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


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


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