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    MJ Watch Service

    3.9 (86 reviews)
    InexpensiveWatches, Watch Repair
    Closed 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    Watch cleaning

    Watch part repair

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    BEST OF THE BEST!!
    Rebecca M.

    I bought an inexpensive watch in Paris about 8 years ago that I loved and it never worked. My friend suggested MJ Watch Service in Glenview. I walked in and the manager, Mike, was so welcoming and nice and told me it probably just needed a battery. 5 minutes later he brings out my watch! WOW!!! It works! :-) So happy! I was smiling all day! This is the place to come if you need a watch repaired. They definitely know their business! Ask for Mike. Definitely a "Best of the Best"!!

    I hate to leave bad reviews for businesses but I feel I have to warn other collectors. I have been collecting vintage Rolex, Omega, Heuer and others for nearly 20 years. MJ was recommended by a fellow collector on a forum after my longtime watchmaker passed away. I brought a Heuer 2446 in because the chrono wasnt resetting properly. They gave me a quote and I thought it was high. No harm, no foul. I picked the watch up and when I got home, I took it out of the bag and the caseback fell off. This is a compression case and the caseback snaps on. They didnt bother to put the caseback on correctly after looking at the watch. The final straw came when I brought a brand new Tudor Black Bay 58 to them. I had bought a Ranger bracelet and wanted to bracelet changed. I didnt have a set of Bergeon spring bar tools that all modern Rolex and Tudor need. Any competent watchmaker should have this tool to properly remove a Rolex/Tudor bracelet. I explained that I didnt have the proper tool and just needed the new bracelet put on. Much to my dismay, I saw one of their watchmakers hacking away at my watch with the incorrect tool. Demanded my watch back and the butcher job can be seen in the photos. This was a stickered watch, bought a week prior. I asked what kind of bs operation didnt have the proper tools to deal with modern Rolex watches. They offered to polished the lugs; as if I'd let them touch any watch of mine. When I declined, they suggested I take it to Rolex. I did exactly that and 5 minutes later a watchmaker, with proper tools, had put the bracelet on. I'm sure these guys are fine for changing a battery on a Swatch. For anything else, go to the AD or find an independent who at least can show you they have big boy watchmaker tools. 1 star is generous.

    Excellent job on modding my Seiko SKX007
    Kåtø R.

    Had the gentlemen over at MJ Watch complete my Seiko Mod for a fair price. It's no easy feat to have most of the parts replaced in less than 2 business days. MJ Watch completed the following mods to my SKX007: - Ceramic YM Bezel Insert - Media Blasted Bezel - Double Dome w. Blue AR - Matte Black Chapter Ring - Mercedes Hands - Pressure Test (Added cost) Couldn't be happier with the results. Not sure why people are leaving negative reviews without photo evidence. I'm satisfied with the results. Will definitely be back again for my second mod.

    Small place but 6 guys are working on carious watches

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    13 years ago

    great service; went in to repair my Michelle watch and they offered options, prompt service - only $40 to replace my battery

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    This is the best clock and watch repair business I have found. Other so-called 5-star services…read moredon't return calls like Chicago Clock does. I smile when I read "unfriendly" in a review of CCC. They may not have the smiling style of the other places, they just have pure competent substance. They also may not be the "low price leader" in quoting a repair. But they guarantee any repair. I just brought in to them a 6 month old watch that had a hard-to-turn crown. I had taken it first to another place that told me they fixed it but that it was corroded and needed some winding to loosen it up. I discovered it was a quartz watch that needed no winding. The place unscrupulously had charged me $68 for the so-called repair. Chicago opened it up for me while I was there and found a gnarly rubber gasket that I had probably messed up myself trying to wind a battery powered watch. The technician should rightly have called me an idiot but instead just fixed it in 2 minutes, He did not want to charge me anything. I insisted on giving him at least a $20 tip which he reluctantly but appreciatively accepted. This is the kind of business I respect and will patronize again and again going forward.

    I stopped here to get a watch battery replaced. I'd never been to this store before and have always…read morewanted to stop by - this was my chance. There was someone there already getting a watch battery replaced. So, while waiting, I walked around admiring their clocks and watches. They have quite a selection - great if you need a nice clock for yourself or as a gift. I took some pictures and a short video and posted them for you to see. When it was my turn, he took the watch and went in the back. It didn't take much more than five minutes for him to return with the watch working again! And the price was very reasonable, under $20. Fun store with good service.

    Daniel's Jewelry

    Daniel's Jewelry

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    After getting our appraisals and getting our jewelry back, the watch they appraised and cleaned was…read morerunning very slow. It was not that way when I dropped it off for appraisal. We paid $50 extra to have the watch cleaned, so assumed they were cleaning the entire watch. When I called to ask if they could take a look at and fix the watch, they told me to bring it in and they would quote me for the fix. I pushed back and they said this happens sometimes - a watch will be cleaned and coincidentally will develop an unrelated problem. That's when I asked if something could have happened when they cleaned the watch. I was told they only cleaned the band and not the watch itself. This was not what was explained when I agreed to the cleaning. Simply stated, they asked if I wanted the watched cleaned for another $50. I think they probably meant the band but that wasn't how it was proposed to me. The quote was $275 to fix it, I find it is very odd that you drop off a perfectly working watch for appraisal and the timing mechanism develops a problem while just sitting there. I don't understanding but will give Daniel's the benefit of the doubt and agree it must have just been bad timing. I'm still happy with Daniel's Jewelry overall but have to knock off one star for the confusion around the appraisal followed by the repair.

    I had some small repairs (twice). Despite how minor, Valery and her crew treated me like family…read more They solved my problems at a very low price. They are now are permanent jewelry store. Rick Halpert

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