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