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Thoughtfully restored, carefully curated, and returned to the wrist — not the drawer.
Restoration is not about making history disappear. The goal is simpler: preserve what matters, repair what does not, and return each watch to the wrist where it belongs.
Each piece below is individually restored and catalogued. Availability reflects where a watch stands today — available, reserved, or already found by someone else and moved to the Archive.
They were carried through ordinary mornings, long flights, weddings, arguments, promotions, forgotten vacations, and quiet afternoons. Every scratch, faded dial, and service mark is evidence that a life happened around them. Too many eventually end up in drawers. I think that is a shame.
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The workbench
Every piece is restored individually. Some arrive as neglected estate finds. Others come from my own collection after years of ownership. None are treated as inventory.
This is not a volume business. Every restoration happens because I believe the watch deserves another chapter. If I would not be proud to wear it myself, I will not offer it to someone else.
A mechanical movement is a small, visible argument that patience and craftsmanship still matter. There is nothing to charge and nothing to update — only something to wind.
Older watches were built with a different set of assumptions — smaller cases, simpler dials, and a tolerance for honest wear that most new watches aren't allowed to show.
Restoration, done carefully, is an act of restraint rather than erasure. The aim is a watch that runs properly and still looks like it has lived — not one polished into anonymity.
Each watch takes as long as it takes. Working on a handful at a time means every one gets the attention it would get if it were staying in my own collection.
Scale and care tend to work against each other. This stays small on purpose, so nothing moves faster than the watch actually allows.
Every piece begins with a search — an estate sale, a forgotten drawer, a collection outgrown.
Before any tool is picked up, the watch's history and movement are studied closely.
The movement is carefully taken apart, piece by piece, and catalogued.
Decades of dust and old oil are removed without disturbing what should remain.
Worn or damaged parts are repaired first; replacement is the last resort.
The movement is rebuilt by hand, in the order it was taken apart.
Timing is adjusted and checked across positions until it holds steady.
Every piece is photographed as it is — not styled to hide its age.
The watch is wound, checked once more, and returned to a wrist.
Watches that have already found their next chapter remain here permanently, in full — a record of the studio's evolving taste rather than a list of what's left to sell.
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