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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:
Lancaster Watch Co.
Trenton Watch do.
U.S Watch Co.
Rockford Watch Co.
James & Henry Pitkin
Seth Thomas Watch do.
South Bend Watch Co.
Peoria Watch co
Aurora Watch Co.
D.D. PalmerRemont Watch Co.
American Waltham
Illinois Watch Co.
Thomas Harland
Non-Magnetic Watch Co.E. Ingraham
Warren Manufacturing Co.
Fitchburg Watch bo.
J.P.Stevens Watch Co.
New York Watch Co.
B.D. Bingham
Cheshire Watch Co.
Herman Vod der Heydt
South Bend Watch Co.
U.S. Watch Co.
Watch Co.
New England Watch Co.,
Adams & Perry Watch Co.
Ball Watch Co.
Otay Watch Co.
W.E. Harper
Hampden Watch Co.
Hamilton Watch Co.
Rock Island Watch Co.
Waterbury
E. Howard and Co.
Luther Goddard
Manhatten Watch Co.
American Waltham Watch Co.
Melrose Watch Co.
Potter Albert Watch Co.
Appleton, Tracy & Co.
Charles Fasoltd
Freeport Watch Co.
Western Watch Co.
Appleton watch Co.
Boston Watch Co.
George Reed
Washington Watch Co.
Wichita Watch Co.
E.F. Bowman
Newark Watch Co.
Nashua Watch Co.
Cornell Watch Co
Bannatyne Watch Co.
American Repeating Watch Co.
Jacob Custer
Mosart Watch Co.
Ingersol
Independent Watch Co.
Benedict & Burham
National Watch Co.
Auburndale 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:
Elgin
Didisheim
Vulcain
Girard-Perregaux
Levrette
Seeland
Watex
Friedli
Uhrenfabrik Glashutte
Orator
Sigma
Sheffield
Alpina
Hallmark
Haste
Omega
Breitling
Eterna
Cornavin
Mar Nicolet
Dunhill
Parker
Provita
Benson
Orvin
Favre Leuba
Alpha
Jules Jurgensen
Louis
Kelton
Guinand
Dugena
Verno
Laco
Roxy
Zentra
Octo
Cortebert
Harman
Hampden
Aristo
Pabro
Mimo
Audemars Piguet
Grana
Glashutte
Beltone
Alavente
Coronet
South Bend
Electra
Mars
Tavannes
Rolex
Ultimor
LePhare
Benrus
Hilton
Buren
Doxa
Frey
Pronto
Lusina
Driva
Touchon
Zenith
Rulon
Semca
Arctus
Harvel
Asprey
Lyceum
Condal
Lip
Bulova
Eberhard
Monte
Breguet
Wittnauer
Rocail
Schultz
Moriva
Rockford
Roamer
Bucherer
Ebel
LIbela
Turler
Admes
Cartier
Weldon
Perpetual Watch Co.
Hermes
Faith
Timecraft
Wig Wag
Central
Clebar
Movado
Concord
Delbana
Olma
Newmark
Evans
Ace Acro
Kelek
Kurth
Shield
Yale
WhiteStar
Helbros
Nivada
Rembrant
Unitas
Lucerne
Illinois
Kelbert
Arsa
Perfine
Gruen
Framont
Lavina
Bueche-Girod
Jardur
Vacheron
Arbi
Trebex
Eloga
Garland
Alton
Goering
Excelsior
Croton
Helvetia
Orfina
Urania
Smith
Harvard
Jaeger
J.E. Watch Co.
Tiffany
Felca
Duodial
Louvig
Hy. Moser & Cie
Harwood
Hydepark
Fontainemelon
Ardath
Ollendorff
Monarch
Seth Thomas
International
Corum
Minerva
Crown
Ball
Ulysse Nardin
Van Cleef & Arpels
Blancpain
Borel Boucheron
Welsbro
Cyma
Henda
Rado
Bovet
Kent
Americus
Wyler
Lucien Piccard
Huguenin
Imperial
Boulevard
Eska
Geneve
Golay
Warwick
Rotary
Ogival
Fairfax
Daynite
Kingston
Mappin
Certina
LeCoultre
Germinal
Rolls
Alsta
Titus
Dome
Patria
Continental
Baume & Mercier
Normandie
Tissot
Opel
Agassiz
Juvenia
Phillepe Watch Co.
Hamilton
Lancel
Gubelin
Aramis
Hafis
Univer
Weltall
Rima
Lemania
Autdrist
Carlton
Nicewatch Co.
Longines
Winton
Ofair
Avalon
Cawford
Rapid
Regina
Lang Uhr
Hayden
Zodiac
Lorton
Ekegren
Altus
Frodsham
Universal
Standard
Sperina
P. Garnier
PiagetPreesent
Audax
Mt. Vernon
Revue
Marlys
Westend
Hever
Niton
Stowa
Mido
Exactus
Enicar
Hebdomas
Montbrilliant
Olympia
Berg
Charles Nicolet
Record
Butex
Baylor
Angelus
Invicta
Leonidas
Nicolet Watch
Glycine
Gallet
Chopard
Kord
A. Lange & Sohne
Tornex-Rayville
National
P. Buhre
Emerson
Wakmann
Tourneau
Patek Philippe


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


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