Ocean Time

Incredible customer service. Incredible. This guy has fixed about 5 watches for me. From batteries to new bands. I’ve never paid over $ 10. I also bought one of his used Nixon watches… Very reasonably priced and totally legit. Still works.

Had a battery replaced and watch tuned up very quickly (10 minutes) by Don. He charges a very fair price and his shop has tons of character. Great job and will definitely go there again!

I like to wear an inexpensive electric watch. I don’t worry if I break or lose it and no one wants to steal it. I found this store on Unilocal to efficiently replace the battery. Fast, friendly service. Call first to make sure the store is open.

Had my watch battery replaced ($ 10) within 5 minutes as I waited, excellent customer service from the owner. Love to support the locals /​small shops!

Had them replace the battery for my Heart Rate Monitor and they totally messed it up — first they switched it to Chinese or some other language and had trouble getting it back to English. My 1^st run didn’t record everything it used to so spent 30 minutes on the phone with the manufacture to fix it. I will not return here!

Walked right in and had the battery on one of my favorite timepieces replaced in less than 5 mins. He did some other maintenance on one of my more expensive leather band watches and did an impeccable job. Locally owned Ocean Time deserves your business!

Super sweet man working there when I brought my watch in. It was near the end of the business day, but he still patiently worked on my watch. Even though it was not an easy feat, he delivered. Apparently they mark the date of battery so they know how long it was lasted. Typically for my watch it lasts ~1 years, and it lasted 1.5, so I was a happy camper. :)
$ 15 for my particular battery but a small price to pay for the quality of work. Also, they do «tune-​ups» so your watch runs better so I would recommend that if you have a high-​end watch (i.e. Rolex, Omega, Raymond Weil., etc.). :)

Needed my watch fixed and he was able to fix it for me in less than 2 minutes!

Last week, I brought my Bulova watch to Valdivia Jewelers in Oceanside to have my battery replaced. The guy there quoted me a price of $ 12.00. I told him that I had a coupon in my car for $ 8.00 and he told me that he would accept that. Three days later, my watch was no longer working — the 2^nd hand appeared to be stuck in the «9 o’clock area» and was wavering. Yesterday, when I returned the watch, I requested that he replace the battery a 2^nd time. He checked the watch and told me that it wasn’t the battery, but it instead needed a part, and that the watch would need to be «re-​worked» and that i would need to leave the watch with him for a few days because he needed to order the necessary parts, PLUS, it would cost me $ 85.00 for the repair. I told him that was entirely WAY TOO EXPENSIVE, then took my watch and went on my merry way. Today, on a good recommendation from a clock company in Carlsbad, I took my watch to «Ocean Time» in Encinitas. The owner, Don, was extremely helpful. It took him only a matter of minutes to diagnose my problem. He told me that the 2^nd hand of the watch was «manipulated» (more than likely by Valdivia Jewelers), which was the reason why it was «sticking», and also that there was dust inside the watch. Five minutes later, after Don adjusted the 2^nd hand and cleaned out whatever dust was inside my watch, it worked like a charm. TOTAL COST: $ 5.00. I highly recommend «Ocean Time» to whomever is in need of a good, reasonable, watch repair. Don, the owner, knows what he is doing, is very reputable, and most importantly, WON“T RIP YOU OFF!!! Thank you, Don, for your exceptional service! I will be sending lots of people your way!!!

My watch strap needed to be replaced. I came into Ocean Time to have the work done.
When I walked in, the owner greeted me. He was friendly and quoted a reasonable rate to have the strap replaced.
Service was exceptional and fast.
I now know where to go for any issue related to my watch.

best clock repair shop EVER. had a broken invicta took there and he replace battery, did watch surgery and took out some links for 15 bucks. very friendly at that

Awesome and honest!
I went yesterday because my Tag Carrera Automatic wasn’t working, I was advised to send the clock back to Tag for repair and that would be huge money. I gave the clock to the guy to find that my clock was perfect. He was very knowledgeable about the clock and gave me the advise how to take care. My point is, if I would send the watch to Tag the bill would be around 600 or more, probably same with any other dishonest place. I will highly recommend this place and I am going back to take my wife’s watches.

Outstanding! Quick service and quality work. Very knowledgeable with reasonable prices. Charged only $ 10 to change a watch battery and took less than 10 minutes to complete the work; other places wanted as much as $ 85. He was open normal business hours even though it was the evening before Thanksgiving, which was also very appreciated.

I love this place. There aren’t too many «mom and pop» businesses anymore but this place makes me yearn for simpler times. The service is fast, friendly and fair. I always go here to have the battery replaced in my watch but today I encountered a particularly difficult task of removing tiny screws from a garage door remote. Since I am impatient… I tried to do it myself first and stripped one of the screws. Don went to work for about ten minutes, replaced all the screws and had me back in business. Great guy to deal with and he knows his stuff. I am so glad we have as a resource in the hood.

Awesome awesome!!! Thanks to fellow UnilocalERS I found this little jem on coast hwy and had great service!
I called the day before and checked prices and was happy to hear it was WELL under half the priceof what the quotes I received from the mall kiosks. Stopped in today and dropped my watch off for a new battery and was in an out within 10min!!! This guy knows his stuff he also fixed a number that was crooked on the face of my Nixon watch! Very happy right now!

Wonderful little shop off of Coast Highway. Don is the sweetest man who truly loves what we does and his customers. He changed the batteries in my watches within 5 minutes charging me $ 10 per watch! He is truly a gem.

This is the only place I have taken my watches to repair and service for the last 10 years. I have also referred many family members and friends and we have had nothing but absolute satisfaction at incredible prices. Don is very knowledgable and can fix just about any thing you take to him :) He even stocks some incredible vintage and previously owned watches at very good prices which are worth checking. I bought a limited edition Xenex swiss watch from him in mint condition a few month ago. Do not waste your time taking your watch to any other place for battery replacement or repair. Don is the best there is!

Exceptional service. I had to get a few watch links taken out of my new ceramic watch. The guy took them out swiftly and carefully. This was a particularly complicated watch band, and I was amazed he did it so fast. Cost = $ 10. He is closed on Mondays FYI. And open weekdays (and weekends?) 11am-​5pm.

Don was able to fix my father’s watch when all other shops told me it wasn’t possible.
Quick, affordable and spot on repair service. I will be taking all of my business here from now on. This watch repair, jewelry shop is the best I’ve found!
Thanks Don!

It makes me so happy a place like this exists in Encinitas. I feel like time stands still in this place… no pun intended, if that is even a pun. It has this awesome small town feel that reminds me of the little shops I’ve stopped in on road trips in the middle of Kansas.
Like Naila said, the owner is extremely knowledgeable and fast and repairs are fairly priced. I’ve brought several watches to him and he always fixes them on the spot. It can’t get any better than that!
If you go in there, be sure to check out the desk he’s got behind the counter where he does his repairs. I love the aged look of it and all his family photos there. Call me a romantic but this place is just charming :)