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