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:
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Seth Thomas Watch do. Rock Island Watch Co. Hamilton Watch Co. Lancaster Watch Co. Aurora Watch Co. Trenton Watch do. Auburndale Watch Co. Cornell Watch Co Bannatyne Watch Co. Freeport Watch Co. Boston Watch Co. Benedict & Burham American Waltham Watch Co. E.F. Bowman Waterbury National Watch Co. Manhatten Watch Co. Illinois Watch Co. W.E. Harper Thomas Harland Wichita Watch Co. |
Otay Watch Co. Hampden Watch Co. Fitchburg Watch bo. Adams & Perry Watch Co. South Bend Watch Co. James & Henry Pitkin Cheshire Watch Co. E. Howard and Co. Ingersol Newark Watch Co. Luther Goddard Rockford Watch Co. Independent Watch Co. Watch Co. Ball Watch Co. George Reed Nashua Watch Co. U.S. Watch Co. American Waltham Washington Watch Co. Charles Fasoltd |
Herman Vod der Heydt D.D. PalmerRemont Watch Co. South Bend Watch Co. Mosart Watch Co. Jacob Custer New York Watch Co. U.S Watch Co. J.P.Stevens Watch Co. Warren Manufacturing Co. B.D. Bingham Appleton watch Co. Peoria Watch co Non-Magnetic Watch Co.E. Ingraham New England Watch Co., Western Watch Co. Appleton, Tracy & Co. American Repeating Watch Co. Potter Albert Watch Co. Melrose Watch Co. Columbus Watch Co. |
WRISTWATCHES: We will consider for restoration any high grade manual wind, or automatic Swiss watch of 15 jewels or better of the following manufacture:
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South Bend Nivada Weltall Mimo Titus Wakmann Rocail Ofair Hamilton Coronet Kelbert Hydepark Urania Lang Uhr Eterna Enicar Lucerne Longines Alavente Montbrilliant Berg Perfine Helvetia Faith LePhare Rolex Louvig Certina Butex Nicolet Watch Monte Benrus Cornavin Levrette Arbi International Van Cleef & Arpels Trebex Guinand Alpina Dunhill Condal Uhrenfabrik Glashutte Nicewatch Co. Concord Lip Hilton Americus Lyceum Seeland Jardur Cyma Regina Eberhard Harvard Octo Smith Revue Schultz Eska Phillepe Watch Co. Ebel National Zentra Fontainemelon Goering Girard-Perregaux Seth Thomas |
Tavannes Vulcain Hever Friedli Huguenin Yale Aristo Doxa Illinois Glycine Frodsham Marlys Perpetual Watch Co. Patria Ekegren Orfina Alsta LIbela Dugena WhiteStar Harman Laco Bulova Imperial Harwood Electra Rolls Tissot Sigma Ultimor Clebar Westend Rockford Dome Jaeger Lancel Touchon Orvin Ollendorff Moriva Hayden Lavina Hermes Turler Parker Tiffany Weldon Framont Olma Louis Avalon Provita Autdrist Winton Baylor Mappin Audemars Piguet Pronto Felca Roamer Emerson LeCoultre Shield Roxy Olympia Lorton Corum |
Frey Excelsior Gallet Harvel Angelus Kelek Rulon Ogival A. Lange & Sohne Blancpain Mars Alton Croton Record Delbana J.E. Watch Co. Breitling Aramis Buren Charles Nicolet Bucherer P. Buhre Bovet Asprey Continental Kord Kurth Golay Lemania Baume & Mercier Altus Leonidas Newmark Mt. Vernon Standard Germinal Stowa Ace Acro Tornex-Rayville Invicta Audax Wyler Hallmark Niton Helbros Borel Boucheron Hafis Central Glashutte Benson Orator Hy. Moser & Cie Rado Boulevard Daynite Garland Breguet Carlton Mido PiagetPreesent Rapid Ulysse Nardin Favre Leuba Hebdomas Welsbro Semca |
Kent Haste Minerva Beltone Omega Arctus Duodial Gubelin Kelton Zenith Unitas Tourneau Cawford Lucien Piccard Rima Mar Nicolet Wig Wag Agassiz Watex Cartier Fairfax Vacheron Zodiac Bueche-Girod Jules Jurgensen Elgin Evans Ardath Patek Philippe Chopard Alpha Normandie Sperina Rotary Rembrant Movado Juvenia Pabro Kingston Crown Arsa Cortebert Admes Opel Sheffield Exactus Geneve Grana P. Garnier Driva Eloga Wittnauer Hampden Verno Timecraft Didisheim Henda Universal Monarch Lusina Univer Ball Warwick Gruen |
Models of watches that we repair:
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Streamlined Longacre Orson Oxford Langdon Linden Hall Gardner Dickens Conway Frontenac Quadron Norde Romanesquen Ross Culver Halesworth B Lyndon Norman Senator Raleigh Ascot Vernon Neil Casino stanley Golden Tempus II Thin-o-matic Masterpiece Lambert Guardsman Raymon Peyton Majesty Dexter Putnam Donavan Corvet Captain Rice Norman Milburn Robert Roberta Wesleyan Drew Stafford Boatswain Brock Barry Guardsman Sinclair Norfolk Holden Morley Cedercrest Chevy Chase Norton Portia Black knight Fleetwood Collegian Cordell Lakeland Eric Barbizon Gary Croydon Chieftan Monaco Meadowbrook Medalist Wembley Kinematic Alan Larchmont Arlington Glendon Veri-thin Varsity Sea Rover Clinton Maritza Amherst Flight I Oval Lincrest Ramsey Wakefield Cabot Cadet Ericsson Emerson Eternamatic Paige Heyward Marquis strap Centurion Manhattan William Osler Scott Grant Lance Taylor Ansley Adjutant Thincraft Montclair Gilman Foster Drake Darrell Marshall Farrell Sea-cap Lord Lancaster Lee Chatham Bostonian |
Curtis Spur direct read Coronado Clearview Sentinal Elliot Emery Essex Finalist Dorsey Rutledge President Antique Spencer Kensignton Stormking Prentice Midas Minu-stop Ryan Sherwood Tyron Vardon Edgewater Andover Martin Yorktown Stadium Citadel Attache Winfield Pacermatic Samson Sky Chief Rodney Paxton Webster Boone Russell Cameron Cullen Warwick Trudy Spur Beldon Sea Cliff Boyd Courtney Dunhan Chapman Avigo Secometer Sedgman Stanford Mason Lowell Lyle B Lester Precision Brewster Dodson Bowman Aqua Lung Wayne Wilkinson Chadwick Vincent Ristflo Beau Royal Greenwich First Mate Diamond Aqualine Carlyle Ensign Adrian Yorktown Baxter Cyril Thor Hudson Gramercy Keane Carl Hartman Sea Scape Radburn Mate Blackstone Seville Sheldon Bradford Oakley Sea Breeze Oakmont Austin Keith Windsor The Athelete Whitehall Dyson Commodore Whitney Glenn Grafic Deluxe Kevin Edgewood Grenadier Annapolis Perry Wellington Sea Ranger Bailey Sidney dunkirk |
Doublet Lone Eagle Myron Harris Drummond Winthrop Benton Caroline Colby Clark Wilson Sea Hawk Tildon Talbot Courier Mount Vernon Craig Molly Stark Hayden Airman Gold knight Flint Ridge Adonis Steeldon Boulton Roland Trent Dante Vernon Carlisle Cranston Errol Lawrence Dwight Futura Bagley Cedric Glenn Curtis Langford Sloane Powell B.W. Raymond Briarcliffe Sea Scout Sea Skip Khyber Custer Stanford Champion Chanticleer Wilshire Transcontinental A B Maxine Spencer Lakehurst Windsor Aldrich Coburn Touraine Linwood Ashley Landon watson Airflight Grover Cross country Haddon Chesterfield Yeoman Arnold Curvex Golden Tempus Thornton Donald Nelson Jeffrey Brockton Randolph Gyromatic Sir Echo Prescott Clyde Enditcott Dean Blair Tempus Newlin Glendale Ardsley Piccadilly Dartmouth Ambassador Brent Baronet Beau Brummel The Chief's Contour Kinematic Kirby Calvin Crusade Ardmore Brandon Pimlico Mermaid Blue Angel Golden Knights Milton Seaview Gilvert Staunton Piping Rock Chief Trooper Morton |
Dixon Bryn Mawr Cambridge Derby Wesley Jason Sea mate Baton Accumatic Tiger & Lady Parker B Cavalier Sea guard Edgemere Commander Viscount Drexel Andrews Bianca Flight II Marcus Kenilworth Gallahad West Point Chronomatic top hat Ward Malcom Sawyer Carlton Barton Reardon Carson Gulfport Judson Reagan the Curtis Scout Aviator Sinclair Valiant Brooke Sea-glo Seabrook Arlington Hawthorne Viking Nightingale Mayfield Franklion Secron Argyle Surf Langley Dawson Chatham Sheryll Tuxedo Whitman Bentley Top Time Lindsay Pinehurst Baron Ensign Thinline Consul Hastings Blake Todd Gladstone Newton New Yorker Rolland Fischer Turner The Governor Fulton Major ipso-vox Deauville Blade Crispin Allison Dennis Eaton Carteret Livingston Medford Stuart Sea-crest Raleigh Murray Merritt Garfield Otis Whitford Bartley Black Star Top Gun Fleetwood Berkshire Rutgers Howard Dewitt Kirk Sutton Richmond Byrd Pierre Huntley Gordon Jolly Roger ... |
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