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


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


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