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