Recommend me a watch repairers in Norwich

[KevF]

Guys,

I have a Fossil watch which has stopped a while back o need it looking at. In the meantime, I have been using my 'best watch' and unfortunately, the strap has now broken.

Can anyone recommend a decent watch shop to take them too that wont fob me off with a fake leather strap that turns my wrist brown.....

Kev

[matts4]

Might be worth trying the watch repair guy in Debenhams ? Always seems busy

[purrfect]

Go to the guy in Pottergate. He's been there about 100 years and is absolutely brilliant and does not charge much at all. All the jewellers recommend him and so would I. He is great and knows his stuff.

[Simpo Two]

purrfect said:

He's been there about 100 years

There was one of those round here. Except that he really HAD been there 100 years and was worse than useless, almost wrecking my prized 30-year old Seiko.

[Puddenchucker]

A few years ago I spent a couple of hours going around virtually all of the Jewellers in Norwich trying to find one who could replace the battery in a ladies 'mono-block' watch, without any success.
(Normally, I do battery & strap changes myself, but this one had be stumped as how to get it open).
Finally, one of them recommended a one-man-band repair place in a little courtyard of Pottergate.

I can't remember the name of the place, but it was near the church at the Exchange Street end.
The guy seemed to know his stuff, he had the tools & know-how to change the battery and wasn't expensive.


Edit to add:
This is the chap: Damon Pye courtesy of yell.com

Edited by Puddenchucker on Thursday 27th August 21:45

[KevF]

Cheers for the feedback guys.

looks like its a trip to Pottegate then...

Kev