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