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:
|
Cheshire Watch Co. Aurora Watch Co. Ball Watch Co. Herman Vod der Heydt Adams & Perry Watch Co. Independent Watch Co. Warren Manufacturing Co. Freeport Watch Co. New York Watch Co. Newark Watch Co. E. Howard and Co. Hampden Watch Co. Jacob Custer Watch Co. South Bend Watch Co. J.P.Stevens Watch Co. Manhatten Watch Co. Hamilton Watch Co. George Reed U.S. Watch Co. E.F. Bowman |
Charles Fasoltd Trenton Watch do. Boston Watch Co. Rockford Watch Co. James & Henry Pitkin Western Watch Co. Cornell Watch Co Melrose Watch Co. Appleton, Tracy & Co. Bannatyne Watch Co. Otay Watch Co. D.D. PalmerRemont Watch Co. Benedict & Burham Appleton watch Co. Columbus Watch Co. American Repeating Watch Co. U.S Watch Co. Rock Island Watch Co. Washington Watch Co. Nashua Watch Co. Waterbury |
W.E. Harper Ingersol New England Watch Co., Auburndale Watch Co. Peoria Watch co Mosart Watch Co. Luther Goddard B.D. Bingham Seth Thomas Watch do. National Watch Co. Fitchburg Watch bo. Thomas Harland Lancaster Watch Co. Non-Magnetic Watch Co.E. Ingraham Illinois Watch Co. Potter Albert Watch Co. American Waltham Watch Co. Wichita Watch Co. South Bend Watch Co. American Waltham |
WRISTWATCHES: We will consider for restoration any high grade manual wind, or automatic Swiss watch of 15 jewels or better of the following manufacture:
|
Fairfax Harvel Perfine J.E. Watch Co. Frey Alpina Turler Frodsham Kelbert Hayden Sheffield Arctus Alpha Winton Daynite Helvetia Patria Ofair Bulova Kelton Univer Dome Monarch Van Cleef & Arpels Crown Mido Carlton Phillepe Watch Co. Friedli Standard Ulysse Nardin Tornex-Rayville Jules Jurgensen Warwick Levrette Jardur Laco Mappin Americus Kurth Ardath Lucerne Baume & Mercier Mt. Vernon P. Buhre Semca Henda Cortebert Gubelin Olma Doxa Dunhill Bovet Germinal Avalon Ollendorff Lang Uhr Mimo Exactus Zentra Minerva Lemania Faith Eloga Rado Wig Wag Coronet Ace Acro |
Roamer Girard-Perregaux Sperina Zenith Gruen Kingston Lucien Piccard Tiffany Seth Thomas Moriva Alsta Fontainemelon Hy. Moser & Cie Autdrist Goering Helbros Juvenia Hallmark Titus Elgin Opel Audax Ebel Niton Tourneau Electra Mars Zodiac Ball Record Eberhard Revue Felca Framont Jaeger Rulon Rocail Orfina Rockford A. Lange & Sohne Kelek Ultimor Glashutte Didisheim Golay Breguet Rolls Gallet LePhare Provita Unitas Bueche-Girod Arbi Hampden Pabro Buren Kord Mar Nicolet Lip Wakmann Cawford Dugena Haste Condal Geneve Huguenin Breitling |
Evans Charles Nicolet Berg Roxy Glycine Newmark Chopard Enicar Blancpain Central Favre Leuba Wyler Wittnauer Rembrant Eska Lavina Illinois Benrus Alavente Delbana Hermes Perpetual Watch Co. Eterna Monte Arsa Hydepark Montbrilliant Benson Schultz Aramis Westend Hamilton Clebar Marlys Welsbro Omega Pronto Harwood Nivada Trebex Verno Urania LIbela Louvig Corum Stowa Concord Longines Weltall Boulevard Imperial Louis Nicolet Watch Seeland Ogival Yale Croton Normandie Hafis Leonidas Altus Vacheron Weldon Rotary Universal Excelsior |
Tavannes Rapid WhiteStar Lancel Nicewatch Co. PiagetPreesent Hever Parker Rolex Movado Baylor Sigma Watex Agassiz P. Garnier Driva Patek Philippe LeCoultre Octo Ekegren Lyceum Rima Aristo Cartier Audemars Piguet Emerson Duodial Bucherer Orvin International Touchon Garland Alton Hebdomas Beltone Asprey Vulcain Kent Harvard Admes Hilton Continental Uhrenfabrik Glashutte Certina Tissot Regina Cornavin Borel Boucheron Butex Lorton Timecraft South Bend Olympia Orator National Smith Harman Angelus Cyma Invicta Grana Guinand Lusina Shield |
Models of watches that we repair:
|
Langley Arlington Oakley Thornton Ward Alan Livingston Custer New Yorker Minu-stop Powell Clark Monaco Baton Berkshire Oval Top Gun Stormking Gary Sea Ranger Veri-thin Cadet Eternamatic Norman Martin Pierre ipso-vox Norfolk Fulton Jeffrey Corvet Bryn Mawr Howard Drummond Fleetwood Kevin Nightingale Sloane Sir Echo Marquis strap Grover Radburn Gladstone dunkirk Flight I Cyril Robert Roberta Ambassador Baronet Beau Brummel Arnold Contour Kirk Doublet Steeldon Langdon Chatham Annapolis Stanford Grenadier Chatham Mason Chapman Thinline Consul Commodore Vernon Stuart Conway Roland Barton Aqua Lung Rutledge Kinematic Kirby Andover Merritt Sea-glo Wilkinson Carlton Cross country Streamlined Nelson Wellington Beldon Morton Aviator Vincent Calvin Clyde Midas Mate Dyson Senator Halesworth B Glendale Curtis Dixon Talbot Seaview Chanticleer Brent Chesterfield Cedercrest Chevy Chase Richmond Dartmouth Todd Bianca Bartley Tuxedo Chieftan Gordon Malcom |
Paige Gulfport Cambridge Coburn Casino Orson Centurion Gyromatic Lincrest Trent Sawyer Frontenac Bostonian Ericsson Emerson Carlyle Surf Beau Royal Sea-crest Yeoman Majesty Ascot Dodson Cordell Touraine Bentley Sidney Baxter Webster Sea guard Taylor Prescott Sea-cap Pinehurst Tiger & Lady Dunhan Wesley Eaton Linden Hall Mayfield Sea Scape Ryan Norde Accumatic Avigo Khyber Windsor Trudy Spur stanley Lyle B Cavalier Gardner Donavan Langford Transcontinental A B Flight II Mount Vernon Captain Rice Romanesquen Ross Courier Scott Manhattan Brooke Elliot Emery Curvex Chief Sinclair Ensign Edgewood Perry Glenn the Curtis Wakefield Stafford Spur Glendon Sutton Dawson Golden Tempus Arlington Hawthorne Edgewater Thincraft Dewitt Clinton Brockton Carson direct read Grant Landon Ardmore Dean Sea mate President Antique Colby Sea Hawk Sea Cliff Clearview Baron Aldrich Medalist Wembley Cullen Airman Coronado Ashley Allison Andrews Brock Pacermatic Sea Breeze Holden Stanford |
Greenwich Jason Boyd Sinclair Gramercy Seville Sheldon Larchmont Norman Cedric Blade Winthrop Norton Sheryll Thin-o-matic Masterpiece Dickens Brewster Dexter William Osler Putnam Thor Ensign Drake Maritza Medford Heyward Collegian Reardon Chadwick Tildon Dennis Guardsman Argyle Tyron Vardon Dwight Bailey Adonis Bowman Briarcliffe Montclair Spencer Portia Dante Haddon Lambert Gilman Viscount Valiant Chronomatic top hat Barry Trooper Ansley Barbizon Hastings Oakmont Sentinal Lee Varsity Seabrook Whitehall Rolland Fischer Harris Hudson Aqualine Whitman B.W. Raymond Commander Champion Benton Crusade Airflight Boone Wilson Piccadilly Ristflo Carteret Guardsman Paxton Windsor Attache Staunton Lakeland Linwood Major Lone Eagle Fleetwood Donald Jolly Roger watson Murray Bradford Finalist Boatswain Bagley Precision Tempus Warwick Dorsey Reagan Whitford Yorktown Croydon Piping Rock Lester Rodney Lyndon Keith Wilshire Mermaid Blue Angel Golden Knights Keane Turner |
Neil Lawrence Whitney Blackstone Russell Carl Morley Austin Longacre Grafic Deluxe Eric The Governor Sea Rover Viking Kensignton Deauville Gilvert Adrian Oxford Myron Otis Marshall Drew Sea Scout Sea Skip Diamond Newton Judson First Mate Scout Ramsey Flint Ridge West Point Pimlico Culver Raymon Derby Black Star Essex Randolph Errol Crispin Craig Raleigh Maxine Lowell Secometer Sedgman Lance Gold knight Foster Adjutant Lord Lancaster Quadron Huntley Peyton Hayden Kinematic Caroline Yorktown Golden Tempus II Farrell Amherst Winfield Wesleyan Raleigh Sky Chief Parker B Byrd Sherwood Courtney Molly Stark Newlin Blake Cameron Black knight Milburn Lakehurst Meadowbrook Carlisle Franklion Hartman Prentice The Chief's Boulton Wayne Citadel Futura Stadium Blair Secron Rutgers Drexel Darrell Cranston Glenn Curtis Cabot Lindsay Kenilworth Gallahad Milton The Athelete Brandon Vernon Top Time Garfield Spencer Enditcott Marcus Edgemere Samson Ardsley ... |
|
Contact terry@watchrepair.cc | ||
| Watch Repair Services Watch Case Repair Services For Wrist Watches For Pocket Watches Chronograph Repair Services |
Mailing Instructions Shipping Instructions Contact WatchRepair.cc Home |
Everything Else Meet the Watchmaker How A Watch Works |
Copyright Notice © 1999-2022 Terry Nelson
All rights RESERVED. All material on this Website, including text, photographs, graphics, code and or software, are protected by international copyright and trademark laws. Unauthorized use is not permitted. You may not copy, modify, republish, reproduce, post, distribute or transmit material on this Web Site, in any manner.
www.watchrepair.cc
All rights RESERVED. All material on this Website, including text, photographs, graphics, code and or software, are protected by international copyright and trademark laws. Unauthorized use is not permitted. You may not copy, modify, republish, reproduce, post, distribute or transmit material on this Web Site, in any manner.
www.watchrepair.cc






