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


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


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


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