Watch Repair Logo
Antique Watch Repair Home Antique Wrist Watch Repair Antique Pocket Watch Repair Antique Chronograph Repair Contact for Antique Watch Repair Services

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.

Contact Us Winding / Setting Testimonials

Contact Terry at watchrepair.cc

Oregon has no sales tax.


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:
Otay Watch Co.
American Waltham Watch Co.
Seth Thomas Watch do.
Appleton watch Co.
Herman Vod der Heydt
Melrose Watch Co.
B.D. Bingham
Washington Watch Co.
Hampden Watch Co.
E. Howard and Co.
Auburndale Watch Co.
Columbus Watch Co.
New York Watch Co.
Wichita Watch Co.
Watch Co.
James & Henry Pitkin
Aurora Watch Co.
Lancaster Watch Co.
American Waltham
New England Watch Co.,
Waterbury
George Reed
Newark Watch Co.
Cornell Watch Co
Peoria Watch co
Mosart Watch Co.
E.F. Bowman
National Watch Co.
D.D. PalmerRemont Watch Co.
Ball Watch Co.
Hamilton Watch Co.
Western Watch Co.
Boston Watch Co.
Ingersol
Charles Fasoltd
American Repeating Watch Co.
Independent Watch Co.
Jacob Custer
Fitchburg Watch bo.
Cheshire Watch Co.
Benedict & Burham
Freeport Watch Co.
Illinois Watch Co.
Appleton, Tracy & Co.
Trenton Watch do.
Nashua Watch Co.
Rockford Watch Co.
Luther Goddard
Manhatten Watch Co.
Adams & Perry Watch Co.
Bannatyne Watch Co.
Rock Island Watch Co.
Thomas Harland
Potter Albert Watch Co.
Warren Manufacturing Co.
Non-Magnetic Watch Co.E. Ingraham
South Bend Watch Co.
U.S. Watch Co.
J.P.Stevens Watch Co.
South Bend 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:
Bovet
Kent
Audemars Piguet
Ultimor
Charles Nicolet
Vacheron
Eterna
International
Revue
Boulevard
Condal
J.E. Watch Co.
Perfine
Yale
Semca
Ebel
Germinal
Olma
Henda
Geneve
Eska
Longines
Rembrant
Eberhard
Arctus
Mimo
Lemania
Warwick
Kurth
Glashutte
Timecraft
Garland
National
Lusina
Alavente
Titus
Harwood
Agassiz
Autdrist
Monarch
Arsa
Marlys
Corum
Univer
Alpha
Hebdomas
Mido
Crown
Patria
Hydepark
Arbi
Harman
Baume & Mercier
Roxy
Hy. Moser & Cie
LeCoultre
Leonidas
Turler
Rado
Kingston
Laco
Newmark
Cornavin
Emerson
PiagetPreesent
Levrette
Clebar
Huguenin
Nicolet Watch
Rolex
Favre Leuba
Electra
Gruen
Seeland
Weldon
Excelsior
Van Cleef & Arpels
South Bend
Rapid
Winton
Buren
Olympia
Monte
Seth Thomas
Alpina
Hamilton
Kord
Evans
Nivada
Mt. Vernon
Helvetia
Blancpain
Normandie
Mappin
Juvenia
Butex
Daynite
WhiteStar
Carlton
Trebex
P. Garnier
Louis
Universal
Asprey
Standard
P. Buhre
Phillepe Watch Co.
Bulova
Helbros
Borel Boucheron
Wyler
Hever
Breitling
Rotary
Jardur
Continental
Delbana
Westend
Audax
Friedli
Louvig
Alton
Berg
Orvin
Fairfax
Ace Acro
Hampden
Parker
Fontainemelon
Lancel
Wig Wag
Angelus
Octo
Pabro
Orfina
Coronet
Lip
Ardath
Doxa
Hafis
Weltall
Frey
Tavannes
Bucherer
Grana
Perpetual Watch Co.
Roamer
Ofair
Kelbert
Imperial
Ollendorff
Glycine
Exactus
Tiffany
Pronto
Dunhill
Lucerne
Benson
Sigma
LIbela
Hermes
Gallet
Aramis
Nicewatch Co.
Unitas
Stowa
Ekegren
Kelek
Kelton
Ulysse Nardin
Hallmark
Invicta
Cyma
Harvel
Guinand
Sperina
Vulcain
A. Lange & Sohne
Dome
Didisheim
Rocail
Benrus
Cawford
Hilton
Altus
Croton
Lyceum
Shield
Golay
Watex
Ogival
Urania
Lucien Piccard
Alsta
Montbrilliant
Wakmann
Elgin
Rolls
Central
Enicar
Welsbro
Patek Philippe
Jaeger
Illinois
Faith
Tissot
Niton
Baylor
Touchon
Avalon
Frodsham
Wittnauer
Uhrenfabrik Glashutte
Harvard
Movado
Framont
Lorton
Certina
Rockford
Jules Jurgensen
Zenith
Haste
Dugena
Girard-Perregaux
Concord
Goering
Rulon
Beltone
Admes
Smith
Rima
Record
Americus
Driva
Ball
Duodial
Eloga
Gubelin
Zodiac
Aristo
Zentra
Breguet
Tornex-Rayville
Provita
Bueche-Girod
LePhare
Chopard
Schultz
Minerva
Tourneau
Felca
Moriva
Lavina
Omega
Regina
Sheffield
Opel
Cartier
Cortebert
Hayden
Orator
Verno
Mars
Lang Uhr
Mar Nicolet


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


Contact terry@watchrepair.cc 
Watch Repair Services

Watch Case Repair Services
For Wrist Watches
For Pocket Watches
Chronograph Repair Services
Mailing Instructions

Shipping Instructions
Contact WatchRepair.cc
Home
Everything Else

Meet the Watchmaker
How A Watch Works



Copyright Notice © 1999-2022 Terry Nelson
All rights RESERVED. All material on this Website, including text, photographs, graphics, code and or software, are protected by international copyright and trademark laws. Unauthorized use is not permitted. You may not copy, modify, republish, reproduce, post, distribute or transmit material on this Web Site, in any manner.
www.watchrepair.cc