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