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


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


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


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