How to repair pocket watch

What is a pocket watch? How do you balance a pocket watch? How much does a pocket watch cost? It is important to have all your tools ready before you start repairing your fob watch.

Once you open the fob watch face, you’ll notice what is called the pallet lever. Winding Wheel Irregularities.

Nobody can give an answer on this. Since it is not not an expensive watch, it may cheaper to buy another one. Call a watch repair, by you. I collect clocks, and I know I can clean an old clock in a few hours for almost nothing in materials.

A positional error is one of the most common problems with pocket watches. The pallet lever is what controls the balance wheel by first holding, and then releasing, it. Deliver a few puffs of air to the balance wheel using the watch blower.

Examine the motion of the balance wheel.

This is how to take it apart for repairs or fix. The case is then cleaned using ultrasonic cleaners. The movement is then installed into the case at which time we make the final inspection of your watch.

A watchmaker will be able to diagnose and correct the problem. If you find that there is a slight resistance when winding and the watch quietly clicks or pops every so often, seemingly releasing the slight tension, the mainspring is likely broken and will need to be replaced. Watch Repair Channel.

You can try your local jeweler, but most pocket watches will require a more advanced level of skill and they may end up just sending away for you. Actually this is a mis-conception and is not at all the case. For some reason the watch has stopped running. The owner then winds the watch believing this is all that is.

If you have a metal dial on your pocket or wrist watch , it can be refinished to near new condition. We do not refinish dials in-house, but send them out to the best dial refinisher in the country. They do beautiful work and can work wonders on your ol faded dial. To learn more about vintage pocket watch dials, click here.

We specialize in the repair of American pocket watches , but we take great pride in bringing any high-quality vintage mechanical (wind-up) watch back to life! View a more complete list of the brands we repair. Be on the lookout for bad reviews and customer complaints.

Many, though not all, jewelers also repair timepieces, like pocket watches.

Look up local jewelers online and call to ask if they can fix your watch. Stopped in this morning to have my watch battery replaced and it was completed in less than minutes! Wonderfully attentive and quick service at an affordable price point.