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