We were rooting around in the family safe and came across Dad’s old Bulova wristwatch. It had been Mom’s wedding day gift to Dad in 1946 and it was dead as a doornail. We braced ourselves: Restoring a ...

A vintage Swiss watch without documentation presents both challenge and opportunity. This restoration explores the movement’s construction and mechanical condition before beginning repairs. Precision ...

As prices for vintage watches have skyrocketed in recent years, new and more sophisticated forms of restoration have evolved. Not surprisingly, the market can be difficult for emerging collectors to ...

This story is from an installment of In the Loupe, our weekly insider newsletter about the best of the watch world. Sign up here. Anyone who’s ever had to repair a luxury timepiece knows the drill: ...

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