Restorer of wooden watch cases. Antique watch repair

It is no exaggeration to say that repairing antique watches is a real art. Craftsmen deal with unique rarities, and the standard approach to watch repair is unacceptable in this case. As a rule, people contact our wall clock repair workshop when serious damage case or mechanics, when very delicate work with ancient mechanisms and special restoration technology are required.

There are many good watch workshops in Moscow and our workshop takes its rightful place among the best of them. Watch workshop on Prospekt Mira provides services to individuals and organizations in Moscow. Watch repair(wall, floor and tabletop) is carried out in the workshop. Our craftsmen have accumulated extensive experience in repairing all types and brands of watches, from the simplest products to the most complex mechanisms, from watches made more than a hundred years ago to modern chronographs.

In our workshop antique watch repair is a watchmaker with extensive experience.

Not all watch workshops will be able to repair antique mechanisms.

There are two types of repair of antique watches: repair of the mechanism and repairs that do not require intervention in the mechanism (repair and restoration of the case)

Watch repair with intervention in the mechanism is carried out approximately according to the same scheme, regardless of the brand of watch. The work of a watchmaker is divided into several stages:

1. Disassembling the mechanism with subsequent cleaning of parts.

2. Fault detection.

3. Troubleshooting.

4. Assembling the clock mechanism.

5. Adjustment of stroke accuracy.

The cost of watch repair is determined by the level of complexity of the repair. The cost of repair depends on the watch model, the complexity of the mechanism and the year of its manufacture.

When we restore table and wall clocks, we make every effort to give them a second life. In case of any damage to your watch, you can contact our professional craftsmen, who will inform you about the real condition of the watch and will carry out all repairs. necessary work while maintaining the original shape of the body and original mechanical parts. Both owners of single pieces and collectors who own a large number of table and wall clocks purchased at auctions in Moscow come to our workshop.

The old clock is still running...

The clock should always be running. If they for a long time did not work, to start them you need to remove the mechanism again, clean it, and so on. Watches, like people, are so different that the approach to them should be strictly individual. No real antique clock will work the same way: some will work slower, others a little faster. Even each of them has their own fight - unique.

There are only a few watchmakers in Moscow who can repair both modern watch mechanisms and ancient Breguet watches. Such a master must understand different systems watches, be able to not only replace damaged parts with factory parts, but often make them yourself. Some craftsmen can restore a watch mechanism simply from a drawing: they are aware of all kinds of watch innovations and work on modern equipment.

Watchmaker must have the qualities of a sniper - sharp vision, with a firm hand And endurance, and also patience, patience And patience.

Antique watches include watches produced between the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 20th century. However, “younger” models of experimental and small-scale production watches can also fall into the category of rare watches. The peculiarity of this category of watches is their uniqueness.

Most often, antique watches require repairs and repairs. IN best case scenario you can get by with just cleaning and adjusting the mechanism, but this is rare. Often, antique watches do not start simply because the old grease has thickened, and the watch needs to be cleaned and lubricated.

Mechanical watches require regular lubrication In addition to lubrication, watches require regular cleaning. Even if you do not use your watch for a long period of time, you need to wind it regularly. The lubricant that ensures the watch runs smoothly and accurately becomes thick much faster when the mechanism is idle.

Repairing an antique watch is fundamentally different from repairing modern watches. Disassembly and assembly diagrams, lubrication charts, standard components - all this is usually absent for vintage watches. It is necessary to get acquainted with each ancient mechanism, understand its strengths and weaknesses, and choose a repair option that will preserve the original parts.

Repair of vintage and antique watches

If vintage watch does not wind or run, then this may be a consequence of damage to parts or thickening of the lubricant in the mechanism due to its long-term non-use. When a watch does not work, the ratchet may be dented, the teeth on the barrel, the pendulum holder, or the winding spring may be broken. Antique watches are quite vulnerable to shock and are not moisture resistant, so some damage is due to the watch being dropped or water entering the case. There are often cases when, after disassembling a watch, not only wear and deformation of parts are discovered, but even their complete absence. This is the most difficult repair of antique watches, because the original parts are no longer on sale, and craftsmen need to painstakingly select replacements or make parts by hand using special equipment.

During work, a watchmaker often does not have instructions and diagrams for disassembling and assembling watches at hand, but experience and qualifications allow our craftsmen to carry out the most complex repairs of wall and table clocks in Moscow.

A separate area in the repair of antique watches is restoration of the case, especially if a grandfather clock needs to be repaired. Based on the technologies used, the restoration work performed by a watchmaker is close to the restoration of antique wooden furniture. In this case, it is necessary to recreate the appearance of the case with maximum accuracy using special varnishes and grinding, tinting and varnishing technologies. Special attention Carved elements decorating the case of antique watches also require.

I would like to note that we often have to eliminate the consequences of unqualified repairs of antique watches and restore them bit by bit. Therefore, if your rarity is dear to you, then contact our watch workshop immediately.

“Everything is clear to the old man, the old watchmaker!..” - says the children's poem. However, a watchmaker does not have to be an elderly person to understand the intricacies of repairing representatives of a wide variety of watch brands. It's enough for him to be a professional. It is these highly qualified specialists who work diligently at Servic Time. Here you can bring back to life a wide variety of clocks - wrist, wall, floor - from a variety of manufacturers.

In the workshop, the famous Rolex is repaired and carried out, Swiss movements are debugged and straps are selected for modest, inexpensive Russian watches. A wide range of activities and a purely professional approach, united under one roof, guarantee high quality, durability and consistent reliability.

Many people still have Soviet-era watches, and not recent years, and not less than half a century ago. Most of these examples require not only repair of the mechanism, but also complete restoration appearance. The years are merciless to even the most reliable watches, and besides, over so many years they have probably been subjected to mechanical damage more than once. Know: if you are the happy owner of such a rarity, it is possible for them to become out of order. You just have to contact a suitable workshop.

– just one of the many services provided by Servic Time.

To restore the case wristwatch It is advisable to use chromium and rhodium. Using chrome, the old coating is removed from the case, then the case is polished and covered with a layer of rhodium. Also, if necessary, you can change the hands or install new ones in place of the lost ones, and the crown. After debugging the mechanism and restoration work The watch looks and runs like new. All procedures performed on the watch are guaranteed.

The capital is not a small city. Surely there are companies or workshops that carry out. However, approach the choice of a watchmaker carefully and seriously, because a watch mechanism is a delicate organization that requires a delicate attitude, so trust only professionals.

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Antique watch repair: let's play with time?

One of the strongest human passions- craving for collecting. People collect everything from butterflies and stamps to coins and cars. Antique watches are popular collectibles.

Have you recently discovered an interesting piece of antique clock in the house of your long-gone great-grandmother? Well, now you have 2 options:

1. Or it would be profitable to sell them to an interested collector (and sooner or later there will be one).
2. Or become a connoisseur of fine antique watches yourself.

Whichever path you choose, you will need to have your antique watch repaired (the likelihood that it is still in perfect condition and does not need repair is extremely low). For what?

Then, if you decide to sell an antique watch, its value will be much lower than its real value if the mechanism is not working. It’s better to send the device for repair and not lose in price, don’t you agree?

If you decide to become a collector, then mechanical watch repair cannot be avoided. Of course, you can simply admire an antique watch. There are extremely elegant and amazing floor specimens, for example. But still, these are not paintings. And it’s even more pleasant to repair a wall clock by sending it in for repairs and using it for its intended purpose.

Where to go to get your antique watch repaired? To real professionals, because repair in this case is special.

Restoration of antique watches: repair as a tribute to memory

When talking about watch repair, it is impossible not to mention restoration. Restoration and repair are links in the same chain. However, these are different concepts.

The task of restoration is to return the original appearance of the watch while preserving maximum quantity original parts. The watch restoration masters of each branch of the Prosper-SB household service center are artists who create copies. No “gag” - just following the original.

This stage is extremely difficult, because... sometimes it is simply unknown what an antique watch looked like before. And here the watchmaker’s knowledge of history comes to the fore.

A good watchmaker can remember or find in reference books what an antique watch looked like centuries ago. And, when making repairs, recreate the overall ACTUAL picture, based on your RELIABLE knowledge. Is it possible to get the same repairs in smaller offices?

This is a BIG question, because in the days of making antique watches, more than one specialist was required:

• The carpenter was working on the clock case;
• The watch itself, its mechanism and repairs were carried out by a watchmaker;
• The engraver decorated watches, etc.

Accordingly, a modern master, when repairing an antique pocket watch (or any other), must have knowledge in several areas. Only under such conditions will the watch repair be of high quality.

There are other stumbling blocks to this type of watch repair.

Antique clock repair: time has erased everything

Guess what a master needs to repair a Swiss watch that is, say, more than half a century old? Knowledge of the mechanisms of these watches is correct. What else? If the clock is good condition, then the repair is quite simple: the glass is replaced, the parts are replaced, the “internals” are cleaned.

But this is not watch repair in the sense in which many understand it. We're talking about details. Where can I get them? Come to a flea market and say: “To repair a watch, I need a pendelfedr made 100 years ago”?

Restoration of an antique watch case

Produced in our workshop restoration of antique watch cases. A watch is undoubtedly an amazing and precise instrument that serves its owner well if properly cared for.
Antique clock- These are watches created between the end of the 18th and the beginning of the 20th centuries. Their watch mechanisms are extremely complex and often have no analogues in our time. The case is a real work of art, capable of winning the hearts of antique lovers. The value of these watches increases with each passing year, turning the legacy of past generations into a valuable asset that can be enjoyed by posterity.

Antique clock cannot be repaired, because repair implies restoration of the functionality of an object, but not the preservation of its original properties. And it is precisely in this regard that they can help in such a way that they not only do not lose their value, but, on the contrary, significantly increase it.

When working, the master tries, as far as possible, not to bring anything from himself, painstakingly and accurately restoring original appearance subject.

Restoration vintage watch process includes two large stages -

The first direction is dealt with by the master watchmaker. Since assembly diagrams, lubrication charts, and spare parts for most of these watches are almost impossible to find, the watchmaker has to unravel the mystery of the structure of the mechanism from the surviving parts and recreate its lost elements in order to completely bring back the functionality of antique watches.

This is a separate direction in watch repair, where the main goal of the master is to reproduce its original appearance as accurately as possible. In the restoration of the case, special technologies and materials are used that help give the product its extraordinary view. (otherwise called a pencil case) is handled by another master - usually an experienced furniture restorer. He will have to clean the pencil case from the cracked varnish, masking all the cracks, cracks and irregularities. It restores, and in some cases, reproduces again the decorative elements unique to this watch and the century in which it was created. For similar work Experience working with wood is required: cleaning, processing, carving. Price antique watch is determined not so much by their ability to accurately measure time, but by the condition of their watch mechanism and its structure, the number of original parts in it distinctive features the outer body with its individual finest details.

Very often, professionals working in antique watch repair shops, we have to deal with cases of poor-quality repairs carried out by people who do not have sufficient skills. And then the workshop specialists have to eliminate the consequences of such repairs.

Here is an example of an antique watch who came to our workshop to repair the mechanism. The case of this watch was “put in order” by the owner himself. As a result, due to unprofessional intervention in the restoration of the case, unfortunately, the watch lost its historical value, having lost its original appearance.

Therefore, if you need to repair or restore your antique watch, it is better if it is done by professionals.

SAMPLE OF RESTORATION OF THE CASE OF A CLASSICAL WALL CLOCK BY V. GABU, CARRIED OUT BY THE MASTERS OF OUR WORKSHOP

The first stage is disassembling the case, removing damaged veneer

The second stage is veneering the body with new oak veneer and preparing for staining

The third stage - staining the hull

Stage four – varnishing

There is a wall clock in every home or office. This is the most current piece of furniture, without
whose life modern people impossible to imagine. The breakdown of a product can knock a person out of the usual rhythm of life and bring a number of inconveniences, so preventive maintenance and repair of wall clocks is periodically necessary, and should be done by professionals. Today, the most common types of wall clocks include electronic, mechanical, pendulum, modular and interior. All of them are made from various materials, have a unique design and you can choose the right model for any interior. For example, a striking clock will perfectly decorate a work office, while a modular clock will become indispensable in a studio apartment.

Unfortunately, even the most expensive models sometimes fail. Most often, repair of old chime watches is required, because such devices have a more complex structure, invented more than a century ago, and require constant adjustment and cleaning of the mechanism. The reason for the mechanism stopping may be thickening of the lubricant of the components. All watch engines require periodic cleaning and oiling, even when the watch sits for a long time. Without constant winding, the lubricant thickens, so the non-working condition of the watch also leads to the need to repair the mechanism. has some difficulties with combat, especially if they are old. The diagrams of the mechanisms of such models have not been preserved, so the master has to identify problem areas independently and make every effort to preserve the parts. It is almost impossible to repair antique watches on your own.

REPAIR OF ANTIQUE WALL CLOCK

Not every watch workshop undertakes the repair of antique wall clocks in Moscow and the Moscow region. A watchmaker capable of doing this job must have extensive practical experience, understand watch systems, be able to replace an original broken part with a high-quality new one, and in some cases, make one. Also, a specialist must be able to restore the mechanism according to the drawing, which not everyone can do. Repair and restoration of antique watches is complicated by the uniqueness of the models, since most of them were produced in late XVIII century and until the beginning of the twentieth. Also included in this category are rare specimens of more late period, released in small batches.

Antique models are not durable. They are vulnerable to mechanical stress and often allow moisture to pass through, so these factors can cause breakdowns. A fall may cause parts to become deformed or lost. Such cases are considered difficult, since the repair of antique watches, for which it is impossible to find original parts, is accompanied by a search for analogues or making them by hand. Repair of antique chiming wall clocks in Moscow includes restoration, which in its work pattern is reminiscent of the restoration of antique furniture. Only a professional can recreate the body using sanding, varnishing and tinting. high level. In some cases, it is necessary for a technician to come to your home to remove the mechanism and then repair it.

REPAIR OF WALL CLOCK WITH STRIKE IN MOSCOW

Professionals from the Leda Household Service repair wall clocks in Moscow according to affordable prices and in the shortest possible time. The complexity of the breakdown and the model do not matter. You can contact us both to adjust the accuracy and to replace rare parts. If your watch needs to be given a presentable appearance, we will make an effective restoration, after which it will look like new. Before starting work, our technicians carry out diagnostics, identify the causes of the breakdown and offer possible solutions to the problem. Regardless of the complexity of the work, the parts of the internal mechanism are always cleaned, which directly affects future job engine. Desktop repair mechanical watch also involves updating the lubrication of parts, carried out only with the best oils, and moisture-proofing gaskets are impregnated with silicone, which improves water resistance.

High-quality repair of watches Gustav Becker, Le roi de Paris in Moscow is completed by adjusting the accuracy, which is checked on special equipment. Upon completion of the work, the client receives a guarantee for each mechanism. Repairing mechanical wall clocks with strikes is an art. Many models require a special approach and delicate work. In a workshop House of life "Leda" the work is performed only by experienced specialists who are familiar with all types and brands of watches, from simple models to the most complex devices. Select the address of any Leda watch workshop and entrust this service to a trusted company.

Price list - complete repair of the mechanism

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