Van Drake Jewelers

Van Drake Jewelers is a family-owned jewelry store in West St. Paul that keeps a watchmaker on site rather than farming repairs out. That means battery replacements, full services and overhauls, vintage watch repair, case and bracelet polishing, and bracelet sizing are all done in-house.

The shop services Rolex, Omega, Tudor, TAG Heuer, Breitling, Cartier and Seiko, including Grand Seiko. The shop says it is an authorized service center for Rolex and Omega, though this is their own claim and not something that can be independently verified through this listing. Staff hold AWCI and GIA certifications, which points to a jeweler that treats watch work as more than a side service tacked onto ring sales.

For anyone with an older piece that's been sitting in a drawer, the vintage repair capability is worth noting, as is the polishing service for scratched cases and bracelets. If a watch just needs a quick battery change, that's handled too, alongside the bigger overhaul jobs.

The store is located at 1901 S Robert St in West St. Paul, open Tuesday through Friday from 10am to 5pm and Saturday from 10am to 2pm, with Sunday and Monday closed. No pricing or turnaround times are listed, so those are best confirmed with the shop directly, by phone or at the counter.