CS Watches Reviews 243

TrustScore 5 out of 5

4.9

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing quality watches at an amazing price one of the best affordable watches I’ve ever had. I would definitely recommend the expedition 40 it’s a beautiful, robust tool watch that can’t be beaten in... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Dealing with Ben was an absolute pleasure. He was patient with my barrage of ridiculous design questions and over thinking. We eventually landed on a design that he built and I’ve been wearing non sto... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Ordered a SKX blackout with grey strap (and orange strap as a spare) watch arrived and it’s beautiful! Whole process so easy, Ben gives great communication and advice, clearly knows his stuff and even... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I’ve always loved Seiko watches for their quality in the price range, in house movements and reliability. CS watches only makes them better. I recently purchased the meteorite master and co... See more

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Seiko watch modifications & custom built watches


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4.9

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TrustScore 5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Planetary Watch

Bought a beautiful watch recently, looks great, it was delivered in a nice travel box.
Friendly and fast Service, won’t be my last order!
Best regards,
Tom

November 18, 2025
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Reply from CS Watches

Hey Tom.

The Planetary dials are even more striking in person, delighted to hear you’re happy with it.

Thanks again!
Ben

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent watch

I buy a planetary 36mm Everything is excellent the watch is amazing the size and I liked the quality as well as the look very much the shipping is fast as well

Thanks

June 16, 2025
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing Watches by Mr Frere

Dealing with Ben was an absolute pleasure. He was patient with my barrage of ridiculous design questions and over thinking. We eventually landed on a design that he built and I’ve been wearing non stop ever since it arrived. Build quality and time keeping exceptional. Fantastic value for money when compared to Seiko’s current range.

March 14, 2025
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Exceeded my expectations...

Exceeded my expectations, I've been following Ben's journey in the watch world since the beginning and was blown away by the quality, attention to detail and packaging of the custom-made watch when I decided to purchase one of my own. I decided to buy one of Ben's branded watches and was amazed by every aspect of the watch. A masterpiece of modern watches, carefully packaged with an unexpected branded case to compliment the watch and excellent customer service and communicaton throughout, not to mention a 2 year warranty for peace of mind. Can't recommend highly enough to other people who are thinking of buying of his watches. Would buy again in the future.

January 8, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Words can't express just how pleased I…

Words can't express just how pleased I am with the watch Ben put together for me. It's a Seiko Captain Willard with a GMT complication. The quality of the parts and build are outstanding. And my bezel lines up correctly. That's usually a hit or miss with Seiko. I'd put my Willard up against Seiko's new Willard reissue any day. And the cost of my watch was extremely reasonable. I expected it to cost hundreds of dollars more for the build. Thanks again Ben.

December 17, 2024
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The watch that everyone asks about

This is my second watch that Ben has worked on. The quality is outstanding and I get so many compliments from randoms asking what the watch is and where is it from.

His customer service is without fault and the whole process was seamless.

Already scoping out my third.

Thanks Ben

December 18, 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Ben was absolutely amazing to work…

Ben was absolutely amazing to work with. He was able to create a custom masterpiece from one of his Vanguard models and ship it to me very quickly. Received in the U.S. within 5 days. Quick and excellent communication too! Don’t hesitate. This watches are unique and high quality. Very impressed! This watch is my new daily wear!

October 17, 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Simply superb.

I have had two watches from Ben at CS Watches now. I first messaged on Instagram at 8pm on a weekend, expecting no reply from an instagram account with nearly 100k followers.

Ben was prompt at responding and we spoke at length about various different designs and possibilities and I ended up placing an order for a custom Seiko. What turned up was exactly what I was after and albeit biased, simply stunning! Ben’s attention to detail and craftsmanship is second to none and what’s best is that I felt truly valued as a customer and Ben has shown a genuine interest in the product he has created for me.

After this, I purchased one of Ben’s own branded, Atelier line up, specifically the Expedition which again blew me away.

Delivery was quick, well packaged and came with a nice branded case with a couple of tools to adjust the bracelet size.

I genuinely cannot complain and you get what you pay for without shadow of a doubt. I can’t recommend Ben at CS Watches enough and I’m certain I’ll be back for another!

June 1, 2024
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

The product was very cool

The product was very cool!
I have thin arms, so I would be more happy if there was an ABYSS DIVER case size of about 39mm.
Also, Japan was a little expensive because the yen was depreciate. If the yen was high, I could have bought it cheaply.
But the response of the staff was very polite and good. This shop is a reliable shop. I would like to open a store in Japan as well.

September 10, 2024

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