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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:
Herman Vod der Heydt
South Bend Watch Co.
E.F. Bowman
National Watch Co.
Trenton Watch do.
Luther Goddard
Washington Watch Co.
Adams & Perry Watch Co.
Hampden Watch Co.
Rockford Watch Co.
Seth Thomas Watch do.
Hamilton Watch Co.
Columbus Watch Co.
Peoria Watch co
D.D. PalmerRemont Watch Co.
Newark Watch Co.
American Waltham
Appleton, Tracy & Co.
E. Howard and Co.
Illinois Watch Co.
Mosart Watch Co.
Warren Manufacturing Co.
Boston Watch Co.
Cheshire Watch Co.
Non-Magnetic Watch Co.E. Ingraham
Auburndale Watch Co.
B.D. Bingham
Thomas Harland
Appleton watch Co.
Potter Albert Watch Co.
Wichita Watch Co.
New York Watch Co.
South Bend Watch Co.
New England Watch Co.,
U.S Watch Co.
Lancaster Watch Co.
Melrose Watch Co.
Nashua Watch Co.
George Reed
Rock Island Watch Co.
Watch Co.
Bannatyne Watch Co.
Aurora Watch Co.
Benedict & Burham
J.P.Stevens Watch Co.
Manhatten Watch Co.
Ingersol
W.E. Harper
Waterbury
American Waltham Watch Co.
Freeport Watch Co.
Cornell Watch Co
Independent Watch Co.
Jacob Custer
Otay Watch Co.
Charles Fasoltd
American Repeating Watch Co.
Western Watch Co.
Ball Watch Co.
Fitchburg Watch bo.
U.S. 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:
Orator
Lusina
P. Buhre
Levrette
Lancel
Ekegren
Alpina
Goering
LePhare
Emerson
Hy. Moser & Cie
Omega
Americus
Buren
Driva
Elgin
Titus
Rapid
Frodsham
Rima
Butex
Laco
Monte
Haste
Wakmann
International
Weltall
Opel
Perpetual Watch Co.
Baylor
Coronet
Juvenia
Ogival
Framont
Benrus
Charles Nicolet
Van Cleef & Arpels
Hallmark
Hever
Alpha
Tavannes
Pabro
Patek Philippe
Hamilton
Orvin
Certina
Westend
Hilton
Bovet
Vacheron
Germinal
Regina
Harman
Clebar
Breitling
Gallet
Provita
Tiffany
Ofair
Blancpain
Fontainemelon
Exactus
Arbi
Daynite
Patria
Doxa
Fairfax
Friedli
Rolex
Eberhard
Carlton
Hydepark
Breguet
Sperina
Invicta
Boulevard
Arsa
Bulova
South Bend
Central
Corum
Eloga
Mar Nicolet
Wittnauer
A. Lange & Sohne
Crown
Tourneau
Newmark
Semca
Jardur
Audax
Cortebert
Nicolet Watch
Nivada
Jules Jurgensen
Minerva
Mido
Glycine
Dunhill
Hampden
Gruen
Ollendorff
Nicewatch Co.
Continental
Concord
Welsbro
Seth Thomas
Perfine
Delbana
Lucien Piccard
Alavente
Faith
Rockford
Gubelin
Berg
Huguenin
Sigma
Smith
Marlys
Autdrist
Alton
Kingston
Leonidas
Duodial
Kelton
Revue
J.E. Watch Co.
Avalon
Tissot
Turler
Glashutte
Rado
Louvig
Watex
Olma
Ulysse Nardin
Angelus
Olympia
Niton
Phillepe Watch Co.
Chopard
Weldon
Bucherer
Trebex
Kelbert
Monarch
Kord
Golay
Ebel
Dugena
Kurth
Lorton
Cartier
Girard-Perregaux
Favre Leuba
Louis
Sheffield
Audemars Piguet
Harwood
Eterna
Alsta
Verno
Ace Acro
Parker
Mappin
Ultimor
Shield
Mars
Kent
Eska
Yale
Geneve
Schultz
Seeland
Jaeger
Evans
Arctus
Asprey
Enicar
Guinand
Helbros
Cawford
Lip
Croton
Record
Harvard
Rembrant
LeCoultre
Standard
Moriva
Electra
PiagetPreesent
Pronto
Orfina
Hafis
P. Garnier
Octo
Lucerne
Ardath
Mimo
Lyceum
Frey
Montbrilliant
Excelsior
Hermes
Admes
Didisheim
LIbela
Normandie
Hebdomas
Hayden
Cornavin
Zodiac
National
Bueche-Girod
Rulon
Warwick
Unitas
Altus
Urania
Uhrenfabrik Glashutte
Movado
Universal
Timecraft
Roamer
Rocail
Lemania
Roxy
Rotary
Tornex-Rayville
Lang Uhr
WhiteStar
Touchon
Garland
Imperial
Wig Wag
Felca
Benson
Agassiz
Beltone
Helvetia
Harvel
Zenith
Dome
Kelek
Mt. Vernon
Zentra
Rolls
Baume & Mercier
Cyma
Grana
Stowa
Univer
Condal
Vulcain
Aramis
Ball
Longines
Winton
Borel Boucheron
Illinois
Henda
Lavina
Wyler
Aristo


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


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