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