C.R. Time Company

C.R. Time Company operates out of a shop on Isom Road, close to San Antonio International Airport, with a watchmaker on site who handles battery replacement work. The shop stocks and works with several battery lines commonly used in quartz watches, including Renata, Energizer, Maxell, and Murata, so if your watch just needs a new cell this is a straightforward stop.

The watchmaker holds AWCI certification, meaning they've gone through the American Watchmakers-Clockmakers Institute's training and testing process, which is a reasonable baseline for judging technical competence on movement work generally, battery swaps included.

Beyond the service counter, C.R. Time Company also functions as a supplier of parts and tools to the trade, carrying movements from brands like ETA, Miyota, Seiko, and Ronda, along with testing equipment for batteries and gemstones. That side of the business points to a shop with genuine bench experience rather than just a retail counter, though the listed facts here focus on the battery replacement service available to walk-in customers.

The shop is open weekday mornings through late afternoon, with slightly shorter hours on Friday, and is closed on weekends. If you're dropping off a watch for a battery change, it's worth calling ahead to confirm there's no wait and to check whether your specific watch case or battery type is in stock, since exact turnaround and pricing aren't posted and are best confirmed directly with the shop.