A family-run watchmaker and jeweller on Port Street in the centre of Stirling, run by Stuart Macdonald and the bench since 1982. We service and repair watches in the shop rather than sending them away, fit batteries while you wait, and design and make rings on the premises.
Stuart trained with Omega watch specialists, so a watch that needs more than a battery does not get posted off to a third party, it goes on the bench here. Mechanical and quartz, dress watches and the Swiss pieces other shops would rather not touch. The estimate is free, the work is guaranteed, and most repairs are back on your wrist in three to five days.
“Excellent support, advice and adjustment on my old Omega watch, after two other jewellers saying it would not be possible.” Google review
Trained with Omega watch specialists, we repair and service many types of watch at the bench, not by courier to a third party. Mechanical and quartz, dress watches and the Swiss pieces other shops turn away. Free in-store estimate first, then the work, guaranteed, usually back in three to five days.
The best-priced watch batteries in Stirling, fitted while you wait from six pounds. A high-quality cell, a fresh seal where the case takes one, and you walk out wearing it. No need to leave the watch with us for a battery.
Wedding rings, dress rings and bracelets designed and made here, not ordered in. Bring an idea, an old piece or a stone you want used again, and we talk metal, fit and budget at the counter before any work starts. Repairs and resizing of all jewellery, in-house at the same bench.
The only Nomination composable-bracelet agent in the Stirling area, with the base bracelets and the links to build them up over the years. Also Radley, Limit, Accurist, Sekonda, Royal London, Willow Tree and Kit Heath, plus scrap-gold buying with an honest valuation across the counter.
D.S. MacDonald has been a watchmaker and jeweller at 58 Port Street since 1982, a few minutes below the Old Town that climbs to Stirling Castle on its crag. Family-run, still independent, and still doing the repairs and the ring-making in the shop rather than sending the interesting work elsewhere.
The diamond mark over the door and on the clock face is the shop's own, not a chain's. The same hands that service a Swiss movement in the morning size a Nomination bracelet at the counter in the afternoon.
Plenty of high-street jewellers will change a battery and stop there. The difference here is the bench: a watchmaker who trained with Omega specialists, working under a loupe on the movement itself, taking on the pieces that come back from elsewhere marked too difficult.
A short note to start the conversation, no obligation. The real work happens at the counter, once we can see the watch or the piece in person. Or just phone 01786 462 889 and ask for Stuart.
58 Port Street
Stirling FK8 2LJ
Phone · 01786 462 889
Email · sales@dsmacdonald.co.uk
We are on Port Street in the centre of Stirling, a short walk below the Old Town that climbs to the Castle and the Church of the Holy Rude. Street parking is on the doorstep, with the NCP and Thistle multi-storey car parks and a few coffee shops close by.
OPENING HOURSOpen six days, Monday to Saturday, nine to five. Closed Sundays.
Often, yes. We trained with Omega watch specialists and do the work at the bench rather than sending it away. One customer brought in an old Omega after two other jewellers said it could not be done, and left with it serviced. Bring it in for a free estimate and we will tell you honestly what is possible.
Batteries start at six pounds and are fitted while you wait, so there is no need to leave the watch with us. We use a good-quality cell and reseal the case where it takes one. It is the best-priced battery in Stirling and you walk out wearing the watch.
Yes, on the premises. Wedding rings, dress rings and bracelets are designed and made here, and we repair and resize jewellery at the same bench. Bring a picture, an old piece or a stone you would like to use again, and we talk it through at the counter before any work or cost is agreed.
Most repairs are back in three to five days. Batteries are done while you wait. Anything more involved, a full watch service or a made-to-order ring, we will give you a time at the counter once we have seen the piece. There is a free in-store estimate before we start.
We are the only Nomination composable-bracelet agent in the Stirling area. We carry the base bracelets and a wall of links, so you can start one and add to it over the years. Stuart will size and fit it at the counter so it sits right.