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Apr 2024
Watch servicing shop opens in Knaresborough
A new watch repair shop has opened its doors in Knaresborough.
Watchserve has opened on Knaresborough High Street and specialises in watch servicing and repairs.
Owner of the store Martyn Marrocco is from Malton and has owned a watch repair business for the past 15 years.
His wife, Wendy, owns VB treatments, an aesthetic clinic also on Knaresborough High Street.
Mr Marroco said:
He has been refurbishing the store for the past five weeks with a specific focus on keeping the character of the old building. The shop, 72 High Street, has previously been a hairdressers, a beauty clinic, and a tailors.
Mr Marroco began his interest in watches at a young age, when he became fascinated with the mechanical works of clocks.
Martyn Marroco at work repairing watches
He said:
From there Mr Marroco qualified and opened his own business working entirely from home. He also has three sales cabinets in antique centres, in Knaresborough, York, and Lincolnshire.
He said:
Knaresborough and District Chamber released a statement on social media, in support of Watchserve, which said:
The Knaresborough Business Collective offered a similar welcome. They said:
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