Watch work
Watch repairs and sizing are often completed quickly, including one repair finished in under 10 minutes and a vintage-watch restoration.
Minutes
Barsha Heights
Minutes in Barsha Heights is a multi-service repair shop best known in reviews for watch work, including sizing and vintage-watch repairs, alongside shoe, phone, laptop and tailoring help. It also handles practical extras such as keys, engraving, printing and accessories, useful when several small jobs need one stop.
Reputation Score
4.9
★★★★★
169 ratings
Source: Google Maps
The Good Stuff
Shoe restoration
Customers report strong results on shoe repairs, cleaning and renovation, with one review saying the shoes looked almost brand new again.
Device repairs
Reviews cover successful mobile-phone and laptop repairs, including a charger problem resolved quickly and a phone fixed efficiently.
Skilled tailoring
Tailoring feedback includes dresses adjusted to fit perfectly and a difficult button repair completed professionally.
Useful extras
Customers have used the shop for engraving, passport photos and key cutting, making it handy for several small errands.
Helpful service
Reviews repeatedly describe the team as kind, professional and attentive, with one customer noting that an initial issue was resolved smoothly.
Tips for a Better Visit
Check turnaround. For shoe work, ask first whether the job is handled in-store; one customer reported a wait of at least five days for an outsourced repair.
Confirm sizing. If you are resizing a watch, check the fit before leaving; one customer had a sizing issue corrected the following day.
Bundle errands. You can combine small jobs in one visit: a customer had a mobile repair and home key made during the same visit.
Late visits. A late visit may still be possible, but confirm the job can be accepted: one customer arrived shortly before closing, around 10pm.
Ask about extras. If you need more than a repair, ask about related services such as passport photos and key cutting during the same visit.
Plan the visit
Practical details
I-Rise Tower - Ground Floor - Al Thanyah First - near to Al Ansari Exchange
Al Thanyah First - Barsha Heights, Dubai
| Mon | 9:00 AM – 10:00 PM |
| Tue | 9:00 AM – 10:00 PM |
| Wed | 9:00 AM – 10:00 PM |
| Thu | 9:00 AM – 10:00 PM |
| Fri | 9:00 AM – 10:00 PM |
| Sat | 9:00 AM – 10:00 PM |
| Sun | 9:00 AM – 10:00 PM |
Common Concerns
Outsourced shoes
At least one shoe repair was sent elsewhere, with no materials available in-store and a reported wait of at least five days.
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The Bottom Line
Minutes in Barsha Heights is useful when a small repair turns into several errands. Reviews mention watch repair and sizing, shoe repair and cleaning, mobile and laptop fixes, tailoring, engraving, key cutting and passport photos. The strongest pattern is practical, quick help: one watch was fixed in less than 10 minutes, a phone charger problem was sorted quickly, and a customer combined a mobile repair with making a home key.
Watch work seems to be a particular draw. Customers describe fast repairs, careful handling of a vintage watch, and a five-watch visit where each piece was checked. Shoe work also gets specific praise: one customer said their shoes looked almost brand new, while another regularly returned for cleaning and was happy with the results.
Tailoring reviews include dresses adjusted to fit perfectly and a difficult trouser-button repair. The main caution is turnaround for shoe jobs. One customer said the shop had no repair materials in-store, sent the item elsewhere and needed at least five days, so ask whether your job is handled on-site if speed matters.
Staff are consistently described as kind and professional, and a late-evening visit around 10pm was accommodated in one review, though it is sensible to confirm timing for anything more involved.