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


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


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