About

Ticky, our mascot

In the early 1970s, Jack Kurdzionak was working as a high school science teacher when he started fixing watches for local jewelers on the side. By 1987, he and his wife, Terry, took the leap and opened The Watchmaker, a small repair shop just down the street from where we are today. Between a modest retail case and steady bench work, the shop quickly found a loyal following.

1987-1995 Original Location

1995-2024 Location

After nearly four decades in downtown Stoneham, we simply outgrew the space. In late 2024, we bought an office suite in RoseTree Plaza, about a half-mile north of the original location. Moving took us from a cramped, windowless 600 square feet to 2,500 square feet of bright, open workspace. Being set back from street level gives us far better security, along with a comfortable, professional setting for our customers and our team.

The move also gave us a chance to refocus. We stepped away from retail sales entirely so we could put 100% of our energy into what we do best: watch repair and maintenance. It ended up being the best call we could have made.

Today, The Watchmaker is an authorized service center for major Swiss names like Cartier, Oris, Montblanc, Baume & Mercier, TAG Heuer, Omega, Tissot, Hamilton, Rado, and Jaeger-LeCoultre Atmos clocks. Our workshop is fully equipped to meet strict factory standards for high-grade modern movements.

Jack and Terry are enjoying retirement up in New Hampshire, while their son, David, manages daily operations. David grew up around the shop, helping out since junior high, and he works alongside a dedicated team of watchmakers and support staff to maintain the standards his parents set nearly forty years ago. With David’s son now working in the shop after school and during the summer, The Watchmaker has proudly become a third-generation family business.

In December 2021, the story of the professional legacy of the Kurdzionak Family was featured

in the American Watchmaker Clockmaker Institute’s Publication ‘The Horological Times’ 

 Founder Jack Kurdzionak, at the counter of the original Watchmaker location (left) and, Jack and his son, current owner Dave Kurdzionak attending a awards show honoring family-owned Massachusetts businesses (right)