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