At Harris Horology we specialise in the repair and servicing of vintage watches. You have to be very careful who you trust with a vintage watch, where originality and careful consideration of any work done is critical. We draw on our museum experience and practice when working on watches with history to ensure they keep as much of their character and charm as possible.
A large percentage of our work is on heirloom watches - those inherited from an earlier generation, and we work hard to bring them back to life while keeping the object's soul intact. No visual changes or no over-polished cases, just the watch working as it used to decades ago. Read examples of our vintage watch repairs at our blog here.
We are experienced working with old watches from a wide range, a few watch brands we regularly work on vintage watches from are Garrard, Longines, Universal Geneve, Rotary, Zenith, Angelus and Lemania. In the 50s through to the 70s there were many companies which now no longer exist, this doesn’t mean they can’t be fixed. If you have a vintage watch get in touch with us as repair is almost always possible.
If you have a mechanical watch and have ever been told that it isn’t worth repairing or that parts aren’t available, look no further. Don’t just look for ‘watch repair near me’, look for watch repair from someone who cares. You can read more about our watch repair here.
Harris Horology is only open by appointment - please initially contact us for an initial discussion about your watch and make an appointment here, or send your watch to us for repair.
Contact us here for a repair quote.
More about repairs
saving inherited treasures
Many of our customers have been told before that their watch can’t be fixed, parts are not available, or even their watch isn’t worth repairing. Parts can almost always be sourced or even made where required by our horologists in our fully equipped workshop.
Watches worth repairing
We’ve serviced and repaired vintage watches from all walks of life, ranging from twice-worn retirement gifts to military watches supposedly recovered from shipwrecks. We treat all watches with the same care and attention no matter their value or history: they’re all worth caring for.
Watch Repair Near Me
The closest isn’t always the best. We often work by post for customers who haven’t been able to find a suitable repairer near to them. Send your watch with confidence knowing it will finally be repaired by a watchmaker who cares and can give your vintage watch the service it deserves.
Contact us here for a repair quote.
Reviews
Don’t just take our word for it, trust our fantastic clients, these quotes are taken from our google reviews:
“I found James after looking for ages for someone to service my watches. I’d resolved to never visit a high street jewellers again following a disaster with one of my pieces. I visited James who instilled great confidence from the start. So far he’s serviced a Seamaster and a Rolex Submariner and both are running fantastically. I have absolutely no hesitation in recommending Harris Horology.”
“Excellent and efficient customer service combined with high skill, knowledge and quality finish. I had a couple of bad experiences with high street watch repair specialists, who told me the vintage watches couldn’t be repaired after sending them away to their specialist repair centre and having to chase for updates. James made it look so easy.”
“James went above and beyond when dealing with my request. Unfortunately another shop had failed to do what I had asked and didn’t fix the issue even though they charged me for it.
Couldn’t recommend Harris Horology enough. Extremely professional, exceptionally knowledgeable and the work speaks for itself.
My dad was over the moon to see my grandads watch finally up and running again and that wouldn’t be possible without James. Thank you”
“Harris Horology provides the best watch repair and customer service! During Lockdown my beloved father’s Garrard watch died on me. Garrard’s no longer offer watch repair and last time they were utterly shameful: over months I had to return it 3 times as they did not repair it properly. It took me a while to find and trust a watch repairer.
James of Harris Horology was brilliant: clearly an expert in his field, fixed the watch and provided fab customer service including unexpectedly presented the watch in watch case.”