Central Watch Featured in Business Insider Magazine!

CENTRAL WATCH
45th Street Passageway
Grand Central Terminal, New York, NY
212-685-1689 / CentralWatch.com

Steve Kivel, owner of Central Watch, a third-generation watch repair store located in the 45th Street Passageway of Grand Central Terminal will be celebrating the stores 60th Anniversary this spring! Central Watch is the second oldest establishment in the terminal after the Oyster Bar. 

Steve Kivel, behind the counter at Central Watch.Central Watch was recently featured in Business Insider Magazine in an article titled “Behind the Counter At Grand Central’s Classic Watch Shop, Where Businessmen Can Pick Up A Rolex”. 

Steve Kivel’s Grandfather opened the shop in 1952 after taking over one booth from a costume jeweler. Steve Kivel took over the business 4 years ago from his father, who started full-time about 40 years ago.

Kivel specifically carries the highest end, most luxurious brands of watches including Patek Philippe, Cartier, Vacheron and Rolex.

Kivel reports that business is “better than ever” and that every day he has about two bins filled with watches that need repair. 80% of the Central Watch business is in watch repairs. He also says that he never lets a customer walk out of his shop unhappy, even if it means he has to lose at the end of the day. 

To read the full featured article in Business Insider Magazine, click HERE. Let us know what you think of Central Watch on the Grand Central Watch Facebook Wall, linked HERE.

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