Restoration

Exclusively working with mechanical timepieces made before 1960, the Struthers can make new parts by hand for obsolete components and pride themselves in being able to service wrist and pocket watches turned away by other watchmakers.

Exclusively working with mechanical timepieces made before 1960, the Struthers can make new parts by hand for obsolete components and pride themselves in being able to service wrist and pocket watches turned away by other watchmakers. Restoration tends to cover watches that have suffered water ingress, have been dropped, or have been damaged by previous poor repair work. This sympathetic and time consuming process can require from a few day’s work to several weeks of restoration to bring each timepiece back to working order.

Vintage Universal Geneve

The stainless steel bezel of this 1940s triple calendar Universal Geneve wristwatch with moon phase indication had unfortunately been lost leaving the watch in need of restoration

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Smiths dash clock

Dash clocks, by their nature take quite a beating so this 1930s Smiths 8-day clock for an Alvis Speed 20 needed a deep clean, rust removal and restoration work

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Restoration costs:

Our base charges which include VAT are as follows:

For restorations, guaranteed quotation with detailed illustrated report of work required (by physical examination only, deducted from the total if proceeded) 

£150

Manual wind wristwatch restoration 

£540

Automatic wristwatch restoration 

£600

Chronograph wristwatch restoration  

£660

Antique pocket watch restoration (including English lever, fusee, chronometers et cetera.) 

£620

Vintage and antique complications 

Price on application

They have completely rebuilt the watch, replaced a cracked jewel, sent me photos of the work as it progressed and returned it with a 12-month guarantee. They are the most delightful, helpful people to deal with.
Mr S, UK
Vintage Rolex owner

They sourced a perfect period replacement minute hand for me, and re-gilded and polished both it and the original hour hand. Craig even touched up some of the detail on the dial, too – an incredible fiddly and precise task which has been done to perfection.

I highly recommend their services!
Mr D, USA
Vintage pocket watch owner

I was struggling to find someone able to restore my late grandmother’s fob watch when I found the Struthers. They made the impossible possible! I never thought the watch would run again and I am very grateful for their services.
Mrs O, UK
Antique fob watch owner