Even during the pandemic they took care of my watch needs literally in minutes...Highly recommended

I actually found this place by searching for watch repair shops on Yelp. After reading all the great reviews, I actually drove out of my way to stop by this place. I had a very simple request-remove some links from my Bulova watch band and then replace the battery. The gentlemen there was friendly and helpful. I had my band adjusted and a new battery in less than 10 minutes. Easy to park, friendly service and they seem like a nice local busy. Definitely stop here first! read more

The reviews aren't wrong-I found out for myself and was beyond impressed with the level of service! I went there because I had 3 watches that needed batteries replaced, including a beautiful one given to me as a gift. After taking just one look at that watch, I was told that it's actually 'eco-drive' (had no idea) meaning that it runs by solar and all I need to do is leave it in sunlight for a few days and it worked-which it did. The other 2 were replaced in less than 5 minutes, if that, while I waited. I'm so happy that I can wear all 3 now that I am planning to return soon to replace one of their wristbands. The prices are great too, 2 watches had their batteries replaced for less than $20 total. This is the only place to go for watch repair and anything watch-related. I will be back! read more

Went during my lunch break as I had the long overdue task of getting watch batteries replaced for 4 of my pieces. What I liked: -replaced all 4 in just over 5 minutes. Seriously, super quick!!! -set the time and date, not that's going above n beyond! -Vince & Kieu were friendly & courteous. He appreciate the Yelp reviews for their business and thanked me for giving them a try! -they do work on nearly all timepieces and clocks, nice variety of watches & clocks in display case. Great quality, super fast, and reasonably priced, will definitely come back! I forgot this is why I like small businesses in the Creek! read more

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Fast repair while i waited. reasonable price. Kind people. Will be my go-to for watch repairs now. John corwin md read more

Fast efficient service. Than you. Only took a couple extra days due to Covid but I didn't mind.

What can I say that hasn't been said in other reviews.....Vince and Shelby are nothing short of amazing. Working with Vince is like going to your favorite hair dresser.....you always know you are going to get great service at a fair price. I also believe that a true test of someone's integrity shows up when something maybe goes wrong and I can tell you that when I was getting one of my watches serviced recently and something broke in the watch while in Vince's care and Vince was the first person to say "I'm sorry and I'll take care of that for you" without a moments hesitation. Thank you again Vince and Shelby for your honesty and please know you have a client for life. read more

Brought my watch in for a battery change and the owner repaired it in less than 10 minutes. He had the battery in stock and had me out in a jiffy. Easy parking in front of the store and a reasonable price. Highly recommended read more

I have been taking my watches to Watchworks for twenty-two years. With my first battery change, I received the little "promise card" stating that after five battery changes, the customer gets a free battery change ($7.95 value). Well today I went for my sixth battery change, the supposedly "free" one. I was told "That battery is more expensive (It's the same watch I previously paid $7.95 for battery changes), so I'll have to charge you $7.00." Wow, what a scam and what lack of appreciation for a long-term customer. Thanks Watchworks, for the "free" battery change and the 95 cent savings after 22 years and multiple watch repairs. If you receive one of these "free" battery change cards, toss it. Not worth carrying in your wallet. read more

Went in for simple clock mechanism replacement. He told me a few days and the changed to a week. No problem. After three weeks, no word, so I called. He said that he was waiting for a part that was coming in the next day. No problem. Three more weeks pass. I called, but VM box full. Called the next day. He said that my clock needed a "processor" and that it was on order. "Processor"?! I told him forget it. Bought the mechanism from Amazon for under $9 and fixed it myself. Delays are acceptable, but the BS was not. I'd find another establishment. Thanks read more

My husband brought a 60 year old Anniversary clock, and the clock from our RV here to fix. After numerous attempts checking on the both clocks, several months later he picked up the RV clock. That clock never worked again, but he paid him $75.00- my husband finally retrieved our Anniversary clock. To say that this place is customer friendly would be insane, as they never initiated any contact with us, regarding our clocks in 2 years. Ridiculous. read more

Vince the owner is amazing. Super friendly and very fair prices. I highly recommend Watchworks for your Grandfather clock repairs.

I've been a customer for watch repairs and battery replacements for years. I had a pair of sunglasses that were broken and I brought them in to see if there was something they could do. I left my glasses overnight and when I came back to get them it was determined that the glasses are "threaded" and there is no hope. It was the answer I was expecting, but what I wasn't expecting was the service cost was going to be $0! I was told since they couldn't complete the repair there was no charge. What amazing service - I will be back soon! read more

Needed a new battery in my watch. Found this business on Yelp. Entered the store and was immediately attended to even with other customer inside. Provided Vince my watch and he css as me back in a flash! New battery in and date and time adjusted. $13 and my watch was back in action. Definitely will be back in future and hopeful future experiences will be as good as first. Thanks again! read more

It was my first time in today. I walked in with two watches that needed a battery change. Vince (the owner)took the watches to the back and a couple minutes later emerged with them replaced. Very quick and friendly. I will be coming back and I will recommend. Thank you so much. read more

A few weeks ago I took two old Vostok watches with ticking issues and a Vincero watch with a leather strap that had come apart, in to see if I could get them all fixed. I was greeted by a friendly worker who offered to fix the strap, at no charge, with some superglue (which did the trick, strap holds strong no problem). Then the very friendly shop owner took a look at the vostok watches and showed me what the problems where and gave me a good price estimate to get them fixed up. What I really liked was that he gave me his honest opinion when I asked if it was worth fixing them. He explained the price to fix the watch would cost more than the watch itself (cheap russian design) and might not be worth fixing unless they were sentimental to me. (In the end I did decide to hold off on fixing them for the time being since I don't use them). Overall was a very nice and friendly experience. If me or a friend ever needs watch help I now have my place to go. read more

Incredibly talented watch maker and detailed craftsman. Vince works on all my mechanical automatic watches and I trust no one else. He is an encyclopedia of watch making and has tackled 2 very complex problems for me that even the dealer was clueless on. His prices are very reasonable and his turnaround time is prompt. read more

Vince is THE MAN!! I brought in 8 watches that needed their batteries replaced, and a brand new watch that I needed links taken out of. I... 1) have no idea what all this costs 2) have no idea how long all this takes I told Vince exactly what I needed, then told him I'd be back in 10 min after picking up mail from my nearby P.O. box. When I came back almost exactly 10 min later all my watches were ready!! I asked how much this would cost, and had about $120 in cash ready to give him, and he told me after 6 watch batteries, the 7th is free (which I met) and I don't think he charged me for taking the links out of the new watch! I left there about $62 later so excited to finally get to wear all these watches that had been out of commission for YEARS! When I told Vince to keep the change as a tip, he tried not to take it!! I urged him to accept, telling him just how impressed I was with his super quick, efficient, inexpensive and stellar service, and he finally humbly accepted. Awwww. They just earned another loyal customer :) Planning on taking my brand spankin' new Tag Heuer (teehee, thank you baby) there asap, so I can wear it ASAP!!! read more

It took Vince a total of three minutes two replace two watch batteries. That's it! Maybe next time I will ask him to do the same thing blindfolded just to see how long it takes. He does work on alarm clocks and wall clocks as well, even sells a few, and I plan to bring him a clock that needs more than just a battery soon. $9 for a battery replacement is comparatively priced with other places around town, and battery #6 is free after you have purchased five. read more

Huge fan of Vince and Watchworks. We have been working on a grandfather clock that was my parents for almost a year. Vince not only came to my house several times but replaced my clock with another that would work correctly. I will never go anywhere else for any of my timepiece needs. Vince and Clockworks are the best. No question. read more

Took my husbands watch here to get fixed. It's crystal glass was broken from him taking it to work one day. Well the day I took it in The owners assistant was there because the owner (Brian) was out for an emergency. Well this kid told me by the next day the Owner will call me with an estimate but I never got a call until 2 weeks later after I had to call first (he didn't answer), and did call back the next day. But then told me it was going to be another week till my husbands watch could be fixed.. cost $50, did look nice. But wish I went somewhere else. read more

I walked in, got my batteries replaced and walked out in under 5 mins and 10 dollars. Great customer service. Nowhere else. read more

Fast, great service and great price. You can just wait there till they fix your watch. They even provide a stamp card for free service after 5 or 6 visits. read more

Found this place on Yelp! I had two clocks that needed to be fixed for my cabin in Lake Tahoe. Great service, reasonably priced. I will definitely come back. Thanks Vince! read more

I read the reviews here, as well as those for Watch Doctor (the "rude competitor"), before I went to get my battery replaced. Since I was curious, I stopped by Watch Doctor, as I was already nearby, but he is closed on the weekends. So I made my way to the other end of Main to Watchworks, and found that these reviews are right on :) The guy at Watchworks was very nice, replaced the battery in about 2 minutes, and I left hoping I would have more to bring back another time. SUMMARY: great price, super fast service, and friendly to work with :) read more

Yelp definitely got this one right! I went by here a couple times in the last 2 years to get minor things done like battery replacement and links removal. I think the owner is offering a 1 year warranty on the replaced batteries, which for me lasted even longer (2.5 yrs and still going). He is also offering the 7th battery to be replaced for free, if you get 6 batteries from him. Very reasonably priced too (cost me about ~$14 + tax for a battery on my DKNY watch). I see no reason to look any further for my watch or clock repair needs! read more

Absolutely amazing place to fix your watch! Vince have great knowledge of this industry as well he always think the best of your interest which is a great plus. I took my watch to here and he give me the best advise with low cost to fix it and great warranty afterward too! If you have problem of your watch then this is the place to go. Look for Vince, I'm sure he will there for you. Thanks Vince! read more

Just had my SKX007 serviced here. Fair price, on time, and good customer service. Wish I'd known about this place earlier.

Came here to get a new battery, was quick and easy. Will definitely be back to fix more watches.

Based upon the previous review, I figured this was the most logical place to go since I work nearby. Walked in to get the battery replaced in my Movado during my lunch break, walked out done less than five minutes later. I needed fast, efficient, quality service (emphasis on fast) and that's what I got. Plus, it's obvious this place knows what they're doing given the hundreds of clocks in their store. read more

Watchworks, you blew me away! I got a ceramic watch for my birthday and needed some links taken out since I have tiny wrists. The place at the mall gave me an estimate of $30 and I gave them a "hell to the no!". My mom's jeweler told her it would be $12, not bad, but I'm not going all the way downtown SF for that. Watchworks to the rescue! The owner looked at the watch on my wrist and using some kind of magical powers of watch repair knew how many links to take out without even touching the watch! What? Amazing! Then he did the work in about 5 minutes, charged me $10 and got himself a customer for life. I totally recommend this place, they do good work! read more

I brought in two of my fathers watches. The Baum & Mercier just needed a cleaning and links added to the bracelet. The Omega was in sad condition with a broken crystal, wasn't keeping time, etc...Both came back looking and running like new! Very reasonable prices. I'll be back! read more

Swapped out my dead watch battery in 2 mins while I waited. Great service and super quick.

What a great little shop! Stopped by on Monday (even though Yelp said that they were closed on Mondays - the neon "OPEN" sign urged me inside anyway). I was greeted immediately, handled my watch over for a new battery, paid less than $10 for my new battery and was back on the road in a very short period of time. Can't get much better than that. read more

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I had a new submariner watch that needed to be fit to my wrist. I thought links would need to be taken out. But, the shop took a careful look and saw that the clasp could be adjusted without having to remove any links. They did this for free! They could have easily just taken links out and charged me and I wouldn't have known the difference. That's integrity and I couldn't be more pleased! read more

I needed someone to adjust the stainless steel link band on my new watch. Good job at reasonable price. Speedy service too. read more

I took my watch for a battery replacement. It was a walk in quick replacement. After getting the watch back, I noticed small dents on the top surface of the watch. The dents can't not be fixed or removed. I'll try to replace the battery myself next time. read more

I received a beautiful Swiss-made watch for my birthday and I needed to have the metal bracelet sized for my wrist. I read reviews on Yelp and decided to give Watchworks a try. In short, I was very impressed. I was immediately greeted by a very friendly gentleman who sized my new bracelet in less than ten minutes. Price was very reasonable. I will definitely be back. read more

Excellent little shop. Fixed my watch put the markers back on and didn't charge a fortune. When other shops said they didn't want to touch it since a couple of markers fell off. Will be back again. read more

Thanks Vince! Another pleasant experience! Fixed my S.O.'s 30 year old Seiko.....it runs like a champ! read more