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