Brands That We Repair

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Flippers are gutting original combinations, scrappers are melting all the gold cases that they can find, eBay sellers intentionally mislead novices, auction houses sell to anyone with a credit card, and online databases offer an often-incorrect instant education to the masses. There are some things more important than money, and preserving history is one of them.

By buying the leftovers ruined by scrappers and flippers, an absurd new strategy of watch collecting has emerged, which is reassembling enough scattered parts to hopefully build a running timepiece. Our focus is on the few intact American watches that remain, so if yours is a quality example and on the following list there's a good chance that we can help you:

• Adams & Perry Watch Co - 1874 to 1876, a predecessor to the Hamilton Co
• American Waltham Watch Co - 1850 to 1958 with multiple name changes
• Appleton Watch Co - 1901 to 1903, the successor to the Cheshire Co
• Auburndale Watch Co - 1876 to 1883, maker of the Auburndale Rotary
• Aurora Watch Co - 1830 to 1890, absorbed into the Hamilton Co
• Ball Watch Co - 1891 to 1922, founded by Webster Clayton Ball
• Boston Watch Co - 1853 to 1857, one of the early incarnations of Waltham
• Cheshire Watch Co - 1883 to 1891, based on Waterbury's long-wind design
• Columbus Watch Co - 1874 to 1903, founded by Dietrich Gruen
• Cornell Watch Co - 1870 to 1875, Chicago-based successor to the Newark Co
• Dudley Watch Co - 1920 to 1925, using designs with Masonic symbols
• Elgin Watch Co - 1864 to 1966, produced over 50 million watches total
• Fredonia Watch Co - 1884 to 1885, the successor to the Independent Co of NY
• Hamilton Watch Co - 1892 to 1969, widely regarded as the accuracy standard
• Hampden Watch Co - 1877 to 1930, the first to offer a 23-jewel watch
• Howard, Davis & Dennison - 1850, founders of the American Waltham Co
• Howard Watch Co - 1863 to 1902, founded by clockmaker Edward Howard
• Illinois Watch Co - 1870 to 1927, formed by J C Adams as the Springfield Co
• Independent Watch Co - 1879 to 1884, the predecessor to the Fredonia Co
• Keystone Watch Co - 1886 to 1892, a predecessor to the Hamilton Co
• Lancaster Watch Co - 1877 to 1884, before changing their name to Keystone
• Marion Watch Co - 1872 to 1874, the re-organized United States Co
• Melrose Watch Co - 1866 to 1868, the successor to the Tremont Co
• Mozart Watch Co - 1864 to 1870, two versions, both started by the same man
• Nashua Watch Co - 1859 to 1862, a parallel spin-off from Waltham
• National Watch Co - 1864 to 1874, the Elgin Co before changing their name
• Newark Watch Co - 1863 to 1870, formed by Waltham worker Nap Sherwood
• New York Watch Co - 1867 to 1877, one incarnation of the Hampden Co
• New York Standard Co - 1885 to 1929, known for their worm-gear escapement
• Non-Magnetic Co - 1887 to 1910, made watches with Paillard's hairspring
• Otay Watch Co - 1889 to 1895, started as San Jose before selling to Osaka Co
• Peoria Watch Co - 1885 to 1895, made watches for the Non-Magnetic Co
• Philadelphia Watch Co - 1868 to 1886, founded by Eugene Paulus
• Rockford Watch Co - 1875 to 1915, marketed primarily to railroad personnel
• Seth Thomas Watch Co - 1885 to 1915, a clockmaker that produced watches
• Springfield Watch Co - 1870 to 1885, the predecessor to the Illinois Co
• South Bend Watch Co - 1903 to 1929, founded by auto maker Studebaker Bros
• Tremont Watch Co - 1864 to 1866, Aaron Dennison's company after Waltham
• United States Watch Co - 1864 to 1872, started by NY jewelers Giles and Wales
• US Watch of Waltham - 1885 to 1901, formed by patent-holder C Vander Woerd
• Waltham Watch Co - 1850 to 1958, founded by Howard, Davis & Dennison
• Warren Manufacturing - 1851 to 1853, a predecessor to American Waltham

If you would like us to consider restoring your pocket watch, then write us ... with photos.