutes as before he worked on it at my house! Likely to blame the Post office for rough handling! Save yourself a lot of grief and money,avoid Don at all cost . read more

We run a jewelry and watch repair shop in Cincinnati and Don is the ONLY guy we trust for Accutron repair. We have sent Don over 10 vintage Accutrons and the watches always come back looking great and running great. I have always found Don to be very friendly and reasonable. read more

I can tell you that Don would not lie about a watch. Not only that but Don spoke to me for quite a while on the phone. He was very professional and polite. He as well as anybody else cannot tell over the phone what kind of work it entails to repair a watch. He has to invest his time and effort to carefully examine the watch. He will give you his honest opinion without fail. If he says your watch is not worth fixing then do not have it repaired, period. After 2 years my 1972 Accutron stopped working. The jeweler replaced the battery but it still does not work. I will send my watch via USPS fully insured so Don can examine it, repair it if necessary and clean it as recommended. I trust Don and can depend on him. You too can depend on him. Steve M. read more

I can't believe that Justin t. and I are talking about the same Dons Watch Shop. I am a watch and clock collector and have frequently cleaned some of my watches. Not a hard job if you don't strip down the entire watch and aren't really meticulous about where the oil goes. I would never, ever attempt to service an Accutron. I have talked to Don about my Accutron Spaceview by Bulova and he has serviced it for 10 or more years. The Accutron is a very delicate watch and even leaving it tilting on the dresser over night will change the time. It has to be left flat. It is affected by gravity. A previous repair person had replace the original hands and Don had the proper ones. I have dropped the watch and each time Don has brought it back to life. The coils and contacts are so delicate that I can't imagine touching, let alone testing, the circuits. I have never asked for an estimate to be done for free. If the estimate were to come to more than I was willing to pay, then I would pay for the time that an expert spent looking at my watch the same as I pay the cardiologist to look at my ecg. I pay the doctor for knowing what to look for. Don is my Accutron doctor. Worth every penny. I have also never met Don but I think I would recognize that Tennessee lilt in his voice. read more

This year, I found Don's Watch Shop on line and am very glad I did. I am in San Francisco. I took my Bulova Accutron Spaceview watch to several watch repair places here and each one said they would have to send out for parts and the price was too high. After talking to Don by phone, I sent my Accutron Spaceview to him. When I got it back, I was amazed at how wonderful it looks and it has been running on time ever since. Having a positive experience with Don's Watch Shop, I sent Don a Hamilton vintage watch which did not work and that too looks wonderful and keeps time. I like Don's Watch Shop because he has all the parts at his shop, his costs are reasonable, he knows all about Bulova Accurtrons and vintage watches, and I could trust him. I do not have to wonder about replacement parts being substituted by off brands because he works with authentic parts that go to the watches. Also, I found in talking with him that he has more knowledge regarding watch repair than other watch repair people I have spoken with. read more