No Chemicals Used - Really - None
This is photo of how it came in
I also don't wear a pretty white lab coat - I work for a living
This page will cover my restoration Projects and others when time allows.
The First project is a Rounding up / Topping tool in extremely bad shape
You should of seen it when it first came in - The big Swiss companies are not the only one with talented people
Anyways, I do not want to sound like I'm a snob or a bit arrogant, well, maybe, I'm. I earned that right through hard work , and some say you have to work under someone to make it in this business. Not so I'm self taught and proud of what I have done over the years.
I come from a long line of Designers - most all miltary and space, some people were born with a silver sppon, granted I had a Sliver spoon and a Silver hair brush when first born. I also was gifted with the talent to fix what other could not, blessed by the Lord. And I give thanks to God above everyday for it. That is the first part of my mornings, 7 days a week.
Anyways, many items long ago were made by hand, and by the light of candles. And I base my work, by doing things old school, I don't have high tech EQ - most of all my tooling is Antique, most of my Restorations are done by hand and NOT on a CNC or desk top, anyone can plug in a program and spit out watches -
Now you have a base line about this page - in time others will have their projects posted to this site and they have the same love for all things mechincal and their own views and beliefs. Pretty cool, how a simple item - such as a watch can bring millions of people together.
Enjoy -
The Project has started to remove old rust and patina
Removing rust by hand - Really - no grinder
Rounding up - Topping Tool Restoration
My shop has a clean room - the rest is a real work zone
It is a long process - you can see rust going a way
Tools - Brands And Companies - I Trust
Antique Restorations - Clock -Watch Repair
ACE Electric Train Co.
Alexander/AMRACO
All-Nation Lines
American Flyer
AMT/Auburn
American Models
Aristo-Craft
Arnold
Athearn
Atlas
Bachmann
Bassett-Lowke
Beggs
Biaggi/GEM
Bing
Bond's
Boucher
Bowman Models
Bowser Mfg.
George W. Brown
Jerry Brown Trains
KBN/Karl Bub
Buddy L
Buffalo Model Company
Georges Carette
Carlisle & Finch
Classic Model Corp.
Classic Model Trains
James Cohen
Crown Model Products
John A. Daniel Railways
Dapol
Darstaed
DeHanes Trains
Johann Distler
Ditmar
Doggenweiler
Doll et Cie.
Dorfan
Edobaud
Elettren
Elektoy
ETS
Exley
Fandor
Fleischmann
Red Forney Trains
Frank's Roundhouse
Fulgurex Precision Models
Jehu Garlick
General Models Corp.
General Trains Inc.
Glenn Toy Trains
Gold Standard Engineering
Hafner
HAG Model Railways
J. E. Harmon Mfg.
Hess
Hoge
Hornby
Howard
Issmayer
Icken Model Company
Ives
JAD Railway Line
Jep
Jouef
Joy Line
K-Line
Henry Katz & Co.
Kemtron/U.S. Hobbies Inc.
Knapp Electric
Kris
Kusan-Auburn
Lee Lines
Leeds Model Company
LGB
Liberty Lines
Life Like
Liliput
Lima
Lionel
Lobaugh
LR/Le Rapide Trains
Marescot Fournereau
Märklin
Marx
Pierre Maurer
McCoy
Millbro
Model Engineering Works
Moskobel
MTH
Newbraugh Brothers
Payá
Penn Line
Pittman
Ernst Plank
Pride Lines, Ltd.
Rich-Art
Rivarossi
Roberts' Lines
Robilt Trains
Roco
Rokal
Charles Rossignol CR
Scale-Craft
Schöenner
Schuco
Seki/Sakai
Smith & White
J. & E. Stevens
Stevens & Brown
Stevens Model Dockyard
Sunset Models/3rd Rail
Thomas Industries
Thorley Hoople
Tri-ang
Trix/Trix Express
Tyco/Mantua
Unique Art
USA Trains
U.S.T.T.C.
Varney
Varney & Sirus Trains
Vollon et Brun/VB
Voltamp
Walthers
Weaver
Weeden
Western Coil & Elec.
Wilkins
Williams
Wrenn
A
Accurist
ADINA Watches
Adriatica
Advolat
A.L.B Atelier Le Brézéguet
Alba
Alexandre Christie
American Waltham Watch Company
Andersen Geneve
Anonimo (watch)
anOrdain
Ansonia
Apple Inc.
Aquastar
Aragon
Armand Nicolet
Armani Exchange
Armitron
John Arnold
Hajime Asaoka
ASUAG
Audemars Piguet
Alpina
Ateliers deMonaco
B
Backes & Strauss
B-UHR
Bausele
Baume et Mercier
Ball Watch Company
Webb C. Ball
Bedat & Co
Beijing Watch Factory
Bell & Ross
Benetton Group
Benrus
BOLDR Supply Co
Jochen Benzinger
Binda Group
Blancpain
Blumarine
Ernest Borel
Bovet Fleurier
Edouard Bovet
Bozeman
Abraham-Louis Breguet
Breguet
Breil
Breitling
Bremont Watch Company
Gustav Bruemmer
Buccellati
Bulgari
Bulova
Carl F. Bucherer
Cartier SA
Casio
Cecil Purnell
Catorex
Century Time Gems Ltd
Certina
Chanel
Charles Jourdan
Charriol
Konstantin Chaykin
Chopard
Christian Jacques
Christopher Ward
Chronoswiss
Citizen
Ck Calvin Klein
Concord watch
Corum
Curtis Australia
Cyma Watches
Czapek & Cie
Damiani
Dan Henry Watches
Daniel Wellington
George Daniels
Edward John Dent
Dior
D. Dornblüth & Sohn
Doxa S.A.
Dreffa
Dubey Schaldenbrand
Roger Dubuis
Dueber-Hampden
E
Thomas Earnshaw
Ebel
Eberhard & Co.
Edox
Etienne Aigner
Elgin National Watch Company
Emporio Armani
Epos
Endura
Louis Erard
ETA SA
Esprit
Eterna
F
Fastrack
A. Favre & Fils
Carlo Ferrara
Festina
Favre-Leuba
Fendi
Fila
Fortis Uhren
Frédérique Constant
Fossil, Inc.
Folli Follie
Charles Frodsham
French Connection
Karsten Frässdorf
Fitbit
Franck Muller
G
Gallet & Co.
Garmin
Léon Gallet
Romain Gauthier
General Watch Co
Louis George
Giordano
Girard-Perregaux
Glashütte Original
Glycine Watch SA
George Graham
Greubel Forsey
Moritz Grossmann
Grovana Watch
Gruen Watch Co.
Guess Watches Co.
H
Halda Watch Company
Vianney Halter
Hamilton Watch Company
Hangzhou Watch Company
Hanhart
Hanowa
John Harrison
Hermès
HMT Limited
E. Howard & Co.
Huawei
Hublot
Hugo Boss
I
Ikepod
Illinois Watch Company
Ingersoll Watch Company
International Watch Company
Invicta Watch Group
J
Jaeger-LeCoultre
Pierre Jaquet-Droz
Georg Jensen
Jacob & Co
Jean Perret
F.P. Journe
Jowissa
Junghans
Jules Jurgensen
Jorg Gray
Jaipur Watch Company
K
Kienzle
Kudoke
Kurono Tokyo
Kikuchi Nakagawa
L
Lacoste
Laco Uhrenmanufaktur
Lancashire Watch Company
Lang & Heyne
A. Lange & Söhne
Jean Lassale
Leijona watch
Lemania
Levi Strauss & Co.
Lilienthal Berlin
Limit
Linde Werdelin
Lip
Peter Litherland
Locman
Longines
Louis Erard
Louis Moinet
Louis Vuitton
Luch
Luminox
M
Maitres du Temps
Manhattan Watch Company
Manistee Watch
Manufacture royale
Marc Ecko
Mathey-Tissot
Maurice Lacroix
MB&F
MeisterSinger
Melbourne Watch Company
Mido
Molnija
Ming
Mondaine
Louis Moinet
Montblanc
Montegrappa
Morellato Group
Moschino
H. Moser & Cie
Mossimo
Movado
Franck Muller
N
Newgate Watches
Nivada
Nixon Watches
Nomos Glashütte
Nostal
Nike Inc.
O
Oakley Watches
Ollech & Wajs
Omega SA
Orex
Orient
Oris
O bag
P
Panerai
Parmigiani Fleurier
Parnis Watches
Antoni Patek
Patek Philippe & Co.
Perrelet
Pequignet
Petrodvorets Watch Factory
Philip Zepter
Piaget SA
Pierre De Roche
Pitzmann Watches
Adrien Philippe
Philip Watch
Henry Pitkin
Pobeda (Russian: Победа, Victory)
Poljot
Polo Ralph Lauren
Prada
Pulsar
Polic
PRIM
R
Ritzy Group
Rado
Raketa (Russian: Ракета, Rocket)
David Ramsay
Razer Inc.
Raymond Weil
Regina
Reguladora
Ressence
Revue Thommen
Richard Mille
Roamer
Rodania
Rolex
Rostam
Romago
Ronda AG
Rotary Watches
Daniel Roth
S
Samsung Galaxy Watch
Sandoz watches
Schwarz Etienne
Sea-Gull
Sector
Seiko
Seiko Epson
Seiko Instruments
Seikosha
Sekonda
Shinola Detroit
Shanghai Watch Co.
Shoreham Watches
Sinn
SSIH (previous holding company, now integrated into Swatch Group)
Skagen Designs
Alexander Shorokhoff
Slava watches
Slow watch
Roger W. Smith
SMH (short for Société de Microélectronique et d'Horlogerie previous name of the company issued from the merger of ASUAG & SSIH, now Swatch Group)
Bruno Söhnle
Solvil et Titus
Speake-Marin
Squale
Star Watch Case Company
Stauer
Stepan Sarpaneva
Stowa
Andreas Strehler
Stührling
STUNIII
Suunto
Swatch Group
T
TAG Heuer
Technos
Seth Thomas
Thomas Tompion
Tianjin Sea-Gull
Tiffany & Co
Timex Group
Tissot
Titan Industries
Tommy Hilfiger
Tourneau
ToyWatch
Traska
Rashid Tsoroev
Tudor
Tutima
TW Steel
Titoni
Tusal
U
Ulysse Nardin
Universal Genève
Urwerk
V
Vacheron Constantin
Vacuum Chronometer Corporation
Valjoux
Versus (Versace)
Victorinox
Visconti
Vostok watches
W
Waltham International SA
Waltham Watch Company
Christopher Ward
Wenger
Westclox
WeWOOD
West End Watch Co
Wittnauer
Wyler
Joseph Windmills
Harry Winston
X
Xezo
Y
Yema (watch)
Z
Zenith
Zeno-Watch Basel
Zetner
Zodiac Watches
Zero West