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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.

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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:
Appleton watch Co.
Fitchburg Watch bo.
Benedict & Burham
Peoria Watch co
Cheshire Watch Co.
Otay Watch Co.
Waterbury
Aurora Watch Co.
D.D. PalmerRemont Watch Co.
American Waltham Watch Co.
Auburndale Watch Co.
E. Howard and Co.
Ball Watch Co.
Bannatyne Watch Co.
Washington Watch Co.
American Repeating Watch Co.
Hamilton Watch Co.
Jacob Custer
Luther Goddard
Seth Thomas Watch do.
Manhatten Watch Co.
U.S Watch Co.
Warren Manufacturing Co.
National Watch Co.
James & Henry Pitkin
E.F. Bowman
Western Watch Co.
Hampden Watch Co.
Rockford Watch Co.
Lancaster Watch Co.
Thomas Harland
Charles Fasoltd
Illinois Watch Co.
Mosart Watch Co.
Rock Island Watch Co.
American Waltham
Appleton, Tracy & Co.
Independent Watch Co.
Potter Albert Watch Co.
South Bend Watch Co.
Newark Watch Co.
J.P.Stevens Watch Co.
Wichita Watch Co.
U.S. Watch Co.
Adams & Perry Watch Co.
Non-Magnetic Watch Co.E. Ingraham
Watch Co.
Melrose Watch Co.
Boston Watch Co.
Trenton Watch do.
New England Watch Co.,
Columbus Watch Co.
B.D. Bingham
W.E. Harper
Cornell Watch Co
Ingersol
New York Watch Co.
Nashua Watch Co.
South Bend Watch Co.
George Reed
Freeport Watch Co.
Herman Vod der Heydt


WRISTWATCHES: We will consider for restoration any high grade manual wind, or automatic Swiss watch of 15 jewels or better of the following manufacture:
Central
Ultimor
Invicta
Marlys
Arbi
Kurth
Mars
Van Cleef & Arpels
Huguenin
Stowa
Monarch
Kelton
Duodial
Regina
Condal
Lusina
Charles Nicolet
Harwood
Hy. Moser & Cie
Ollendorff
Helbros
Angelus
Blancpain
Wig Wag
Hamilton
Alavente
Admes
Wyler
Orator
Frodsham
Daynite
Cornavin
Rembrant
Beltone
Perfine
Chopard
Lyceum
Mido
Rima
Borel Boucheron
Niton
Warwick
Wittnauer
Sheffield
Mimo
Tornex-Rayville
Hilton
National
Hermes
Crown
Eloga
Lemania
Arsa
Evans
Rulon
Aramis
Urania
Rado
Tavannes
Turler
Welsbro
Laco
WhiteStar
Jules Jurgensen
Titus
Golay
Germinal
Dugena
Electra
Friedli
Provita
Gallet
A. Lange & Sohne
Parker
Winton
Illinois
Ace Acro
Mar Nicolet
Trebex
Concord
Phillepe Watch Co.
Eberhard
Zodiac
Bovet
Uhrenfabrik Glashutte
Framont
Wakmann
Zentra
Benson
Certina
Patek Philippe
Lucerne
Glashutte
Alton
J.E. Watch Co.
Pabro
Girard-Perregaux
LePhare
Rolex
Lancel
International
Lucien Piccard
Seeland
Kingston
Bulova
Weldon
Boulevard
Haste
Dome
Olympia
Ball
Normandie
Semca
Sperina
Coronet
Hayden
Ulysse Nardin
Revue
Asprey
Louvig
Universal
Gruen
Leonidas
Eska
Orfina
Rapid
Excelsior
Felca
Timecraft
Rolls
Opel
Patria
Lip
Vacheron
Berg
Carlton
Nivada
Alpha
Sigma
Buren
Weltall
Ebel
Lang Uhr
Faith
Ekegren
Alpina
Montbrilliant
Rocail
Zenith
Baume & Mercier
Fontainemelon
Hampden
Nicewatch Co.
Avalon
Omega
Hafis
Yale
Vulcain
Guinand
Tourneau
Kelek
Americus
Touchon
Fairfax
Minerva
Ogival
Unitas
Emerson
Dunhill
Butex
LIbela
Seth Thomas
Rockford
Glycine
Cortebert
Hever
Bueche-Girod
Tiffany
Frey
Favre Leuba
Cartier
Exactus
Levrette
Lorton
South Bend
Autdrist
Watex
Bucherer
Corum
Kelbert
Henda
Audax
Rotary
Monte
Arctus
Longines
Pronto
P. Garnier
Imperial
Baylor
Eterna
Enicar
Altus
PiagetPreesent
Mt. Vernon
Gubelin
Helvetia
Audemars Piguet
Elgin
Shield
Ardath
Hebdomas
Movado
Lavina
Hydepark
Harvel
Standard
Record
Alsta
Tissot
Jardur
Geneve
LeCoultre
Olma
Cawford
Agassiz
Continental
Driva
Moriva
Juvenia
Harman
Mappin
Ofair
Kent
Louis
Orvin
Roxy
Delbana
Perpetual Watch Co.
Schultz
Breguet
Cyma
Aristo
Grana
Roamer
Verno
Smith
Doxa
Harvard
Goering
Hallmark
Clebar
Newmark
Westend
Octo
Nicolet Watch
P. Buhre
Benrus
Univer
Breitling
Jaeger
Kord
Croton
Didisheim
Garland


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


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