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


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


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