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Antique Swiss and American mechanical watch repair specialists since 1987


Thank you for visiting my vintage and antique watch repair site. Most visitors are here because they own an heirloom "family watch" and want to learn more about it's potential of being serviced and repaired. Most inherited mechanical watches were made in an era where the science of perfecting dependable timekeeping forced industry competition. The resulting jeweled watches are amazing and comparable to any science achievement in man's history. I encourage you to click through my antique watch repair site and learn more about my guaranteed mechanical watch services and welcome you to contact me.




I supply both watch parts to the watchmaker AND watch restoration services. Please read my website and contact me with any questions.

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Allow us to restore your vintage mechanical timepiece with the devoted care and professional service every family heirloom timepiece deserves. We are not a production mechanical watch repair facility. We are a specialized shop, unhurried and uncompromising in our approach taken to repair and restore your early American and Swiss pocket or wrist watch. We provide pocket and wristwatch cleaning, restoration, overhaul and consultation.

It's becoming somewhat difficult to find a local watchmaker these days, we know. We hear it all the time. One that specializes in the old mechanical watches from the hay day of Swiss and American watch manufacturing is getting even harder. This by the way, is our specialty.

As a former Watchmakers Guild official, and out of respect for your local American Watchmaker, should you be in need of an antique watch repair service, check your local yellow pages first, and pursue his services first. If you run out of luck there, feel free to contact me. I'd like to gain you as a life long customer as I have so many families who know and respect what their mechanical watch needs and deserves.


Rogin Starweld Laser Welder:
If the exterior of your watches case and case back have clearly worn after many years of faithful use, we do have some options relating to it's restoration that I'd like to detail.  

There isn't a long-term durable approach to re-plating any such watch case with a  standard yellow gold color.  This improper approach that some use to re-plate an  item with a gold color is an electro-chemical process and simply isn't durable enough for standard use.  It'll look good for a few weeks and then it begins to look worn and quite ugly.  I don't offer this yellow gold plating service as it can cause more harm than help.

The only long term durable approach to re-plating any base metal case (brass foundation) is through rhodium plating. This procedure results in a beautiful appearance with the watch cases final color and sheen being similar to silver, white gold or platinum and not yellow-gold in color.   This process requires hand preparation, double copper plating and then a double  rhodium plating.  To restore your case to look new again begins at $200. This accounts for the extremely high price of rhodium ($1650 /oz.) and the many hours of labor involved.

Please examine the before and after photos and expect your worn case to turn out as beautiful as this one did.  Normally, most of the rhodium plating case restorations that I do are for families that have a WWII serviceman's wrist watch made by Elgin, Hamilton and Waltham yet many other watches will benefit from this case restoration process. Send along a detailed description of your watch and a digital photo if possible and I'll be glad to determine suitability and an estimated cost of this spectacular case restoration service.


POCKETWATCHES: The pocket watches that I will consider for restoration are the factories of : Ball, Columbus Watch Company, Elgin, Hamilton, Hampden, E. Howard, Howard Watch Co., Illinois, Peoria Watch co., Rockford, Seth Thomas, South Bend, United States Watch Co., U.S. Watch Co., and Waltham.

Other watches we would be interested in repairing:
W.E. Harper
Columbus Watch Co.
J.P.Stevens Watch Co.
Independent Watch Co.
Washington Watch Co.
South Bend Watch Co.
E.F. Bowman
Adams & Perry Watch Co.
Potter Albert Watch Co.
Bannatyne Watch Co.
Charles Fasoltd
New York Watch Co.
National Watch Co.
Western Watch Co.
Rockford Watch Co.
Waterbury
George Reed
Appleton, Tracy & Co.
Cheshire Watch Co.
Ingersol
Manhatten Watch Co.
Auburndale Watch Co.
Seth Thomas Watch do.
Ball Watch Co.
Freeport Watch Co.
American Waltham Watch Co.
Lancaster Watch Co.
Warren Manufacturing Co.
Cornell Watch Co
Melrose Watch Co.
D.D. PalmerRemont Watch Co.
Benedict & Burham
New England Watch Co.,
James & Henry Pitkin
Otay Watch Co.
E. Howard and Co.
Aurora Watch Co.
Jacob Custer
Thomas Harland
Hamilton Watch Co.
Luther Goddard
Wichita Watch Co.
U.S Watch Co.
B.D. Bingham
Fitchburg Watch bo.
Non-Magnetic Watch Co.E. Ingraham
Herman Vod der Heydt
South Bend Watch Co.
Mosart Watch Co.
Boston Watch Co.
Peoria Watch co
Hampden Watch Co.
Watch Co.
Newark Watch Co.
American Waltham
Nashua Watch Co.
American Repeating Watch Co.
Illinois Watch Co.
Appleton watch Co.
Rock Island Watch Co.
U.S. Watch Co.
Trenton Watch do.


WRISTWATCHES: We will consider for restoration any high grade manual wind, or automatic Swiss watch of 15 jewels or better of the following manufacture:
Avalon
Exactus
Croton
Audemars Piguet
Crown
Ultimor
Delbana
Omega
Angelus
P. Buhre
Alpha
Dugena
Harman
Friedli
Doxa
Stowa
Alton
Illinois
Wyler
Admes
Buren
Emerson
Geneve
Cortebert
Verno
Bucherer
Tornex-Rayville
Winton
Tiffany
Eska
Seth Thomas
Arctus
Titus
Ollendorff
Nicewatch Co.
Lemania
Gallet
Vulcain
Wakmann
Normandie
Certina
P. Garnier
Kord
Semca
Mar Nicolet
Duodial
Niton
Mimo
Schultz
Kelek
Ekegren
Grana
Jaeger
Touchon
National
Elgin
Orvin
Excelsior
Garland
Laco
Welsbro
Helbros
Turler
Monte
Alsta
Univer
Montbrilliant
South Bend
Mappin
Rapid
Shield
Beltone
Record
Henda
Faith
Revue
Nicolet Watch
Sperina
Breitling
Monarch
Octo
Lancel
Audax
Orator
Movado
Patria
Perpetual Watch Co.
Mido
Sigma
Guinand
Urania
Jardur
Moriva
Baume & Mercier
Cartier
Rima
LeCoultre
Rotary
Opel
Patek Philippe
Cyma
Rado
Juvenia
Kent
Cornavin
Condal
Zenith
Eterna
Autdrist
Smith
Hermes
Rulon
Tissot
Tourneau
Fontainemelon
Uhrenfabrik Glashutte
Unitas
Helvetia
Louvig
Westend
LIbela
Longines
Hamilton
Americus
Lucien Piccard
Pabro
Benson
Boulevard
Dunhill
Roamer
Hebdomas
Hever
Warwick
Rembrant
Kurth
Lyceum
WhiteStar
Blancpain
Gubelin
Roxy
Marlys
Gruen
Ball
Universal
Bueche-Girod
Arbi
Kelbert
Timecraft
Rolls
Concord
Levrette
Driva
Perfine
Bulova
Weldon
Wig Wag
Zentra
Jules Jurgensen
Nivada
Corum
LePhare
Arsa
Breguet
Lusina
Asprey
Bovet
Baylor
Zodiac
Kelton
Van Cleef & Arpels
Minerva
Regina
Ogival
Continental
Glycine
Berg
Hy. Moser & Cie
Hafis
Lang Uhr
Watex
Frodsham
PiagetPreesent
Olma
Aramis
Butex
Germinal
Kingston
Golay
Leonidas
Lavina
Coronet
Glashutte
Hallmark
Phillepe Watch Co.
Rockford
Didisheim
Yale
International
Rocail
Dome
Orfina
Frey
Standard
Central
Vacheron
Borel Boucheron
Provita
Clebar
Wittnauer
Tavannes
Enicar
Pronto
Goering
Benrus
Huguenin
Agassiz
Felca
Hydepark
Hampden
Lip
Cawford
Charles Nicolet
Harwood
Daynite
Chopard
Newmark
Rolex
Lorton
Favre Leuba
Hayden
Louis
Aristo
Girard-Perregaux
Weltall
A. Lange & Sohne
J.E. Watch Co.
Imperial
Ace Acro
Ardath
Eberhard
Lucerne
Altus
Framont
Ulysse Nardin
Ofair
Carlton
Trebex
Haste
Ebel
Parker
Mt. Vernon
Fairfax
Invicta
Alavente
Hilton
Olympia
Harvel
Harvard
Eloga
Sheffield
Evans
Seeland
Alpina
Mars
Electra


Models of watches that we repair:
Stadium
Gordon
Hastings
Elliot Emery
Langdon
Ward
Winfield
Chadwick
Croydon
Austin
Pierre
Fleetwood
Coronado
Viking
Stanford
Corvet
Cullen
Tyron Vardon
Wilshire
Spencer
Martin
Reagan
Paige
Hartman
Casino
Wayne
Carlisle
Ashley
Raleigh
Newlin
Jolly Roger
Lance
Judson
Ansley
Rutgers
Captain Rice
Gold knight
Mayfield
Dewitt
Brockton
Curvex
Gilvert
Cavalier
Lakehurst
Frontenac
Adrian
Amherst
Chief
Stormking
Livingston
Futura
Clyde
Caroline
Boone
Edgewater
Boulton
Tempus
Milburn
Paxton
Major
ipso-vox
Senator
Sherwood
Crusade
Andrews
Clearview
Courier
Ensign
Sea-glo
Ristflo
Golden Tempus
Baron
Sidney
Maritza
Adjutant
The Governor
Garfield
Warwick
Jason
Romanesquen Ross
Chatham
Dyson
Derby
Midas
Linwood
Norman
Sea Ranger
Marshall
Chieftan
Champion
Guardsman
Trent
Chronomatic top hat
Diamond
Ericsson Emerson
Spur
Curtis
Lakeland
Seaview
Foster
Custer
Thor
Accumatic
Molly Stark
Landon
Tildon
New Yorker
Farrell
Oxford
Top Gun
Baton
Thin-o-matic Masterpiece
Aqua Lung
Chatham
Drummond
Malcom
Langley
William Osler
Bentley
Culver
Wilkinson
Sloane
Aqualine
Prentice
Linden Hall
Mason
Grover
Surf
Gyromatic
Finalist
Staunton
Medford
Steeldon
Rutledge
Meadowbrook
Errol
Carlyle
Sutton
Powell
Citadel
Langford
Samson
Aldrich
Donavan
Gary
Dixon
Carlton
Allison
Mate
Top Time
Sinclair
Deauville
Piping Rock
Airman
Sea Scout Sea Skip
Pimlico
Yorktown
Stuart
Drake
Edgemere
Cranston
direct read
Lowell
Beldon
Sea Breeze
Perry
Orson
Ensign
Kevin
Secometer Sedgman
Arnold
Glendon
Tuxedo
Colby
Rodney
Richmond
Blair
Gilman
Dennis
Byrd
First Mate
Brewster
Cabot
Bowman
Berkshire
Cyril
Sea guard
Avigo
Reardon
Peyton
Varsity
Sea-crest
Essex
Myron
Neil
Lyle B
Nelson
Putnam
Norfolk
Holden
Consul
Brandon
Bianca
Chanticleer
Seabrook
Gulfport
Drew
Gladstone
Ambassador
Sawyer
Mermaid Blue Angel Golden Knights
Collegian
Barbizon
Lester
Brock
dunkirk
Secron
Viscount
Cameron
Bailey
Bartley
Clinton
Guardsman
Sinclair
Eaton
Grenadier
Attache
Marquis strap
Benton
Argyle
Glenn Curtis
B.W. Raymond
Trudy Spur
Lyndon
Scout
Wilson
Commodore
Rolland Fischer
Carson
Golden Tempus II
Otis
Howard
Contour
Airflight
Coburn
Scott
Huntley
Cadet
Sky Chief
Bagley
Kensignton
Greenwich
Nightingale
Sheryll
Bostonian
Turner
Larchmont
Ramsey
Dodson
Barton
Dunhan
Montclair
Dean
Edgewood
Transcontinental A B
Whitehall
Drexel
Eternamatic
Morley
Tiger & Lady
Flight II
Spencer
Sea Rover
Halesworth B
Lone Eagle
Cedric
Boatswain
Clark
Vernon
Thincraft
Keith
Parker B
Grafic Deluxe
Aviator
Lindsay
Baronet Beau Brummel
Ardsley
Alan
Longacre
Annapolis
Dawson
Commander
Oval
Piccadilly
Morton
Conway
Cambridge
Dorsey
Thinline
Cross country
Winthrop
Norton
Lawrence
Lord Lancaster
Bryn Mawr
Cordell
Sea-cap
Blake
Valiant
Milton
Sea mate
Newton
Windsor
Yorktown
Pinehurst
Brent
Dante
the Curtis
Baxter
Prescott
Radburn
Dexter
Whitman
Fulton
Flint Ridge
Stanford
Glenn
Marcus
Ardmore
Darrell
Wesley
Glendale
Fleetwood
Taylor
Merritt
Pacermatic
Khyber
Kenilworth Gallahad
Touraine
Murray
Robert Roberta
Lambert
Ascot
Medalist Wembley
Maxine
Oakley
Centurion
Carl
Beau Royal
Gardner
Raleigh
Calvin
Wakefield
Black Star
Windsor
President Antique
Doublet
Randolph
Dartmouth
Chapman
Quadron
Craig
The Chief's
stanley
Kinematic Kirby
Oakmont
Keane
Chesterfield
Majesty
Boyd
Gramercy
Monaco
Norde
Harris
Donald
Trooper
Sentinal
watson
Precision
Vincent
Brooke
Kinematic
Blade
Bradford
Stafford
Briarcliffe
Franklion
Webster
Courtney
Blackstone
Whitney
Lee
Wesleyan
Talbot
Manhattan
Whitford
Arlington Hawthorne
Heyward
Haddon
Wellington
Black knight
Carteret
Arlington
Todd
Barry
Seville Sheldon
Sea Scape
Veri-thin
Streamlined
Raymon
Ryan
Sea Cliff
Hayden
Dickens
Russell
Portia
Adonis
Yeoman
Crispin
Minu-stop
Sir Echo
Norman
West Point
The Athelete
Thornton
Kirk
Jeffrey
Enditcott
Grant
Dwight
Vernon
Mount Vernon
Andover
Hudson
Eric
Sea Hawk
Roland
Lincrest
Flight I
Cedercrest Chevy Chase
...


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