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, & […]
Before & After #108
On this edition of the Before & After, we have a vintage bulova timepiece from the 1950’s that came to us with pieces detached and loose. The case back in particular had corrosion and was not salvageable. For this repair we had to: -Source rare parts (vintage mainspring and case back) -Engrave new case back […]
Before & After #107
On this edition of the Before & After, we have a gold wedding band that accidentally went down the garbage disposal, and required a lot of work to get it back to shape. For this repair we had to: -Reshape the ring -Carefully remove each dent -Perform a professional clean and polish Then it’s good […]