By the time I came to The Watch Lab in Fenwicks, Colchester I had been told by various jewellers that they couldn't fix my watch. Hannah took a long look at my watch and accepted the challenge,... See more
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The Watch Lab has been operating from our purpose-built Service Centre in Preston for 20 years, where our team of expertly trained professional watch technicians and watchmakers repair a range of brands whether Vintage, Automatic, Mechanical or Quartz. As a member of the British Watch and Clockmakers Guild we operate to the highest industry standards and both our branches and workshop use all the latest technical equipment from Switzerland and Germany. We also have a national chain of Watch Lab branches and kiosks that are conveniently placed in some of the UK’s most visited shopping centres from Southampton to Glasgow and from Bristol to York. Many common repairs can be completed on-site within the hour by our friendly branch staff who will be more than happy to help you or alternatively we offer our high quality, full insured Battery and Reseal 7-day postal service for watches under £2500 in value.
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Callum clearly explained everything that was required to repair my wife’s Tag Heuer. Communication was excellent. Watch now looks and performs as it was on day one. Price was very fair.

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Went to Bournemouth on a day trip from Milton Keynes.Gave the shop manager my seiko kinetic previously owned by my late father.Had a new capacitor fitted and watch serviced.The watch is looking brand new,
I really wish my father was here to see it
Highly recommend watch lab!

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Paul kindly replaced my watch battery without charge but we also had a good conversation about life and people. Nice to have meaningful exchanges at unexpected times. A good experience

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I went to the one in the gyle centre Edinburgh and the guy was so helpful. He fixed my watch and offered to clean it up which was great but the best of all he managed to fix a pair of earrings for me which the jewellers were not able to so i can now wear them to a wedding next week. Sorry i cant remember his name but a huge thank you to him. Also the price was very
good to
Thanks again
Liz Douglas

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I spent ages on the internet and phoning around to try and find someone who could repair my grandfathers 120 year old pocket watch. I eventually called the Watch Lab in Chester. The young lady who answered was so helpful and reassuring, she explained that the organisation would send the watch to expert repairs and prepare a quote for repair. The following day I took the watch into the shop and met Katrina. I said to her she had been most helpful . I felt happy handing over such a family treasure as she explained it would be sent by secure courier. I have now had the quote and am proceeding with the repair. I just want to acknowledge a member of staff who for me is a great ambassador for Watch lab. I hope the repair is as good as her service has been.
Evan Morris MBE

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Had a watch service with them at Colchester branch. Hannah and Matt did a great job sorting all the process from beginning till end of it. Highly recomended

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Excellent and friendly service. Really pleased

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Sarah was amazing, super quick and helpful. Would highly recommend!

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Called in this morning and Nathan cut my wedding ring off. Sadly over the years it appears as though I've 'expanded' more than I should have!
Very professional and attentive and got the job done with minimum fuss all for a very reasonable rate.
Excellent service, thank you.

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Paul of Windsor.
What a nice man and very helpful , did a great job on our watch strap for my wife , and why there other people very happy with what he did for them five stars.

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I travelled to Kingston upon Thames, to have a new battery fitted to my Bering Watch. I went into the Watch Lab & spoke to Raymond, who was very friendly & helpful with the costing & how long it would take. He also recommended an efficient clean up. I was very pleased with the outcome, cost & would fully recommend him.

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Hiya,I took my watch into the watch lab in Manchester after having a chat with the guy there called Chris he's a lovely chap very helpful.this was about 6 months before going to Manchester again.
I don't live in Manchester and live in North Yorkshire about 1hour away, but it was well worth the trip over to Manchester Chris happened to be working that day so we explained where we had come from and he did his best to repair it that day,which he did,once again thanks for the brilliant service.

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Paul the Manager @The Watch Lab in Windsor was really helpful and gave a great customer service with an issue I had with a pair of glasses

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I had a great experience here in watch lab. I had my leather strap watch adjusted. While I was waiting for my bill, I was surprised when the man in charge said it was for free. He is very nice and accomodating. Thank you so much👍

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Took my Longines in for a new battery, was told the watch needed serviced. Paid £275 for a service, the watch didn't work when I got it back because the hands hadn't been correctly attached. Sent the watch back to have this rectified and once returned condensation got into my watch. Took it back to the Trafford Centre and explained I wasn't happy it wasn't properly sealed as I never expose the watch to water. Got my watch back, and it has stopped working. This is a £2k watch and The Watch Lab say I am responsible as I got water into the watch...they simply didn't seal it correctly as would never expose such an expensive watch to water.
DO NOT TAKE EXPENSIVE WATCHES HERE.
Very expensive mistake taking my watch here...customer satisfaction is of no interest to this company..they don't care my Longines no longer works.
Having dealt with both head office and a regional manager i have no satisfaction.

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Friendly professional service. Would recommend to anyone and would definitely use again

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I don’t really know where to begin. Words don’t it justice how good of a service I received earlier from the tall chap with the glasses (didn’t catch his name).
I sadly lost my father the other night after a lengthy battle with multiple illnesses. The watch belonged to him. He’d had it since 2012 when it was released and he never took it off except for one time in hospital some years ago (boy was that a struggle). He loved the watch. At the time of its release, it wasn’t the dearest or the most flashy, but it was the one he liked.
I’m getting married next month, and whilst I am devastated that he won’t be there to witness the occasion, I immediately thought that wearing his watch would be a fitting tribute to him.
The trouble was that the watch was extremely dirty. I didn’t take any photos as it really wasn’t pleasant to look at, and I was skeptical that after my dad had been ill for so long that perhaps there were stains on the watch that might never come off.
But the chap working has truly worked some magic and made it sparkle like you wouldn’t believe. The photo’s really don’t do it justice. After it was all done, I had the most pleasant moment with the chap working as he showed me the watch. It was the first time in many years I had seen it that clean. He gave me his condolences and just genuinely made the moment as special as it was. I’m gutted I didn’t catch his name, but thank you so much.

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Visited the watch lab at Cribbs on Monday and was met with a warm hello from Sarah. We were there for a battery replacement under the guarantee. Sarah was very knowledgeable, helpful and efficient with this request and service. The experience was positive and quick. Would recommend the watch lab and Sarah 😀

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I ASKED MY DAUGHTER TO GET A NEW BATTERY IN MY OLD WATCH AT MEADOWHALL , GIVING HER £10 AS THE LAST TIME I HAD IT REPLACED 3 YR AGO WAS LESS THAN THAT .
WATCH LAB CHARGED HER £ 37.95 !!!!!
WHAT A RIP OF !!!!
DO NOT GO THERE !!!!

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Today, I went to pick up my watch from the Kingston upon Thames branch (1365) with order number W13650121AB. Unfortunately, I encountered the rudest and most difficult customer service representative I have ever met. The Watch Lab should consider hiring more courteous staff or at least provide training on effective customer interaction. The representative claimed his name was Sebastian.

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