John Hiew Watch & Clock Repair Centre is a family owned and operated shop in Vancouver. Our master watchmaker has been serving the Downtown Vancouver area for over 47 years. Our shop first opened up in 1972 on Richards Street. We are now located at Suite 1020 - 736 Granville Street

John Hiew is a Certified Master Watchmaker from the American Watchmaker-Clockmaker Institute. He was featured on several local news programs such as : Fairchild Television, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and KVOS Bellingham-Vancouver. Additional media features include a daylight savings time feature in The Province Newspaper.

Getting Here

  • Cycling

If you are biking, bike racks are available close to our main entrance. Please view Vancouver Bike Route Maps. 

  • Public Transportation

All buses to Downtown Vancouver (Bus #4, 7, 10, 14, 16 50) will bring you within a 2 minute walk to our repair shop.

The most common routes are listed below:

  1. Take Bus # 4,7,10, 14, 16 or 50 to Granville and West Georgia Street bus stop. We are located in the heritage building called, "Vancouver Block" directly across the street from the Canada Line.
  2. Take the Millenium or Expo Skytrain Line to Granville Station. Walk south towards the London Drugs store.
  3. We are located one minute away from the Canada Line Station. Get off at the Vancouver City Centre Station. Follow the blue signs underground leading out to the street level onto Granville and West Georgia Street exit. 

  • Driving
  • View John Hiew Watch & Clock Repair Centre here on Google Maps, then you can enter your address into the boxes "To" and "From" below to get detailed driving directions.


    Parking is available adjacent to our office and throughout the downtown core. Find parking costs, opening hours and a parking map of all Downtown Vancouver parkades, street parking and parking meters at this website Parkopedia 
    There are many options nearby:
    • Parking
    * In the Winners / Best Buy Building, there is underground parking (3 minute walk).
    *Vancouver Symphony Parking Lot located on Seymour and Smithe Street (5 minute walk)
    *Pacific Centre Mall Underground Parkade (7 minute walk).

    There are a few wheelchair accessible and electric car charging spaces available at each of these lots above.

    Pay parking is in effect in parking lots and on roadways throughout downtown Vancouver.