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


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


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


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