Lin’s Watch Repair

This place is clear cut. You go in, you wait, you get your stuff back. No games. The only thing to know is that when you go in, you just wait in line until the owner comes out from back where he is working.

Quick, fast, cheap. I walked into the door, his sensor dinged letting Mr. Lin know I entered, and he stood immediately to say «hello» and I told him I wanted a watch battery change. He took it, sat down immediately, and did the change right in front of me, no more than 1 minute. He let me check that it was good, and I gave him the $ 7 cash. Easy. FINALLY found a good watch shop.

Really a great guy and knows what he is doing. Have been taking my watches to Lin for 20 years and I have always been satisfied with work & price.

So I’m here right now waiting for 3 wathes to be repaired. I did look up reviews … And to be honest with you… I only read the bad reviews, and fit my opinion…
Yes, it is a rinky dinky place… But what do you expect? It’s a mom and pop shop… I walked from one side to the other and this place took just 14 steps…
People say he’s rude? It’s not like his place is like a high end chain store where its a FAKE GREETING … I honestly don’t think he is rude… Maybe show that you appreciate his work and that might make him smile ha-​ha
I just got my watches back… And everything works well and replaced and fixed. Cheap and quick!
So all in all… For all those who expects more… Go to the mall and pay double… Cause those people would only see you as a dollar sign… Mr lin loves what he does so… I would recommend this place… Mr Lin gets the job done… And he wouldn’t try to up sale you!

My mom was looking for a watch repair place to get a watch tuned up as well as the battery replaced and many of the watch repair stores in my area were extremely pricey. We were very glad to find Lin’s Watch Repair because his prices are very reasonable and he definitely knows how to fix watches. He can fix any watch ranging from cheap ones to Longines, Rolexes and Tags.
My boyfriend took his watch to another watch store to get the battery replaced and the guy ended up breaking the watch. We went to three watch repair stores in my area and two of the stores didn’t even know that the watch was pressurized so they were incorrectly opening the back of the watch. Mr. Lin offered to fix the watch at a price that was half the cost of the other watch repair shop. He did a great job and fixed it within a week!
My grandmother also had a watch that was over 50 years old and needed to get the metal band replaced considering the links were falling apart. He offered various suggestions on bands that would work best and replaced the band by the next morning. My sister and I have gotten our watch bands adjusted here as well!
As you can tell, we’ve gone to Mr. Lin for whenever we need a watch repaired. He does a great job every time and within a reasonable time frame! He’s occasionally gone on weekday afternoons so call in ahead just in case he steps out.

Good place to go to if you need to adjust your watch band or replace the watch battery. Whenever I buy watches, my wrist is always too small for the band. Lin’s Watch Repair charges $ 5 to adjust the band and it only takes minutes to complete. Been here twice to adjust my watches and once to get a new battery. Great service every time. Also cash only!

Need your timepiece/​watch battery changed? For $ 7 he does a quick and efficient job. I couldn’t ask for a better experience for such a mundane chore. CASH ONLY.

Had my Diesel watch wrist band adjusted. I was in and out in less than 5 minutes. The guy there is super friendly and knowledgeable.

I chose this place to get my watch battery changed after seeing all the good reviews. To my dismay, the man they described did not fit the picture the other reviewers have painted. He was very unwelcoming, unprofessional, and impatient. He didn’t greet me when I walked in. I wanted in and said hello to him and he just looked at me blankly. I asked him how much it was to change my watch battery and he wanted to charge me $ 5 to even look at the type of battery I had. He charges $ 7 to change a battery which is a good price but to charge $ 5 to even look at my watch battery seems unreasonable. He is located on a busy street. Parking is also limited and i had to park around the corner. I waited in the heavy traffic all for nothing. Save time and avoid this shop.

Local shop on a busy section of Valley Blvd (at Fremont). I drive by it daily and finally had time to stop to get 4 watches fixed up (shop open M-​F only). Lin definitely lived up to the reviews I’ve seen on here. He replaced 3 batteries, repaired a metal band on my knockoff Rolex, replaced the bands on my Ironman. Waited barely 10 min and he had it all done. $ 35. ⁴⁄₅ stars only because can’t use credit/​debit and business hours not the most accommodating for 9−5ers. But otherwise totally recommend. Go see Lin for your watch repair needs!

Friendly neighborhood watch repair guy. Lin was able to change out the battery on my digital Nike watch when another guy couldn’t do it and said it was too dirty and corroded. Paid $ 7 instead of having to buy a brand new watch so that was good. Easy street parking and only waited 5−10min. Definitely will come back for my other watch repair needs.

He was very quick! I came here to fix 2 watches and resize one. The whole process took 5 minutes and only cost $ 15. I’ll be coming back to this place for my watches from now on.

Was in the area and needed my watch battery repaired. Quick and efficient service. You pay for the battery: $ 7. A couple of chairs inside to sit on while you wait.

This Man never amazes me he just fixed my broken watch hand and a new battery for $ 10 #hiddengem

What a nice old man… Came in here without a clue about how to adjust this new latch thing on my leather strap, thought I had to use some kind of tool just to make it tighter –_​– Took about a minute for him to show me to unclip one thing to move it around and he didn’t even expect any money! Definitely will be back.
There’s a small lot for parking right next to the shop and on the street as well!

Dumpy dive on busy Alhambra Road leading to Pasadena or 710. But once you go in… for a simple watch repair or battery replacement for those backs that are complicated like Tags… cost me $ 7.

Saw the Unilocal!reviews and brought my watch over to Lin’s to get a battery replaced.
When Mr. Lin opened my watch, he noticed that the other watch repair shop forgot to reinstall the gasket that provides a seal for my watch. So, he found a gasket that fit my 30 year old Seiko, installed a new battery and charged me a most reasonable: $ 12. That comes out to $ 7 for the battery and $ 5 for the gasket.
By the way, all of his work took no more than five minutes. I’ll be back!

This is the place for quick, reliable, and inexpensive watch repair! $ 7 is what I paid for a new watch battery! I went to Santa Anita mall and decided I wanted to repair my watch. The lady told me $ 30 and tried to sell me an additional life time warranty. She said it’s because my watch is a MOVADO. Needless to say I went to Mr. Lin and I’ll be going here from now on. It’s a hole in the wall but service is good and quick! Thanks Mr. Lin!

Mr Lin is the best, for only $ 7 he replaced the battery in my friend’s watch.

Mr Lin is honest and does good work.
I have been coming here for years already. I bring all my watches, and my relatives watches too. It doesn’t matter what brand (whether is Swiss made or made in China), he charges $ 7 to $ 8. At the store, or the Mall, I was being charged from $ 35 to $ 50 (and that was 5 years ago).
The store is not fancy at all, but I do not care. I do not need someone to come out and serve me OJ or Champagne while they are servicing my watch, and charge me $ 50+.
Check Lin’s Watch Repair out!
Note: Only takes cash.