Keep your timepiece ticking like clockwork with this guide on watch repair. *NOTE: In this blog, we’ll be discussing the functionality of mechanical watches and automatic watches — those powered by winding, as opposed to quartz watches, which run by battery power.* Having trouble with your mechanical or automatic watch? With a machine so intricately […]
Jewelry Highlights from the Met Gala 2019
Met Gala 2019 – Jewelry Made a Splash With the Met Gala being the biggest event on the Fashion Calendar, and the attending fee being $30,000 per person (NO BIG DEAL!), there’s bound to be some Jaw-Dropping Jewels on the Pink Carpet. Now that we’ve had time to pick our Jaws up off the floor, […]
Before & After #112
On this edition of the Before & After, we have a pearl necklace that was broken, terribly filthy and knotted in between pearls, and required a professional cleaning and restringing. For this repair we had to: -Provide new french wires -Restring the necklace with silk -Refinish the clasp It is then all wrapped up a […]
Before & After #111
On this edition of the Before & After, we have a vintage Bulova ladies timepiece that required a full restoration. This watch had a broken band, scratched case, chipped crystal, nonfunctional movement, and a severely tarnished dial. For this repair we had to: -Source very rare vintage parts (mainspring, balance complete, pallet fork, band springs) […]
Before & After #110
On this edition of the Before & After, we have a silver ring with a red gemstone that had its shank completely broken off. For this repair we had to add a full shank, and reset the stone into its prong setting. It is then all wrapped up with our complimentary clean and polish and […]
Before & After #109
On this edition of the Before & After, we have a vintage Jules Jurgensen 19 jewel manual wind timepiece. This watch had a cracked crystal, tarnished dial and hands, scratched case and clasp, and worn internal parts throughout the movement. For this repair we had to: -Source rare parts (mainspring, balance staff, escape wheel, & […]