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