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