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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:
W.E. Harper
American Waltham
Freeport Watch Co.
Rockford Watch Co.
Cornell Watch Co
Fitchburg Watch bo.
Lancaster Watch Co.
American Repeating Watch Co.
E. Howard and Co.
New England Watch Co.,
Appleton watch Co.
Columbus Watch Co.
Illinois Watch Co.
Independent Watch Co.
James & Henry Pitkin
Hampden Watch Co.
Cheshire Watch Co.
South Bend Watch Co.
U.S. Watch Co.
Potter Albert Watch Co.
Bannatyne Watch Co.
American Waltham Watch Co.
Watch Co.
E.F. Bowman
Boston Watch Co.
Rock Island Watch Co.
Peoria Watch co
Ball Watch Co.
Aurora Watch Co.
Trenton Watch do.
Otay Watch Co.
Non-Magnetic Watch Co.E. Ingraham
Nashua Watch Co.
Newark Watch Co.
Jacob Custer
Adams & Perry Watch Co.
Thomas Harland
Appleton, Tracy & Co.
George Reed
B.D. Bingham
Benedict & Burham
Ingersol
National Watch Co.
South Bend Watch Co.
J.P.Stevens Watch Co.
Auburndale Watch Co.
Seth Thomas Watch do.
Mosart Watch Co.
Washington Watch Co.
D.D. PalmerRemont Watch Co.
Melrose Watch Co.
Western Watch Co.
Manhatten Watch Co.
Warren Manufacturing Co.
New York Watch Co.
U.S Watch Co.
Herman Vod der Heydt
Wichita Watch Co.
Hamilton Watch Co.
Waterbury
Charles Fasoltd
Luther Goddard


WRISTWATCHES: We will consider for restoration any high grade manual wind, or automatic Swiss watch of 15 jewels or better of the following manufacture:
Wakmann
Sigma
Dome
Hampden
Wig Wag
Kelbert
Hever
Univer
Lucerne
Mimo
LIbela
Cornavin
Rotary
Louvig
Orator
Stowa
Illinois
Autdrist
Rembrant
Faith
International
P. Garnier
Ollendorff
Eterna
Van Cleef & Arpels
Gruen
Smith
Kent
Frodsham
Glycine
Lucien Piccard
Ball
Ofair
Dunhill
Revue
Vulcain
Mar Nicolet
South Bend
Evans
Niton
Cyma
Octo
Ebel
Rocail
Trebex
Bulova
Monarch
Perfine
Watex
Touchon
Parker
Hilton
Zenith
Borel Boucheron
Hafis
Gubelin
Record
Delbana
Yale
Zentra
Excelsior
Nivada
Wittnauer
Daynite
Pronto
Kurth
Shield
Monte
Aramis
Guinand
Semca
Perpetual Watch Co.
Lip
Welsbro
Titus
Omega
Timecraft
Phillepe Watch Co.
Uhrenfabrik Glashutte
Sheffield
Wyler
Weltall
Rapid
Aristo
Crown
Emerson
Turler
Tornex-Rayville
Lyceum
A. Lange & Sohne
Arbi
Girard-Perregaux
Alavente
Condal
Zodiac
Standard
Arsa
Warwick
Lorton
Patek Philippe
Mars
Provita
Agassiz
Eska
Hamilton
Jardur
Rulon
Kord
Kelek
Didisheim
Hydepark
Laco
Breguet
Golay
National
Hermes
Harwood
Movado
Mido
Central
Ardath
LePhare
Levrette
Rolls
Normandie
Rockford
Favre Leuba
Rolex
Helvetia
Cawford
Buren
Jules Jurgensen
Avalon
Exactus
Baume & Mercier
Ultimor
Olma
Minerva
Germinal
Schultz
Invicta
Grana
Kelton
Boulevard
Unitas
Weldon
Driva
Electra
Elgin
Universal
Mappin
Enicar
Angelus
Henda
Orvin
Imperial
Audemars Piguet
Lemania
Tavannes
Carlton
Regina
Patria
Longines
Westend
Eloga
Bucherer
Haste
Nicewatch Co.
Alton
Admes
Jaeger
Ekegren
Harvel
Gallet
Beltone
Moriva
LeCoultre
Newmark
Seth Thomas
Harvard
Lavina
Sperina
Opel
Framont
Ace Acro
Marlys
Pabro
Mt. Vernon
Clebar
Geneve
Bovet
Ulysse Nardin
Helbros
Blancpain
Asprey
Benrus
Eberhard
WhiteStar
Cartier
Orfina
Dugena
Leonidas
Rado
Baylor
Chopard
P. Buhre
Hallmark
Lancel
Coronet
Fairfax
Harman
Americus
Tourneau
Huguenin
Ogival
Lang Uhr
Roamer
Audax
Alsta
Hebdomas
Certina
Concord
Charles Nicolet
Vacheron
Kingston
Alpina
Verno
Hy. Moser & Cie
Friedli
Felca
Louis
Continental
Breitling
Goering
J.E. Watch Co.
Seeland
Fontainemelon
Montbrilliant
Tiffany
Rima
Frey
Duodial
Doxa
Garland
Urania
Cortebert
Hayden
Olympia
PiagetPreesent
Arctus
Lusina
Tissot
Juvenia
Winton
Glashutte
Nicolet Watch
Altus
Alpha
Berg
Croton
Corum
Butex
Roxy
Bueche-Girod
Benson


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


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