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