Pricing
Investment starting at $49
Repair Time
Varies Per Service After Approval
SERVICES
Movement Overhauls, Crystals, & More
Specialty
Swiss-Standard & Vintage Sourcing
Certified Vintage Watch Restoration & Movement Overhauls
Expert restoration for heirloom vintage timepieces, including Omega, Bulova, Universal Genève, LeCoultre, and more. Our secure nationwide mail-in service pairs traditional horological craftsmanship with modern cleanroom standards.
VINTAGE Watch Repair Pricing & Expert Services
Movement Servicing
& Replacement
Starting at $199
Dial
Refinishing
Starting at $249
Band & Bracelet
Repair
Starting at $49
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Swiss-Certified Watch Repair Experts
Certifications & Industry Associations
Our master watchmakers bring Swiss-trained expertise to every vintage watch restoration, combining period-correct craftsmanship with modern precision. By maintaining elite horological certifications and specialized restoration techniques, we ensure that reviving your rare or heirloom timepiece is executed with the historical reverence and mechanical care required for the world’s finest legacy watches.
Secure Nationwide Mail-In Watch Repair
How Our Process Works
Inside our dedicated Watch Restoration Center, master watchmakers utilize period-correct techniques, microscopic diagnostics, and sterile cleanroom environments to restore historic timepieces. Whether reviving a rare vintage chronograph or a family heirloom, we handle every watch with the utmost horological precision and reverence.
1 – Place a Request
2 – Send Your Item In
3 – Receive a Quote
4 – We Restore Your Item
5 – Receive Your Restored Item
Premier Craftsmanship for Every Vintage Watch
From Maintenance to Restoration
Preserving a legacy timepiece is much like restoring a classic automobile—routine upkeep prevents mechanical degradation, while specialized horological restoration revives obsolete calibers and aged components. Whether executing a period-correct crystal fitting or a complete movement overhaul, our master watchmakers deliver Swiss-trained precision to safeguard your watch’s historical integrity, mechanical reliability, and enduring value.
Dial Refinishing Services
by Kirk Rich Dial Co.
Restoring the face of an antique or legacy timepiece requires rare, specialized hand-craftsmanship that goes beyond standard movement servicing. Through our dedicated partnership with Kirk Rich Dial Co.—the premier name in horological dial restoration since 1926—we offer museum-quality dial refinishing that preserves period-correct typography, hand-applied indices, and authentic vintage textures. From patinated Art Deco dials to faded mid-century sunburst finishes, their artisans meticulously renew your watch’s visual aesthetic while respecting its historical integrity.
To learn more about how period-accurate pad printing, enamel work, and marker re-luming revive historic watch faces, explore our detailed guide, “What is Dial Refinishing?“
State-of-the-Art
Watch Repair Service Center
Inside our specialized Watch Repair Service Center, movement overhauls and delicate casing procedures take place within ISO 7 and ISO 8 cleanroom environments engineered to eliminate airborne particulate contamination. Unsealing a watch case outside a filtered atmosphere risks introducing invisible dust and ambient humidity into sensitive gear trains and escapements. Our pressurized air-filtration systems guarantee that internal calibers remain completely sterile throughout assembly.
Complementing our cleanroom infrastructure, our horological labs feature electronic testing equipment that measures amplitude, beat error, and multi-positional rate deviation. Combined with caliber-specific synthetic lubricants applied at microscopic friction points, our facility provides the exact atmospheric and mechanical conditions necessary to restore optimal power delivery and factory-grade timekeeping performance.
Vintage or Specialized
Movement Services
Restoring obsolete or legacy timepieces presents mechanical challenges that simple component swapping cannot solve. Over time, original movement parts become discontinued, requiring watchmakers to rely on specialized restoration techniques—such as micro-machining balance staffs, re-pivoting worn arbors, or sourcing hard-to-find components through global horological archives.
From hand-wound vintage calibers to complex multi-function complications, our technicians possess the technical mastery needed to return historic timepieces to reliable working order. To learn more about our specialized processes, visit our Vintage Watch Movement Services page, or feel free to Contact Us to discuss your specific restoration requirements.
Cracked Crystals
Affecting Movements
A fractured or shattered crystal poses a severe, hidden threat to a timepiece’s internal mechanics beyond obvious surface damage. When glass, acrylic, or synthetic sapphire breaks, micro-shards easily migrate past the dial edge and enter the gear train, wedging between gear teeth and scoring polished wheel pivots. Simply fitting a replacement crystal without inspecting the underlying movement leaves sharp debris free to jam balance assemblies and cause irreversible mechanical friction.
Our watchmakers combine precise crystal installation—spanning custom-cut acrylics, mineral glass, and scratch-resistant anti-reflective sapphire—with thorough movement diagnostics to purge foreign debris and safeguard long-term accuracy. To learn more about our casing and crystal restoration processes, explore our Watch Crystal Replacement Services page.
Comprehensive Vintage Watch Restoration & Sourcing
Restoring a legacy timepiece requires specialized care to preserve both its mechanical performance and historical value. Our master watchmakers provide full-spectrum restoration—from movement overhauls and part repair to dial refinishing, crystal restoration, case polishing, water-resistance testing, and 48-to-72-hour accuracy monitoring.
Leveraging an extensive industry network, our sourcing team secures authentic components for major vintage brands, including Omega, Cartier, Breitling, Seiko, and Citizen. While sourcing rare or discontinued parts can extend initial timelines, our watchmakers complete reassembly and final testing within one week of receiving your components to ensure your timepiece is returned to peak operational condition.
Examples of Our Expert Watch Repairs
By the Craftsmen of My Jewelry Repair
Secure Nationwide Vintage Watch Repair
Delivered to Your Door
Experience the convenience of professional, mail-in vintage watch restoration without ever leaving home. At My Jewelry Repair, our Certified Watchmakers provide comprehensive diagnostics and precision restoration in our world-class facilities. Enjoy peace of mind with our flexible, fully protected mailing process, which includes free standard shipping* and a variety of insured plans to safeguard your valuables.
* Please note: Partnered Stores/Manufacturers may set their own shipping and insurance requirements.
Have Vintage Watch Repair Questions?
Restoring an antique or vintage timepiece depends on the caliber’s mechanical condition, complications, dial state, and the availability of original components. While basic case refinishing or periodic timing regulation carries lower baseline costs, a full mechanical caliber overhaul or hand-executed dial restoration varies based on required micro-machining or obsolete parts sourcing.
Review our standard baseline rates below:
Watch Repair Pricing
Pricing chart for costs associated with some common watch repair services. Pricing may vary for certain brands, luxury and/or vintage watches.| Service | Starting Price |
|---|---|
| Battery Service (Includes Replacements & Pressure Test) | $49 |
| Band/Link Repair | $49 |
| Crystal Replacement | $59 |
| Stem & Crown | $59 |
| Quartz Movement Service (Standard) | $199 |
| Automatic Movement Servicing (Standard) | $299 |
| See Full: Pricing List |
Every vintage restoration includes a complete mechanical diagnostic, ultrasonic bath cleaning of movement plates, fresh seals, multi-positional accuracy calibration, and thorough observation testing prior to return.
Insured Chain of Custody for Irreplaceable Heirlooms
Shipping a sentimental family heirloom or rare collector timepiece requires specialized logistics and total transparency. Our secure mail-in platform provides fully insured, prepaid shipping labels designed to safeguard high-value timepieces. Upon arrival at our central facilities, your watch enters a heavily monitored, sterile environment where master watchmakers conduct a non-invasive physical and mechanical inspection.
You will receive an itemized digital quote outlining recommended caliber repairs, dial preservation options, and parts timelines before any work commences.
Decades of operation—or long periods of improper storage—introduce subtle mechanical degradation inside vintage timepieces. Upon receipt, our certified master watchmakers execute a thorough horological diagnostic to pinpoint operational failures.
Common Vintage Mechanical Issues We Diagnose:
- Congealed Oils & Friction: Hardened legacy lubricants clogging gear train pivots and wheel teeth.
- Mainspring Set & Fatigue: Lost spring tension resulting in diminished power reserve and sudden stopping.
- Hairspring Distortion & Magnetization: Coils sticking together due to magnetic fields or balance wheel corrosion, causing severe gain or loss of time.
- Gasket Crystallization: Dried, brittle rubber or lead seals breaking down and allowing humidity to oxidize steel plates and hands.
- Worn Arbor Pivots: Loose jewel sockets or scored arbors preventing smooth power transfer through the wheel train.
Following inspection, we provide a clear, itemized quote prioritizing essential mechanical repairs alongside optional aesthetic restorations.
Specialized Horological Archives vs. Retail Counter Limitations
Finding a local storefront capable of servicing discontinued, antique, or complex mechanical timepieces is increasingly difficult. General jewelry shops often lack access to obsolete parts archives, specialized pivot-burnishing tools, or cleanroom environments necessary to prevent environmental contamination during casing. Furthermore, inexperienced shops may force incorrect aftermarket parts into rare calibers, permanently lowering collector value.
Master Watchmaking & Micro-Machining Capabilities
Our centralized restoration laboratories employ Swiss-certified master watchmakers skilled in traditional micro-machining, re-pivoting worn arbors, and period-correct refinishing. Through direct partnerships with factory archives and premier vintage specialists, your heirloom receives museum-quality restoration without geographical limitations.
Dedicated Restoration for Discontinued & Unsupported Calibers
Most luxury watch manufacturers enforce strict service limits, refusing to repair timepieces over 20 to 30 years old once original factory parts stock is exhausted. Rather than turning away discontinued heirlooms, our facility specializes in out-of-warranty, antique, and obsolete horological restoration.
Our Vintage Service Guarantee Includes:
- Period-correct component sourcing or custom micro-machining for unavailable parts.
- Gentle preservation of original hands, patinated dials, and historic case geometries.
- Comprehensive multi-positional timing adjustments and power reserve verification.
- A dedicated repair warranty covering mechanical workmanship and operational reliability.
Initial diagnostics and itemized digital estimates are provided within 24 to 72 hours of arrival at our facility. Standard mechanical overhauls using in-stock or readily available vintage parts typically take 2 to 4 weeks, which includes a mandatory 48-to-72-hour timing observation and power reserve test on mechanical rotators.
Restorations requiring rare component sourcing through global horological archives, custom balance staff turning, or handcrafted dial refinishing through our partners may extend the turnaround window. Visit our Standard Repair Timelines page for detailed service estimates.
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World-Class Horology, Accessible Anywhere
Preserving an antique or legacy timepiece requires rare micro-machining capabilities, obsolete parts sourcing, and period-correct horological craftsmanship. Rather than risking a cherished family heirloom at a retail counter ill-equipped for discontinued calibers, collectors and estate owners nationwide rely on My Jewelry Repair. We bridge the gap between seamless mail-in logistics and elite vintage restoration. Operating nationwide, our secure transport network delivers your historic hand-wound, automatic, or early quartz watch directly to Swiss-certified master watchmakers, ensuring museum-quality heritage care regardless of your zip code.
Serving All 50 States
from Coast to Coast
Entrusting an irreplaceable family heirloom or rare collector’s timepiece to transit demands total peace of mind. We have established a specialized, fully insured logistics framework covering all fifty states, maintaining an unbroken chain of custody from the moment your package leaves your hands. Whether you are sending an antique pocket watch from a rural community or a mid-century chronograph from a major city, our dual-coast facilities provide equal access to master horologists and specialized vintage parts archives, no matter your location.
Why Choose Mail-In
Over a Local Watchmaker?
Local retail jewelry counters rarely possess the specialized horological tooling or sterile atmospheric controls required to safely unseal and overhaul an antique timepiece. Exposing decades-old mechanical calibers or delicate patinated dials to ambient shop dust and room humidity can accelerate gear train friction and compromise fragile movement components. At our dedicated restoration centers, Swiss-trained master watchmakers execute complete caliber restorations inside filtered ISO cleanrooms. While local generalists often force generic aftermarket parts into rare movements—permanently degrading a watch’s historic integrity and resale value—we source authentic period-correct components and recalibrate every movement to strict horological performance standards.