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