https://www.reddit.com/r/columbiamo/comments/1ifhqj3/recommendations_for_watch_repair/
created by sciguy87 on 01/02/2025 at 22:06 UTC
7 upvotes, 4 top-level comments (showing 4)
Hi All, I would like to have my late-father’s vintage Seiko wristwatch repaired and restored (crystal, finish, and calibre). Does anyone have recommendations or experience with a local shop? Google recommended several jewelry shops, but would they be the best equipped to handle this kind of thing? Thanks in advance!
Comment by PogO_449 at 02/02/2025 at 00:08 UTC
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Reach out or drop by Betz Jewelers, as I was there in the past few months asking about vintage Seiko repair and they gave me a guy's card (which i no longer have, sorry). I believe he is based in StL but apparently he passes through Columbia regularly from what I remember them saying. It seems like he runs his own operation so this might be promising.
Buchroeders also advertises repairs on their website, but I expect it to be more expensive than Betz's guy. I could be wrong. If cost isn't too much of a worry, I'd still get a quote from them too.
Either way, when you do get it repaired, post it to /r/Seiko!
Comment by jschooltiger at 02/02/2025 at 00:42 UTC
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Betz, 100 percent. Now on their third or fourth generation of local family ownership. Buchroeders is fine but pricier.
Comment by Pretend-Beautiful-41 at 03/02/2025 at 11:56 UTC
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Betz for sure. In the last year or so they posted a story/review on Facebook from a customer about repairing a sentimental watch for a customer. It truly tells their story of how good they are and the kind of people they are. I will always be a Betz customer.
Comment by sciguy87 at 02/02/2025 at 16:01 UTC
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Thanks for the recommendations everyone!