Soni Time Inc

I’m so glad I’ve found this place! I came here a few months ago to get my husband’s 14 year old Seiko watch fixed. They fixed the band and compacitor on that same day. The watch is looking good as new, if anyone is having issues with their kinetic watch, this is the place you should check out.

Had 3 watches batteries replaced. Nothing but friendly & speedy service here! Ill be back.

Update: I am downgrading my previous review because of an issue I had. I brought my watch in to get a non-​rotating bezel swapped. The work was done quickly and looked great at first until I realized that the new bezel was not aligned properly. It was a very small difference from the original, but for a $ 3K+ watch these little details definitely matter. They did not offer me to correct the misalignment even though I offered to pay again (which technically I shouldn’t need to do). I was told that it would be impossible to align it as precisely as the manufacturer. I personally think that it’s a poor excuse. Watchmaking in general involves working with tiny parts that work together with precision. Saying that they can’t get it aligned makes me doubt their skills and attention to detail and I would be hesitant to bring an expensive watch to them in the future. To their credit, the service was reasonably priced and the work was done the next day, and the misalignment is only about 1 mm so you have to look closely at it to see it, however it still bothers me because it throws off the tachymeter accuracy and because it takes away from the quality of an otherwise excellent swiss watch.

Went to Soni Time/​Jewelers for battery changes on 3 watches. They did it within half an hour, everything worked out great, they were polite with very good service.
The price, though, was not as cheap as has been described. I was charged 12.50 each for 2 watches and 20 for one watch (because it was more expensive). Total 50 for 3 watches including tax. Not bad, but not exactly cheap.

It’s hard to find a local place these days. Had to get a Tissot watch band fixed which had been repaired 3 times at Jared. Took weeks each time. Again it broke and this place fixed it and knew what was happening. All in 5 minutes. Gave them two more watches to have batteries replaced.
Great service and easy to do business with

I needed battery replaced in my Swiss made watch and went to this place because it had such great reviews, only to find myself disappointed with service. I was asked to pay $ 10 for the battery (although some say it costs $ 7), which is still fine, because I paid that much in the past at a different place. However, the disappointing part was that after two weeks my watch started showing time with two hour delay. I went back to double check if the battery they replaced was new, but the attendant went to consult with technician (who was sitting only few feet away) and came back saying that it might help to oil the coil and clean the watch, and it would cost $ 59. «It might help», what if it doesn’t? The technician did not even come out to discuss this (although I could see him sitting so close). At another place I’ve been to, I always spoke directly with technician, so I was disappointed of being ignored this time. I said I’ll take my watch to someone else and left.
After two days since my last visit, the watch is showing correct time. We’ll see what happens next.

These jewelers are the real deal. I have waaaaay too many wrist watches, mostly heavy dive watches.
They know how to deal with some of the most complicated messes I have created ranging from my flooding them to replacing the hands on my Seiko #8f35−0010 White Monster after I botched a battery replacement job– and they fixed that disaster in 45 minutes.
They have resized my wife’s channel set ring (no small feat). When you come in for a battery, it’s super fast and beyond reasonable.
I have bought a very reasonably priced used watch out of their case– I sometimes just stop by to look and see what’s there. They run a first class operation.

I found Soni Time through Unilocal and decided to give it a shot based on the reviews here. I haven’t written reviews on Unilocal before but I felt it was time to give back :)
I had a very similar experience to Ron and Kevin. I brought in 3 watches, one to get the battery replaced and band adjusted (Boss), another to get the band adjusted (Seiko Kinetic) and a third to see if they could polish it (Titanium St. Moritz). The technician advised that I should not polish the titanium because it would make it look more like a stainless steel watch, so I passed on that.
In the end, they adjusted both bands and replaced the battery for a total of $ 12, and I was in and out of the store in under 15 minutes. I was so impressed with the convenience and efficiency that I even tipped them (is that common? I dunno, but at any rate it is an indicator of my satisfaction). The battery comes with a 1 year warranty as well. When I tried to change the battery on the same watch at another jewelry store, I was told it would take 6 – 8 weeks and cost me $ 55. It has been difficult to find actual watch technicians on site, so this place was perfect for me.
I haven’t purchased anything from them, especially since I was taking my new purchase in to be adjusted, but I will very likely return for future repairs and purchases.
Highly recommended local business!

I agree with Kevin’s review 100%. Soni Time does a great job on not only quartz watches (battery operated) but your fine Swiss mechanical and automatic timepieces as well. I took my vintage Breitling automatic for an overhaul and to have it properly sized. They did a terrific job and I like the fact that they do overhauls and repairs in house.
On another occasion, I brought in an old Le Coultre mechanical that had a rusted face, broken strap and needed an overhaul. They cleaned up and REPAINTED the face, replaced the leather band and it cost less than $ 130!
Your precious timepiece will not be shipped to some service center in New York. They have 3 watchmakers on staff and you can actually see them at work! There’s not many jewelry/​watch stores left that have watch technicians in house. They have always treated me well and their prices are very reasonable.

Took my new watch here to get the bracelet sized. It cost me $ 10. The owner (?) suggested that I take 2 links out, but I thought that made it too tight (it was really hot that day and I was. sweaty.) He put 1 link back in and then did some fine tuning of the pins/​adjustments (whatever it’s called.) on the clasp. I paid and left. The whole thing took maybe 10 mins max.
A couple days later, I came to the conclusion that the people at Soni Time were correct, and that the watch was too loose and needed that extra link taken out. I brought it in and asked if I should pay for another sizing, but he remembered me and said to not worry about it. He took out the extra link quickly, and then went to the back room to work on another customer’s watch. I tried to give some cash to the other employee there as a «thank you», but she refused it a couple times. Finally, she said that I could put it in a donation box for the handicapped.
My girlfriend’s quartz watch needed a new battery so we knew we’d head over to Soni Time for the battery change. We arrived at ~6:05pm, 5 minutes after they closed. The owner (?) said it was no problem and that he would change the battery for us. Thirty seconds later, a new battery was in ($ 7). We asked if he had a couple minutes for us to look around, and he said it was no problem. We checked out some watches she ended up buying a small Citizen quartz watch for a reasonable price. Again, he was very friendly and pleasant. He also had no problem taking out higher-​end and vintage luxury watches for us to look at, for no reason other than we were talking about it (he knew we weren’t going to buy it or anything).
When my new watch (ETA 2824 – 2 movement) gets worn in I’ll take it to Soni Time to get it regulated (it’s running a little fast). We also plan to take my girlfriend’s grandmother’s vintage pocketwatch in for a service in the future.
Of course, my experiences with Soni Time have been very basic (bracelet sizings, battery change, and purchase). I will definitely update this after I get some more serious work done there. Hopefully that will bump it up to 5 stars!