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Watch Repair

This sub is dedicated to the repair and restoration of watches. If you are not currently actively engaged in watch repair/restoration, we ask that you post your questions on other watch related subs.

44k subscribers481 posts / mo in Sep 2026370 authors / mosince 2012

r/watchrepair has 44k members (+40% over the last 12 months). It gets about 481 posts a month from 370 people. Top topics: Custom Watch Builds, Watch Repair and Value and Movements and Dial Compatibility.

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Size and growth

How r/watchrepair has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+40%in 12 months · +7.5% in 3 months · +2.0% in 1 month
Oct 202644k
Growing44k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−28%vs Sep 2025 · −6.3% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026481
QuieterPeaked at 786 in Jan 2025
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/watchrepair

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Custom Watch Builds6.3%
  2. Watch Repair and Value4.7%
  3. Movements and Dial Compatibility3.4%
  4. Watchmaking and DIY Watches3.2%
  5. Watch Crystal Replacement3.2%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Cousinsuk
  2. Esslinger
  3. Aliexpress
  4. eBay
  5. The Movement Archive

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research