Watch bands replaced, Brooklyn?

Silver Member Joined: Jan 05 2006 Posts: 604

Hi, anyone know of a good, reliable and inexpensive place to replace a watch band? I love the color but it's starting to really smell! I never had a leather band before, is this normal? (smells like got ruined from water Sad

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do you know of a place that can replace it with color leather to match?
TIA!

There's a store on 13th avenue and 49th street, by the bus stop.

Silver Member Joined: Jan 05 2006 Posts: 604

thanks for your response!

anyone know of any in Flatbush?

Silver Member Joined: Sep 26 2010 Posts: 682

There's one on P near east 2nd street- or 3rd. Also on M between E. 10 and Coney. They're shoe repair places but also sell watch bands and batteries.

Silver Member Joined: Jan 05 2006 Posts: 604

there's a shoe repair/watch battery place near me too but they do good leather replacements?
thanks for the info, I'll try to check it out.

Silver Member Joined: Sep 26 2010 Posts: 682

I haven't personally had my bands replaced there. But you can try

Posted: Mon, Jul 25 2011, 10:41 pm Post subject:

you can try calling this place to see if they have what you need:

joe's barber shop
718 252 4320

they're a barber shop (obviously) but I know they do watch repair as well. they took links out of 2 of my watches last week. they're on ave N between 29th and nostrand.

There is a watch maker/fixer who works inside the photo/framing store on Kings Highway near the E16 train station and across the street from McDonalds. He does not have a variety of bands but they are affordable and he puts them on quickly with your original buckle. I have a small watch and when I went he offered me navy croc embossed leather, black patent, and plain red leather, but they were $10-$15. For larger sizes he has tans, browns, black, burgundy, etc. No pink, purple, aqua. Honestly I don't find watch bands to be inexpensive at all in stores. You can look for your size (or ask the watch guy to write it down or point you to a catalog or call your watches manufacture) and search online especially ebay for a good price.

--wife of a watch guy
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