A phrase we often hear is “my watch has kept going for years and I’ve never had it serviced”. If this is the case, why should a watch be serviced? We’ll concentrate on mechanical watches in this instance, as servicing is a little different when it comes to the majority of quartz watches. It’s important…
Continue readingPressure Test
If you use your watch in or around water we recommend having it checked regularly for water resistance. Our suggestion is to have it checked every 12 months. It’s necessary to do this because water resistance is not a permanent characteristic of a watch. In order to be water resistant, watches use various different types…
Continue readingVintage Pocket Watch Restoration
A lot of the work we undertake involves bringing our customers very sentimental timepieces back to life. Today society is at times geared towards throw away and replace, we try to encourage something a little different. What we are offering is a specialist service to breath life back into lifeless timepieces, that have sometimes been…
Continue readingA week in the life of our workshop
We are all too aware of the challenges facing the world at this time. Our postal watch repair business, though, remains fully operational. This part of our business operates in such a way that there is no face-to-face requirement to meet with customers. This does not mean that our customers receive any less than they…
Continue readingOn-site watch repair service
Due to the ongoing success of our watch repair service, we are delighted to announce that we have an on-site repair workshop at our Lewes showroom. Dan has been trained in watch repair and is currently undertaking further training with the BHI (British Horological Institute) to become further qualified. Dan at work in our Lewes…
Continue readingRolex Bracelet- Here’s to another 35 years!
Recently we were asked by our customer to carry out a Rolex bracelet repair. They asked ” Is there anything you can do to save my gold Rolex watch bracelet?” It came into our Lewes workshop in a pretty poor condition, it had clearly been well loved over the past 35 years. This is great,…
Continue readingBackwind Gold Omega
We recently repaired this interesting gold Omega watch. As you can see from the picture, this timepiece does not have the conventional crown (winder) located in the 3 o’clock position. Hand setting and winding is instead done using a winder located on the reverse of the watch. Hence such timepieces are known as “backwinders”.The movement…
Continue readingThe rise and rise of the pocket watch
We live in unprecedented times. AI, automation and a whole host of other globally significant advancements have changed the world in countless ways in the past two decades. The internet has transformed virtually every aspect of our lives. Mobile phones are a necessity and social media is hugely influential. We are witnessing the development of…
Continue readingGold Trusted Service Feefo Award 2019
Award winning watch repair service. We are delighted to announce that for the 4th year running, we have been awarded the coveted 2019 Feefo Gold Trusted Service Award. This is achieved by providing consistently excellent customer service. So by looking at the great feedback we received via our Feefo reviews, we seem to be getting…
Continue readingVintage Rolex Watch Repair- Heirloom Restored
It was the end of another busy week for us repairing watches. A customer called us to ask about the possibility of helping them with their watch. The vintage Rolex timepiece had suffered severe water damage. The water had made its way into the mechanical mechanism, and then sadly caused damage to the dial as…
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