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