Accepted Brands
A century of indifferent maintenance, dust and fibers, broken parts and botched fixes all take their toll on your vintage timepiece.
We are a watch repair shop, offering services that others don't, and go beyond simply fixing them - we'll restore yours back to original factory specs with all of its parts matching and correct.
Our Focus
Original or Exceptional Watches
Flippers are greedily parting out centuries-old original combinations, scrappers are melting all the gold cases that they can find, eBay sellers intentionally mislead buyers, novices watch a few YouTube videos before tinkering with their sometimes-rare watches, and online databases offer an often-incorrect instant education to the masses, so please take the time to learn about your piece as to value, rarity and condition.
Meanwhile, our focus is on the preservation and restoration of the few original and exceptional pocket watches that remain, so if yours is a quality example and on either of the following lists we can probably help you. All fusees are considered on an individual basis.
American Brands
- Adams & Perry Watch Co - Hamilton predecessor
- American Waltham Watch Co - first factory watches
- Appleton Watch Co - successor of the Cheshire Co
- Auburndale Watch Co - maker of the rotary design
- Aurora Watch Co - absorbed into the Hamilton Co
- Ball Watch Co - founded by Webster Clayton Ball
- Boston Watch Co - early Waltham incarnation
- Cheshire Watch Co - based on Waterbury designs
- Columbus Watch Co - founded by Dietrich Gruen
- Cornell Watch Co - successor of the Newark Co
- Dudley Watch Co - designs with Masonic symbols
- Elgin Watch Co - produced over 50 million watches
- Fredonia Watch Co - successor of the Independent Co
- Hamilton Watch Co - regarded as the accuracy standard
- Hampden Watch Co - first to offer a 23-jewel watch
- Howard, Davis & Dennison - founders of Waltham Co
- Howard Watch Co - founded by Edward Howard
- Illinois Watch Co - successor of the Springfield Co
- Independent Watch Co - predecessor of the Fredonia Co
- Keystone Watch Co - predecessor of the Hamilton Co
- Lancaster Watch Co - Keystone Co predecessor
- Marion Watch Co - re-organized United States Co
- Melrose Watch Co - successor of the Tremont Co
- Mozart Watch Co - two versions started by Don Mozart
- Nashua Watch Co - parallel spin-off from Waltham
- National Watch Co - Elgin before changing their name
- Newark Watch Co - founded by Nap Sherwood
- New York Watch Co - predecessor of the Hampden Co
- NY Standard Co - worm-gear escapement
- Non-Magnetic Co - watches with Paillard's hairspring
- Otay Watch Co - successor of the San Jose Co
- Peoria Watch Co - made watches for Non-Magnetic Co
- Philadelphia Watch Co - founded by Eugene Paulus
- Rockford Watch Co - marketed to railroad personnel
- Seth Thomas Watch Co - New England clockmaker
- Springfield Watch Co - predecessor of the Illinois Co
- South Bend Watch Co - formed by Studebaker Bros
- Tremont Watch Co - founded by Aaron Dennison
- United States Co - started by NY jewelers Giles and Wales
- US Watch of Waltham - a spin-off from Waltham
- Waltham Watch Co - founders Howard, Davis & Dennison
- Warren Manufacturing - Waltham predecessor
European Brands
This is not a complete list, but any interesting and well-made piece will be considered. Parts for any non-domestic brand are naturally difficult to find, so only high-grade pocket watches in exceptional condition will be accepted.
- Agassiz - predecessor of Longines
- Audemars Piguet - high-grade Swiss maker
- Borel & Courvoisier
- Bulova - founded by Joseph Bulova
- Cartier
- Dent - English firm that made Big Ben
- Frodsham - London father and son team
- Girard Perregaux - Swiss maker of tourbillons
- Gruen - Begun by Columbus founder Dietrich Gruen
- Hebdomas - maker of 8-day models
- Huguenin - Swiss brand purchased by Hamilton
- International - American company in Switzerland
- Jules Jurgensen - Early family-owned Swiss brand
- A Lange & Sohne - German factory destroyed in WWII
- Le Coultre & Co
- Lepine - founded by Jean-Antoine L'Epine
- Longines - Swiss company still in business today
- H Moser & Cie
- Ulysse Nardin
- Non-Magnetic Co - Swiss half of the American firm
- Omega - founded in 1848 and still in business
- Patek Phillipe - high-grade Swiss watchmaking duo
- Potter - New York watchmaker who moved to Geneva
- Roskopf
- Tissot
- Tobias, M I & Co - London family company
- Vacheron & Constantin - oldest Swiss firm, in 1775
- Zenith
If you'd like us to consider restoring your pocket watch, then write us with photos.
Things We Don't Repair
- We do not accept low-grade un-jeweled pieces with paper dials that were riveted together and can't be disassembled, such as Ingersoll or Westclox dollar watches.
- We do NOT repair wristwatches of any kind. Too much dead skin and dried sweat.
- We do not repair most clocks, although we have worked on ones small enough to ship safely. The skill set is much the same for clocks but requires larger tooling, bigger ultrasonic cleaning tanks, and specific clamps to hold the movement during service, so we will usually recommend someone who specializes in them.
- We also do not work on music boxes, sewing machines, electric clocks, antique firearms, battery-powered quartz watches, jewelry, or marine components.
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