Strange (for some), and maybe old-fashioned request …
If you had to have a watch battery replaced, where would you go? I have several older watches in need of batteries and I mainly used to use the jeweller on Dartmouth Road until it closed. I think I found a stall near London Bridge once, but I rarely go there any more.
Where else can one get a new watch battery these days? Or do all watches have to have rechargeable connections these days??
Timpson at Bell Green (in Sainsbury’s)?
theres a watch repair guy on Lordship Lane a few doors down from the cinema I had a watch battery replaced there..Its a tiny shop I think its called the watch polisher.
I’ve had them do repairs too
Mr Cobbler on London Road opposite the gym.
I didn’t realise he did watch batteries as well. Has anyone used these places for their nice watches?
One of the batteries I need to replace is for my “Mr Jones” watch which was a present and I want to take reasonable care of it
I’m not sure whether a Pulsar counts as a nice watch, but he replaced the battery in mine for £15 a few weeks ago. Alternatively, do either of the Mr Jones premises on Dartmouth Road provide that service?
Oh, and he also replaced the battery in my wife’s Mappin & Webb for the same price.
Mr Cobbler is worth it for expensive watches, but when I wanted a Casio replaced, it was cheaper to replace the watch than the battery!
Another place I use for replacement batteries or strap replacements is Solitaire Jewellers in Penge. They’re reasonably priced.
Thanks all
I popped into Mr Cobbler just now and had both watches done - one was £20 (Mr Jones) the other just £10 (Swatch) so worked out the same as the expected £15 each
I’ve used him for keys and shoes for years, but didn’t know about the watches.
Yes I used the one on Lordship lane to replace a battery on an expensive watch..
He does watch repairs of Rolex/ Omega etc so I trust him
Edited to add..I just saw you went to Mr Cobbler.
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