No. I — The craft
Six decades on a single bench.
Since 1960, the atelier in the Fairmont lobby has done one thing: bring fine Swiss timepieces — vintage, antique, and modern — back to keeping time. A watch that has stopped is opened under the loupe, cleaned, oiled in fractions of a drop, and regulated until it runs true again. It is unhurried, exact work, and it is the kind that earns a 4.8-star reputation across 120 reviews.
No. II — Service
What the bench offers.
Full service
Disassemble, clean, oil, regulate, reassemble — the complete overhaul of a mechanical movement.
Estimate on inspectionMovement repair
Mainspring, worn wheels, timing faults — the faults that stop a watch or send it drifting.
$ ? · askVintage & antique
Fine Swiss, pocket watches, and older calibres restored with parts found, fitted, or turned by hand.
Estimate on inspectionCrystal & crown
Replacement glass, crowns and gaskets, with a water-resistance check on reseal.
$ ? · askBattery & quartz
Cell change and a pressure-tested reseal so the case stays sealed as it should.
$ ? · askInspection
Bring the piece in. The bench cannot quote a repair it has not yet seen.
Owner to confirmPrices indicative — owner to confirm. Hours · owner to confirm.
"A watch is the rare machine you are meant to carry for a lifetime — and the rarer one you can hand on after."On the bench · in the Fairmont · since 1960
No. III — The gallery
Under the loupe.
No. IV — Visit
In the Fairmont lobby, Downtown.
900 W Georgia St, Vancouver, BC V6C 2W6 · in the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver lobby
NeighbourhoodDowntown / Coal Harbour · Fairmont Hotel
Phone(604) 683-2820
HoursOwner to confirm
Reputation4.8★ on 120 Google reviews
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