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