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Watch repair and servicing by area

Watchmakers, repairers and watch shops across 3 cities and regions, listed from OpenStreetMap.

Finding a watchmaker near you

This directory lists 68 watchmakers, repairers and watch shops across 3 cities and regions, grouped by area. Each area page names the businesses recorded there with their locations.

The records come from OpenStreetMap, the open map of the world. Because it is community-mapped, coverage is fuller in some places than others, and details should be confirmed with the business.

What the businesses do

A watchmaker services and repairs watches, from battery and seal changes to full movement servicing, and can advise on a replacement caliber when a movement is beyond economic repair. A watch shop sells watches and usually offers batteries and basic servicing.

OpenStreetMap tags them as watchmakers and as watch shops, which is how they are gathered and counted here. The two overlap in practice, since many shops keep a watchmaker on the premises and many independent watchmakers also sell watches, so both are worth contacting when a watch needs work.

Areas covered so far

The areas with the most recorded businesses are London (58), Manchester (7) and Birmingham (3). Open an area below for the full list of businesses there.

Coverage grows as more of the world is mapped and added.

Using the directory with a swap

Finding a local watchmaker is often the practical end of a movement swap. Once the fitment tool has identified the donor caliber a watch needs, a watchmaker is who fits it, times it and seals the case.

The listings are a starting point, not a substitute for contacting a business. Because the underlying map is maintained by volunteers, a good local watchmaker may not yet appear, and details can change.

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Sources: OpenStreetMap