With repair options, watches fall into a few different buckets. If your $5,000 Rolex stops ticking, you should send it to Rolex, or to a Rolex-accredited shop (hint hint: Grand Central Watch is one).

Because mechanical watches these days are enthusiast interests, and big Swiss brands generally want to handle their own repairs, the independent watch repair shop is increasingly a rarity. The US ...

The cost of a basic service on a mechanical watch varies by brand and by whether the model is new or vintage. Repair work for a Rolex, for example, generally starts around $600 for modern ...