Fuhrer Henry M

Fast, courteous, and great workmanship at the right price.

Once upon a time… a long time ago… I bought a beautiful watch.
To be honest, I’m not a really a watch wearing person. I usually just defer to my cellphone when I need to know the time. But this watch is special. Its a Movado Ono. It’s more than a timepiece. It’s my favorite piece of jewelry.
So recently when the battery died, I went to the jewelry store where I bought the watch. Much to my surprise they told me they could NOT just replace the battery right there on the spot.
This was news to me.
The gal at the jewelry store gave me a lecture/​lesson about high end watches. «Owning a Movado is like owning a Maserati» she claimed. «Your watch needs to be sent out to a specialized center and it will take at least a few weeks to get it back».
«Ummm, ok» I replied. «How much will that cost?»
I was shocked by her answer. I cant remember the exact figure, but it was in the hundreds.
After I got over the shock of the lesson I had just received, I decided to check around and see if this was true. Much to my surprise, I checked with two other jewelers. They both said pretty much the same thing.
Not wanting to send out my watch for weeks, I decided to check with the Movado website. I wanted to see if they could recommend a local watch repairman.
I was in luck! There is one watch repairman in San Diego who is certified by Movado. His name is Henry M. Führer, and he is the real deal!
When you walk into his shop, it becomes obvious that Mr. Führer is more that just a watch repairman. He is an expert craftsman!
Within five minutes he replaced the battery and the cost was so reasonable!
Needless to say, if my husband and I ever need any maintenance on any watches or timepieces in the future, we will definitely go straight to Mr. Führer at the Watch Center.

Contacted Movado repair dept. and was referred to Henry M Führer. Upon arrival, I knew my timepieces would be in capable hands. Mr. Führer replaced a battery in one after cleaning battery contact (something the last shop didn’t do and consequently had me worried when the watch failed to work after replacing the battery). The other one he opened up and removed debris from the face. I was concerned it was going to be expensive to have it opened up and cleaned; I was very surprised that wasn’t the case. All the while, he was going over with me the conditions of each one. I will most definitely be taking my watches to him in the future!

Friendly, fast, inexpensive– what more can I say?
I brought my watch in for a battery and Mr. Führer put a new battery in while I got a cup of coffee next door. All done, works great! Highly recommend!

I’ve been going to Henry for 25 years. He’s repaired many Rolex watches for me and other high end brands, usually while I wait if I have the time. I’ve sent friends to him as well and they’ve all been very impressed. He’s ‘old school’ professional, trained at the Rolex factory too.
I just hope he stays there and never leaves (sorry Henry) or I’m buying a throw away Timex.
Mike the BMW rider.

I have been taking my watches here for about 10 years. He is so friendly, does awesome work quickly, and is reasonably priced. I highly recommend his services.

Came here since he got good reviews and he’s the only certified Movado repairman around! It’s also a block away from me. Suprised I’ve never seen this place but I guess I never really cared for watch repair. I came here for a band adjustment. He only charged me $ 10. Same price as swap meet but done by a real professional. Will come back again!

Super fast service, excellent price. Old school watch repair shop.

This watch repair shop is hiding next to the FedEx office on 6^th Ave.
The gentlemen operating the shop is clearly a craftsman. Antique tools are displayed in a beautiful case. There are photo books on the history of Movado and other well known watch brands.
Better still — Mr. Henry Führer is super kind. He quickly repaired my watch and replaced the battery for $ 10.
I will certainly be back.

I don’t recommend this place at all… lots of suspicious behavior involved in my visit. I had only had my watch for a year and they told me it was SUPER DIRTY on the inside and that is why it stopped working… well… I didn’t see how it could be that dirty. But to tell me this they took it to the back and fiddled around on it… Not very promising when it’s not out in front of you. So I took it to a different jeweler, and they did all the repairs right in front of me. That’s more like it. Who knows what this place would have done to my watch!

I work in the building that he is located at so his shop is very convenient for me. To replace a battery he charged me $ 10. I’ve gone to him to repair a few of my watches and he didn’t try to scam me on a watch that wasn’t fixable. He can either fix the watches for you that day or have them to you the next day. Really nice guy who loves watches.

Replaced batteries on my Movado for $ 20. Can’t complain. He also checked the authenticity of watches purchased at the Navy Exchange. I’ve had my doubts because the prices there are phenomenal.

I found Henry Führer on the Movado authorized repair list as my clasp was loose. I drove downtown found the place inside the procopio building on 6^th and B. I was in and out in under 60 seconds and he fixed it to be like new and gave me a substantial discount! I highly recommend and would definitely go back. Great guy.

I used to go to Henry Führer in the early 80’s. Always nice and reasonable. I moved from the area a few years ago and remembered him when I had some issues with my TAG Heuer and Rolex and made the trip back to him. He is the BEST!!! Don’t waste your time or money with anyone else.

He’s a nice guy that goes out of his way to help you out. I haven’t needed anything major from him (yet!), but for small parts and pieces, he’s your go-​to guy.

The Henry Führer Watch Centre is the closest authorized repair location closest to Phoenix, AZ. Henry is great he answers his own phone and usually is the only person working in the shop. He did my work appraisal for free and ordered the parts (they took two weeks to arrive) for my Movado bracelet watch and fixed it at within 20 minutes. Because my watch is still under warranty there was no charge and since there is no other authorized Movado repair shop close to my home I decided to change out my three year old battery which would have cost over $ 50 plus shipping and handling to send to the MGI New Jersey location; he only charged me $ 20. Go see Henry Führer for your watch repairs he takes pride in her work and treats his customers well. He also validates your parking for the attached garage.
«The Unilocal 100 Challenge.»

I work in the office building that Henry is located in and have had to use his services 4 – 5 times in the last couple of years and he has been wonderful each time. It has been for minor stuff such as changing a battery, removing a link and one time one of the hour markers fell off inside the watch so he had to open it up and glue it back down. Quick and friendly service each time. He also charges less than what you’d pay at one of those kiosks at the mall for those types of services.
The most recent time takes the cake though. I just treated myself to an early Christmas present and purchased an Omega Aqua Terra 8500. Long story short, I got a decent sized scratch on the bezel and distraught after having damaged such an expensive (for me at least) watch, I took it to Henry to see what he could do. He admitted it was a pretty deep scratch, but he buffed it in a couple minutes while I waited and made it much less noticeable. Best of all, didn’t even charge me! Henry will be getting first crack at all my watch repair/​servicing needs.

Ive used Henry for Both my Rolex’s he has cleaned and checked my Rolex’s since 1980, he is still in the same spot, They have remodeled the building and hes next to Fed Express Henry is well known for anyone who wanted the best service and knowledge on there watches, The door sign reads «Watch Centre» you will enjoy his knowledge and fine service note the correct address is 1120 Sixth Ave 1−619−235−6995

Fast, good and reasonably priced!

He is downstairs from where I work. Nice guy and knows what he is doing. Today I just needed a battery for a watch but the old battery had been removed and I was tired of running to walmart looking for the right one. He replaced the batteryin less then 5 minutes and only charged $ 10.