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


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


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


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