RESTORATIONS, REPAIRS & SERVICING

RESTORATIONS, REPAIRS AND SERVICING

I have comprehensive workshop facilities and I am able to offer a wide range of

restoration, repair and servicing for military watches.

RESTORATIONS, REPAIRS AND SERVICING

I regularly restore, repair and service vintage military timepieces for customers within the UK and from across the world. Over the years I have rescued many rare watches that were thought to have been beyond repair.

I specialise in timepieces used by the German Armed Forces during WW2, such as the Luftwaffe chronographs from Hanhart and Glashutte/Tutima. Also, the large 55mm B-Uhr watches from IWC, Stowa, Lange, Wempe and Laco.

Work is always carried out in sympathy to the age and patina of the watch and in accordance with a plan of work agreed with the customer.

I have excellent workshop facilities and many contacts for specialist services if required.

I treat all my customers timepieces as if they are my own and I always aim to meet my customers' requirements in full and to a high standard.

All work done is guaranteed for 12 months (parts and labour + postage) assuming usage is in sympathy with the age and design of the watch.

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WW2 Cal.40 Hanhart watch movement
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WW2 Cal.40 Hanhart watch movement

My specialist areas

I specialise in German armed forces timepieces from WW2, such as the Luftwaffe chronographs from Hanhart and Glashutte/Tutima, and the large B-Uhr watches from IWC, Stowa, Lange, Wempe, and Laco.

Please contact me for a chat about any specific projects you may have.

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MY WORKSHOP EQUIPMENT

I have a comprehensive range of workshop equipment that I have sourced over many years, and I regularly manufacture and modify parts for watches that are otherwise impossible to obtain.

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My Lorch Junior and Lorch KD50 and LAS lathes. They are all over 50 years old but still very accurate and capable of producing excellent results.
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Lorch accessories for my lathes
John Stevens milling / drilling machine
John is a superb engineer and makes wonderful machines in the UK
My workshop bench where I spend many happy hours!
Cleaning machine from the 1960's - still working well!
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RESTORATIONS

Take a look at my latest restorations and find out more about the process of restoring vintage timepieces to their former glory.

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WW2 Glashutte Tutima Chronograph No.209294 - full restoration:

by PAR003_OE • 16 May, 2022

WW2 Glashutte Tutima Urofa 59 Pilots Watch No. 209294- Full Restoration :- This is a watch that I recently restored for a customer. As you can see from the 'before' pics below the watch pushers were missing. Also the balance hairspring had been pulled out of shape. The watch had been used a lot and the bezel was partly worn away !

WW2 Hanhart single pusher Cal.40 wristwatch No. 105XXX - full restoration:

by PAR003_OE • 08 Mar, 2022

Restoration of this watch was quite a challenge - as you can see the pusher tube was severely damaged and needed to be replaced. There were many parts that were either completely missing or worn out.