I went to 1:46 Watch Repair right as they opened on a Saturday because I needed a battery replacement for a Cartier, and I wanted to avoid the upsell for a full service that I knew I'd get at the Cartier boutique. I explained my situation, and without a word, the watchmaker took my watch and replaced the battery in five minutes as I waited. It cost $30, which isn't cheap but fair for professional service on a nice watch. He noticed that my gasket was busted and warned me to be careful with water, and he's doing the research to source a replacement part and will text me when it's ready. I'm super satisfied with the quick, honest, and technically skilled service. read more

HORRIBLE SERVICE !!! Period !!! When you drop off a watch and in detail write on the receipt what's what, you can NOT all of a sudden when picking up add additional fees and say what was written on receipt is insignificant even if it says for another watch and want to say it for cleaning service and then add an additional $20 fee to the $20 "watch cleaning fee" due to the watch being high-end and he's said Just got jerked for $95.00 in watch cleaning from this place and even his math was OFF !!! Receipt said $95 for a watch and he tried saying the $95 was for $20 (2x's) "watch cleaning" and then $35 for 3rd watch because it was a "HIGH END" as he said (he thought it was a Fendi and it was a Tiffany's ) and add $15 EXTRA for it being as he called it a "high end" watch and to TOP it all off his math was wrong because if you add $20+$20+$35=$75.00 so receipt was for $95 which had written for the Wooden Watch he was selling yet wants to tell me to get a LAWYER smh !!! Times (YES pun INTENDED and a SUB ) MUST BE EXTREMELY HARD POST COVID for this guy and he has to (1 more time) STEAL TIME from customers Make sure all is spoken for an he doesn't all of a sudden add ADDITIONAL fees when picking up your watch or you come off as being financially ok due to appearance. read more

I came here for a quick battery replacement and the person behind the counter was very amicable and knowledgeable about his job. I will definitely recommend him for any watch troubles or questions you might have. 10 out 10. read more

1:46 Watch Repair - My beautiful watch - Watch Repair Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

I was told $20 by the girl cashier on the phone and whne I got there the repair person raised the price to 60. They also damaged the screws in the watch. Do not go here do yourself a favor especially if you have a expensive piece. read more

Cute place and the guy seems busy but I took my watch there and he spent like 5 weeks with it only to tell me that he had never seen the movement in his life and couldn't find it in Manhattan either. My guy in the diamond district had it fixed and back to me in 2 days. Strange. read more

I came in for a very simple fix: a battery replacement. It was done deftly and I was in and out in just a few minutes.

Leo hit a couple of snags when fixing my watch and then went the extra mile (quite literally!) to get it back to me. Very grateful to my old watch back, not fancy but of sentimental meaning, ticking away on my wrist again. Thanks, Leo! read more

I live around the corner so I decided to stop in to get links removed from my watch. I didn't bother to ask the price because I figured it wasn't a complicated task. That's my bad because I was charged $45 (plus tax) to have 2 links removed. Total came out to $48.99. I was shocked. I live in Williamsburg and want to support local businesses, but I do feel ripped off. The entire service took less than 10 minutes. He accidentally slipped while unscrewing the links and there's now a scratch on the gold bracelet. The entire experience was meh. Learned my lesson. Always ask prices upfront! read more

I went to get 2 batteries for both of my watches and a good quality leather band. What can I say? Once I arrived I was greeted by the owner and in a timely matter he changed the batteries and recommend various leather bands. He showed me the difference between all the options and the quality. Amazing..while I waited noticed the professionalism and the way he carried him self while engaging with multiple clients. (Ok I must admit after working retail management for over 15 years) it takes a lot of patience to deal with clients and honestly I would come back here in a heart beat. Thanks for offering the community a great service and great vibe with the great music selection. happy holidays to you and your team. read more

The bracelet for my men's Rolex Datejust was damaged in a dog walking incident. One side had come apart and clasp would no longer engage. The gentleman stopped what he was doing and helped me immediately. He knew exactly what to do and I was out the door in about ten minutes, wearing the watch. Fee was very reasonable. It doesn't get any better! read more

Several incident as others: charming, quick and efficient service that took about 5 minutes removing two links for sizing. Made the mistake of asking the price afterwards. $20. Felt like there was a slight pause before just throwing a costly price out there; seemed off. read more

So I came here looking for battery replacements and a link removal on a few watches. I didn't bother to ask the price because I figured this would be comparable to prior experiences I have had. $75 later for 2 batteries and a link removal, I think this place is overpriced compared to other jewelers I have been to in the city and around the area. I am happy to support local business but when the price is 2x the amount compared to other local business, it's tough to justify. Maybe it is my fault and I should have asked for prices before but a $30+ tax link removal seems egregious to me when others are charging $10-$15. The work was fine, but not for the price. read more

I asked the price for a bracelet, I was told it was $55 and they made me pay $75. Don't go there! read more

Did an amazing job modding my Seiko 5! The turn around was super quick and the price was more than reasonable. Friendly and knowledgeable service. What more could you want? read more

1:46 Watch Repair - They polished the bezel (it was matte) and installed a sapphire domed crystal. Watch looks 3x the price! - Watch Repair Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

My beloved watch was repaired beautifully. When it stopped keeping time, I had lost hope for this watch. thanks to 1:46 watch repair it's back to new! read more

1:46 Watch Repair - Watch Repair Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

I was helped immediately, even though I interrupted his lunch. I needed two batteries for my watches and it was done within minutes. It's a lovely shop and I'd tell anyone that's the place to go to. Leo is a very polite person and I'm glad I went there. read more

Leo did an amazing job restoring 3 vintage Gucci watches for me. Great attention to detail! I will definitely be back for all my watch needs. read more

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I live around the corner from this establishment, and can attest that 1:46 is a miraculous little shop, and its proprietor Leo is a superbly skilled professional and true gentleman. Nobody alive can replace batteries or resize bracelets quicker. Do yourself a favor and stop in. read more

holy cow!! walked in about 15 minutes ago with a request to shorten a watch strap, the owner had it done for me in less than 5 minutes. Highly recommend, the new shop is also so beautiful! read more

Both my beloved watchs stopped working in the same week after many years without an issue. Leo replaced the battery and removed some water from the Movado and fixed my Casio G-shock as well. Quick service and a fair price. I would highly recommend 1:46 Watch Repair read more

1:46 Watch Repair - My two beloved watches - Watch Repair Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

What a great place. Unfortunately there aren't a lot of places like this anymore. This place though is fantastic. Extremely knowledgeable and professional, super friendly and the quality of the service is amazing. Such a cool place and feels great to support a local business. Whether it's for a battery or service you won't go wrong here read more

Great place operated by a great person. After a bad experience of leaving my Gucci watch at another repair store, i brought it to Leo and he fixed it within 5 minutes while i was there. My Voyage watch needed a more intense repair and he fixed it within 1 week, and even though, i couldn't come to pick it up right away, he gave me a cushion of time with no rush and i picked it up after 4 weeks! Leo has this personable, friendly and caring approach with clients that is just rare nowadays, it makes you want to come back. Not only he handled my business flawlessly, i happened to witness how he handled other clients in person and on the phone and can say with conviction: he is the man of his word, and his work means quality. Thank you so much! read more

Big fan of this guy. Dependable, warm and knows what he's doing. Fixed a watch band and reset a battery for me. Beautiful little store too

Fast and easy! Spent less than five mins in the shop to change out a battery. There's no sign outside of the shop but you can see the address numbers that says 146. Easily misleading because you just see necklaces hanging. read more

Great and Quick service with fair prices. he literally replaced my watch battery and help me choose a new bracelet in/out less than 10 min read more

Never knew about this cute place until I needed my watch battery replaced. I felt bad coming right before they closed, but luckily, they were able to fix my watch in 2 minutes! The guy I worked with was fast, efficient, and thorough. I already know I'll come back in two years when I need the battery replaced again! Bonus was the beautiful jewelry also displayed! read more

Super kind guy - helped me change my watch band in just a few seconds. Great asset to the community. Thank you!! read more

I really try to support small businesses. And I'm not one to write reviews, but my experience at 1:46 was an awful waste of time. I arrive 45 minutes after they claim they'll be open, expecting to quickly pick up two watches I had repaired. I wait a half an hour and still no one is there even though the lights are on. I called both contact numbers and sent an email with no response. While waiting, 4 or 5 customers, hoping to be serviced, also came by and were surprised that they weren't open. (One even said that this is the third time this has happened to her and mentioned how difficult it is to find parking in the area). Finally someone arrived, shallowly apologizing for her lateness. I tell her of my experience and she asks me to pay $20 for my repairs. I quickly pay her, retrieve my watches and tell her to anticipate my review via yelp. She runs after me in the street after I've left and tries to pay me off with a refund. I politely refused. You've earned that $20 along with this review. read more

I have a weird and perhaps one of a kind pocket watch from the 1940s that I recently dropped on the floor. I shattered the glass and broke the movement, and frankly I was a bit devastated. I originally sought to have the repairs done by the manufacturer, but it was going to cost over $1000 and they couldn't even guarantee a fix. Needless to say I could not be happier that I chose to use 1:46 instead. Leo did such a wonderful job replacing the glass and having his mentor reproduce the pieces to fix the movement. It runs and looks fantastic especially for an 80 year old. Even better was that repairs came in under $200 and Leo added a one year warranty on his repairs. Thank you Leo! I will add though, that he seems to be pretty busy all the time, so it took about two weeks longer than originally expected. I was more concerned with a quality repair, so it didn't bother me. But if timing is a major concern for you, I suggest keeping up with communication on your end. Again thank you Leo! read more

I walked in today because I needed to replace the battery on my Marc Jacobs watch and on my daughter's vintage Sanrio watch. The owner Leo was friendly and super quick. He replaced the batteries right there. He gave me a super fair price. I'll be back for sure. Highly recommend!! read more

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Recently, Leo once again rescued another of my mechanical automatic watches pictured below. And once again, the watch was repaired on the spot and at a low cost when compared to other repair places. read more

1:46 Watch Repair - This watch has multiple complications, and is a clone for a much more expensive Panerai Luminor - Watch Repair Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

I had a watched overhauled here that perhaps wasn't worth the work but it kept having issues and they looked at it over and over again until they found a gear that was missing a tooth and they replaced it. They guaranteed the overhaul and they followed through. Grateful and happy with all their hard work with no additional charges. Good people. Much appreciated. read more

Stopped by in October with an old Waltham watch while working in town. The owner said he could repair it, he might need to order some parts. I gave him my number. Three weeks. Nothing. He dug up my file, said he tried to fix it, but needed one more part. Another month passed. I called. No response. I called in January. No response. February. Nada. Not sure how this guy stays in business. Truly the worst customer service I've ever seen. read more

Leo was great!! I initially came in for a watch battery for my secondhand Hermès. The strap on the watch was a little worn, and after a consultation, I decided to ask him to creatively make me a new band. It came out fantastically. Leo knows his watches and his leather, and definitely cares about his work. Also supporting him is supporting local--the new post pandemic location is easy to find and maybe a little bigger than the original location on N7th. read more

Do not go to this place. I took in 2 pairs of earrings and a necklace in June. Waited for them to call and tell me they were ready. Nothing. A month later, I went in and they couldn't find my stuff. They finally located them, but one pair of earrings hadn't been fixed yet. They told me they'd call when it was. It's now OCTOBER and I haven't been able to get my earrings back. I've stopped by the store several times, but they're ALWAYS closed. During their listed "open" hours. Add to that: the necklace whose clasp I had repaired broke again very soon after I picked it up. I'm never taking anything back here again. read more

Had a fantastic experience at 1:46 Watch Repair. Very professional and had no issues fixing up a watch that I had brought to a few other places with no luck. Thanks 1:46! Will be back for sure - fast service and great attitude, much appreciated. read more

I try so hard to give this place the benefit of the doubt. I like that it exists. I like what it adds to the neighborhood. I appreciate artistry and artisans. But this isn't Western Europe; this is New York City. If you open at noon, open at noon. How can you be late when you open at noon? Also, if it takes you 48 hours to change a watch battery, complete the job within 48 hours. I show up two days later and it's still not ready and I wonder why you bother at all. read more

I randomly walked in and the nice person behind the counter replaced the batteries and added extra links(that I provided) to my watch on the spot. Very convenient!!! FYI- I was charged $55.....that seemed steep to me. read more

I popped in to get my watch battery replaced and walked away a few minutes later with a running watch, knowledge about taking care of it, and only down $10. It was a very good experience - the owner was pleasant and clearly an expert. He showed me the dirt behind my watch back and told me it would be better for the watch mechanism not to clean it - he obviously could have told me otherwise and charged me for it. Another tidbit: it's better to leave your watch running than it is to stop it to save the battery; doing so could cause the watch mechanism to stop working even if the battery is still good. I'll have to tell my mom she's been wrong all these years! One recommendation for if you decided to use this shop - in my experience, it's best not to go close to closing time. I had stopped in a couple times then and found the door locked, though the lights were still on. read more

(Disclosure) Owner is a friend That being said, he did do a great job fixing my watch, and I know for a fact that he genuinely cares about his customers and doing s good job. I respect that ! read more