I can service (COA - Clean, Oil, Adjust) most vintage mechanical
watches, including everything from a key wind Elgin pocketwatch to a Seiko Bellmatic
to a Landeron chronograph. I can replace parts (balance staffs,
mainsprings, hands, stems, crowns, etc.) on many watches, although parts availability
is always an issue with vintage watches. At your request, I can send out metal dials and
hands for refinishing. I have a huge inventory of crystals
for vintage watches and offer crystal fitting as a separate service. I can fit a crystal
in glass or plastic for just about any vintage wristwatch. I can also fit crystals for most
pocket watches (open face and hunting case) although I do not maintain an extensive
inventory of glass pocket watch crystals.
Movements And Brands Serviced/Repaired: Manual Wind, Automatic, Chronograph, Alarm & Quartz
American made pocket watches including American Waltham, Aurora, Ball, Columbus, Elgin,
Hamilton, Hampden, E. Howard, Illinois, Rockford, South Bend, Seth Thomas, United
States Watch Company and other American makes. I can also service most Swiss made
pocket watches (such as Gruen, Longines, Omega, and Zenith) although parts are
harder to find for older Swiss watches. A have also worked on English, French, and
Swiss cylinder escapement pocket watches.
American made wristwatches, including many common grades by Hamilton (735/747/748, 770, 980/982, 987, 995, etc.),
Elgin (532, 554, 557, 623, 8-0 Size, 3-0 Size, etc.), and Waltham (1900, 6-0 size, 750, etc.)
as well as Illinois and American made Bulovas and Gruens.
Many Swiss, German and Japanese brands, including A. Schild, Benrus, Bucherer, Bulova, Buren, Certina/KF, Cortebert, Croton,
Cyma-Tavannes, Doxa, Enicar, ESA, ETA, Eterna, Favre-Leuba, Felsa, Fleurier, Font, Girard-Perregaux, Gruen,
Helbros, International Watch Company (IWC), Jules-Jurgenson, Landeron chronographs, LeCoultre, Lemania, Longines,
Marvin, Mido, Movado, MST, Nivada-Grenchen, Omega, Oris, Peseux, Pierce chronographs, PUW, Rado, Record,
Revue, Rolex, Seiko (including chronographs), Tissot, Tudor, Unitas, Universal Geneve (especially Polerouter
micro-rotor automatics), Valjoux chronographs, Venus chronographs, Wittnauer, Wyler, Zenith, and Zodiac.
How long will it take?
I am employed full time in a different field and only do watch repair part time, but I
generally return watches sent for service in 10 to 14 days. I invest 2 to 3 hours in
every watch (more for chronographs) and it may take me a few days to acquire necessary
parts. If I am experiencing a high volume of work and anticipate a longer turnaround time,
I will advise you up front.
I look forward to hearing from you. Keep an eye
on the website for restored vintage watches periodically offered for sale.
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