Chapter V The bench
Two watchmakers, one bench, no shortcuts.
We service most mechanical watches, from any maison, in our workshop above the boutique. You get a written quote before we touch anything.
Services
- Full service4 to 6 weeks
- The movement is taken down completely, machine-cleaned, inspected, lubricated and regulated in five positions. Gaskets are replaced and the case is pressure-tested.
- Regulation1 week
- For a watch that runs fast or slow but is otherwise healthy. We measure it on the timing machine and adjust it to within a few seconds a day.
- Water resistance testWhile you wait
- A dry pressure test to the rated depth, with new gaskets if the result calls for it.
- Crystal and crown1 to 2 weeks
- Replacement sapphire crystals, crowns and tubes, fitted and sealed.
- Case refinishing2 weeks
- Only when you ask for it. We restore brushed and polished surfaces by hand and keep the original lines and bevels.
- Straps and bucklesWhile you wait
- Fitting from our strap library, or made to measure in about three weeks.
A full service, in order
- Assessment and a written quote before any work begins.
- Disassembly, and demagnetising of the movement and case.
- Cleaning in a multi-bath watch-cleaning machine.
- Inspection of every part under magnification.
- Worn parts replaced, always including a new mainspring.
- Reassembly and lubrication at around thirty points, with epilame on the escapement.
- Regulation in five positions on the timing machine.
- Casing, a pressure test and a five-day run, timed again before return.
Request a service
Tell us about the watch. We will reply with a first estimate and how to get it to us.