Classic Time

I DO NOT recommend coming here due to the horrible service.
I came in for a battery replacement ($ 14.15) on my never worn, limited edition watch and watched her change my battery. I heard her mutter something along the lines of «this thing scratches» and tried to lick her finger and wipe the marks off my watch. When I received my watch, I was going to walk out but then I noticed all the scratches on it and couldn’t bear leaving without saying something. I asked her if she scratched my watch and pointed to the scratches on the back of my limited edition watch and she said there was nothing there. I pointed to the other scratches and her forceful response was «I had to close it.» She couldn’t even apologize for scratching it up and showed no compassion for what she did. Avoid coming to this place at all costs. As an amateur to the whole watch scene, I definitely learned my lesson: Just stick to the big companies. At least if they mess up, they will own up to it and try to fix their wrong doing. ps. I signed up for Unilocal today just so I could write this upsetting review.

I may be a bit biased, as Classic Time got me out of a jam, but whatever. What is Unilocal if not a collection of many subjective opinions? So here’s my little story (I promise not to make it TOO long)
I got an Omega watch from the father-​in-​law which I was too scared to wear outside (I can be a bit of a klutz), and before I knew it, years have passed and I never really wore it. When I did decide to wear it, I discovered it wasn’t working. So, as the watch bracelet was too big anyway, I took it to Royal de Versailles to get it shortened. Over there, they also tried to get it to work but was unable to. They promptly told me that they need to ship it off to Omega and if it’s just a simple battery issue, they will charge me around $ 200 (they told me this as if this was a normal price).
I couldn’t believe how ridiculous this was, so I took it to Julio at Classic Time close to my office, whereby he took a quick look at it and said that it just needed a battery change. Damage? $ 45 incl. taxes. And it is done on the spot. Royal de Versailles would’ve charged me around 4 times as much AND it would’ve taken 3 weeks to «investigate» the problem. I couldn’t believe how they weren’t able to identify that it was a simple dead battery situation. Julio even polished a bit of the bracelet too to make it shine better. Nice touch.
Classic Time saved my ass big time, and Julio told me that they guarantee the battery for a year, which is nice to hear. Quick service, no-​nonsense, and very helpful to a watch noob like me. Full marks Julio, and OBRIGADO! I love mom and pop shops like this.