Watch Batteries and Repair
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Advanced Gems
Pinefield Shopping Center
508-877-0710
For any kind of watch or jewelry repair, I go to Advanced Gems in the Pinefield Shopping Center. It used to be called Pinefield Jewelers but the original owner retired, his son took over and changed the name. They're very reputable.
Susie Santone 5/30/07
We use a Jeweler at Pinefield near or next to the Post Office. For years he has put batteries in out watches. He has nice jewelry also.
Eileen White 5/29/07
I also go to Pinefield Jewelers - they do it while yo are there and the cost is minimal - I think it was $5.
Jan Slocum 5/29/07
I always go to the guy in Pinefield. Only $5 for a battery!
Alison Quackenbush 5/29/07
Goldmine Jewelers
429 Worcester Rd
Framingham, MA 01701-5307
(508) 872-0082
If you're like me and want a watch that will take a licking and keep on ticking, it's very important that you go to a reputable place to get a battery. You may have a Timex or a Rolex, or like me, something in-between but almost all watches take different batteries. You can throw one in for $5.00 that usually don't last long and you don't get anything else checked. Trust me, I learned the hard way on a bargain battery. Had the jeweler just taken a minute to check on a loose part right near my battery, my treasured family watch wouldn't have been trashed.
Now the only place I go is to Goldmine Jewelers. The best part is, I am dealing with Scott, an expert in watches and jewelery, and I still get a very low price for expert, quality service. I don't have to leave the watch either, and one trip makes a big difference.
I'm still ticking!
Ginny Marino 5/30/07
Micheal G Poisson
2 Parkland St
Wayland, MA
508-655-1958
mljwa2@aol.com
It has been maybe 10+ years since I met Michael. But finally, after all these years, my father's old watch demanded some attention by allowing the crystal to fall off. On a scale of 1 to 10 of how difficult it was to replace the crystal, I think Michael would think it charitable to give him a score of -3. Obviously, there are harder things that might even begin to tickle his skills and years of experience, but this, alas, was not one of them.
If you have a fine old watch or clock, and it needs a part, and the part is not available, then Michael will fabricate it.
If you have a timepiece that needs to be serviced, then Michael will do it fairly, for an amount related to the skill and time and materials, not based on the cost of the item. And, by the way, he will do it precisely. He loves to tell me recurring experiences where people were given estimates based on the original sale price instead of based on the honest work needed.
I happened to mention a particular IWC watch that I liked (mind you, it's all mechanical) that not only shows the date of the month, but also the day of the week, the month, AND the four digit year. This thing knows about leap years AND leap centuries. 300 years from now in 2299, there is a small metal strip inside which says "19 20 21 22" that will need to be replaced with a new strip that says "23 24 25 26". That watch not only comes with a second date strip, sealed in a small crystal vial; it also comes with a sealed letter to the jeweler, apologizing for the inconvenience of having to ask him to do the replacement. Those Swiss are almost as fussy as the Austrians 
The point of this diversion? Michael explained that some of these more complicated watches can have huge maintenance issues, such that you need to repay their cost every few decades in increments of just a few years at a time.
And, if you have a new electronic watch that needs a new battery then I'm sure he can probably figure that one out also.
Before I met Michael, I had concerns about allowing anyone outside of the IWC Factory to even go near that watch. I quickly figured out that my watch would be in as good hands with him as if I shipped it off to Schaffhausen. I can live with the guilt of not having had to use him sooner, and I can also live with the guilt of not having given him anything more challenging to try.
Steven Orr 9/29/09