Swiss Watch Repair
Swiss watches are a testament to innovation, precision, and craftsmanship, tracing back to the 16th century when Huguenots fleeing religious persecution in France brought their watchmaking skills to Geneva. This period marked the beginning of Switzerland's watchmaking industry, with Geneva becoming a hub of watch innovation. The Swiss watch industry flourished in the 19th century, establishing a reputation for quality and reliability that was recognized worldwide. Swiss watchmakers introduced several key developments, including the invention of the automatic (self-winding) watch in the 1920s and the quartz movement in the 1960s, which revolutionized the industry. Despite facing challenges from mass-produced watches and the quartz crisis in the 1970s and 1980s, Swiss watchmakers rebounded by focusing on high-quality mechanical watches and luxury brands, solidifying Switzerland's status as the heart of the watchmaking world. Today, Swiss watches are celebrated for their technical prowess, enduring quality, and status as symbols of luxury, with Switzerland remaining synonymous with watchmaking excellence.We know that your luxury Swiss watch is important to you and understand that the sentimental value more often than not outweighs the monetary value. Our expert watchmakers strive to make sure your watch can be worn for many years to come.
Not only can we take preemptive measures to keep your watch running for a long time, but we can restore watches that have seen better days. We are willing to hunt for rare parts. We have done many repairs that others have given up on. No job is too big or too small and we can do any repair on any watch. Our repairs can be as simple as a battery change, pin replacement, or band replacement, and can be as complicated as a dial refinish, a band/case polish, movement clean and overhaul and even a complete restoration.
We have a simple process for mailing your watch to us, our estimates are free and we offer free return shipping on repaired watches.
Times Ticking began in 1983 as a retail store and repair center for watches and clocks. We have expanded over the years to more retail stores and a separate repair center that accepts watches from all over the world. We have personalized customer service, which we are very proud of, and feel that this is what sets us apart. We have an extremely high customer satisfaction rate and also a high return customer rate.
