Since 1982 Lektrix has been offering a professional watch repair service, including servicing automatic and mechanical watches. We can also replace the movement of your favourite time piece using genuine like for like parts in any watch brand including all of the high quality brands such as Tag Heuer, Raymond Weil, Omega, Breitling and Rado to name but a few.
What We Can Do
Almost all of our jobs are carried out in house in our own workshop, but, occasionally we use one of our qualified and experienced horologist associates to carry out more time consuming work on complex brands such as Rolex ect.
Your Guarantee Of Quality Repairs
- Only top brand watch batteries are used
- We only fit genuine branded watch parts
- Pressure testing can be carried out if requested
- We only fit the highest quality watch straps from one of the UK's leading manufacturers which one of the largest ranges in the world
Replacing the movement
- We can bring most older watches back to life by replacing the quartz movement (mechanism)
- We can replace your worn or broken crown (winder)
- Does your new watch need re-sizing? drop it into the shop and will take 20 minutes
- Watch cells can be carried out in approximately 15 minutes
FAQ
Some of our most frequently asked questions are covered here but more diverse queries can be answered though our contact us page.
Are your watch batteries guaranteed
Yes, we only use the highest grade silver oxide cells and guarantee them for 12 months from the date of purchase
Why does my watch keep jumping 3/4 seconds at a time, does this mean that it is faulty?
Generally not, this is called the EOL (end of life) indicator, which is refering to the amount of reserve is still left in the battery. The watch will still keep time, but you will need to change the battery very shortly. This indicator is usually found on better quality Swiss made movements , such as ETA and Ronda.
Does my Citizen Eco-drive watch need a battery as it has been in a draw for a while
Citizen Eco-drive watches use a rechargable capacitor which is charged by light (any light will do, not just sunlight). We can fit a new capacitor, which should last about 10 years on average.
Can you repair or service my Tag Heuer chronograph watch?
Depending on whether or not it is an automtic (mechanical) type, or a quartz movement (battery operated). We can service your automatic Tag Heuer, but a quartz Tag generally doesn’t need servicing, we would replace the complete movement, which is a better option.
How long would you expect a watch battery to last?
As long as a good quality branded silver oxide or lithium battery is fitted by a competent person, it will last anywhere between 12 months and up to 10 years (lithium). Unfortunately these two types of cell are not interchangable, in other words the watch movement will take either one or the other, and not both.
How long does it normally take to service my watch?
Depending on the quality and compexity of the watch we would estimate two to three weeks for a top end watch such as Breitling ect, depending on how busy we are at the time. If it is a replacement movement that is needed, this normally takes 3 to 4 days, as log as the parts is readily available.
Are genuine parts used when you repair my watch?
A resounding YES, only genuine parts are used on all of our repairs because it is not possible to fit anything but the original as watches are not designed that way.
Can you get genuine Crocodile straps?
Yes we do a superb range of genuine crocodile straps on our watch strap page.