Accepted Brands

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 novices, beginners watch a few YouTube videos before tinkering with their sometimes-rare pieces, and online databases offer an often-incorrect instant education to the masses. 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 the following lists we can probably help you:

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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