Gents, I recently inherited a few watches from the 30's to 50's (a Bulova, Croton Nivada, and another) that could use a clean up and refurb. All of the watches seem to run. I've looked for local jewelers to do it, but was underwhelmed by the options. Inspired by johnniegold's shoe restore thread, can anyone suggest reputable watch restorers?
Watch Restoration and Refurbishment
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I need my B&B watch worked on as well, it feels funny when I wind it. There is a real good one here in KC Bob, I will buy you lunch.
Having a watch properly serviced is not cheap, so servicing an old watch that was either nothing special in its day (and still not worth much $), or does not have special meaning to you is generally not worth it. I have about a dozen mechanical watches of various vintages, and I spend about $800 annually to keep them serviced on a rotational basis.
+1 with Krusty........You could have a $40.00 BULOVA (1950 price) and they will have to completely disassemble the watch,clean all parts,replace
parts,lubricate said parts and reassemble the watch. Can get expensive...Good luck..
parts,lubricate said parts and reassemble the watch. Can get expensive...Good luck..
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