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Vintage Watch Restoration, Repair & Curated Mechanical Timepieces

At Time To Go Vintage, I restore and preserve vintage mechanical watches, focusing on affordable luxury timepieces from the golden era of mechanical watchmaking. My passion is to bring neglected watches back to life — offering meticulous vintage watch restoration and servicing using skills honed over hundreds of successful restoration projects covering a huge variety of brands and movements. 

My goal is to get these mechanical marvels out of drawers and put them back on wrists where they belong, providing uniquely restored watches for sale that are ready to wear and enjoy, serving as attractive and fuctional counterpoints to an increasingly digital world.

Newly restored watches for sale are posted regularly on my shop, so check back frequently. You can get a sneek peek of upcoming restorations by subscribing to the Coming Soon channel from my blog, or get notified of new watches for sale by checking the New Arrivals channel. If you are looking for something in particular, please contact me. You can also:

Thank you for your patronage. Purchasing these little pieces of history helps me to bring more vintage watches back to life!

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I apply meticulous effort to ensure that the vintage watches I work on are attractive, accurate enough to serve as practical timepieces, and reliable enough to be worn and enjoyed for many years to come. The typical restoration process includes:

  • Full disassembly, cleaning, reassembly and appropriate lubrication of the movement using 5-7 different Mobius synthetic lubricants for specific applications.

  • Replacement of broken or worn out parts. Depending on the situation replacement parts may be brand new, new “old stock,” used parts in good condition, or parts from a donor movement.

  • Adjustment and regulation of the movement (5 positions), including fine balance and hairspring adjustments if needed to achieve good timekeeping performance.

  • Very Gentle cleaning of dial and hands. Re-luming of hands with color-matched super-bright lume if called for.

  • Crystal replacement or restoration/polishing

  • Thorough ultrasonic cleaning and light buffing of case parts

  • Where warranted, full restoration and re-plating of plated metal parts, including cases.

All of this work would cost many hundreds of dollars at a typical watchmaker or jewler, which helps to explain why more affordable watches from the vintage era are often neglected. However, as this is a passion project for me – something that I very much enjoy doing rather than a career – I am able to keep costs very reasonable and provide tremendous value for buyers.

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Intricate mechanical chronograph watch movement with gears and jewels.

Pictured: A rare Le Phare 108 VCC Pocket Watch Chronograph movement from the early 1920s. Part of my personal collection

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Vintage Watch Buyer Feedback

"A great purchase for a vintage Gruen Watch . It was more beautiful than what the pictures showed . I can't say enough about how pleased I am with this watch."

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"Excellent Vintage c. 1970 Avia "Big Dial" Manual Watch, Just Restored & Running Great. High Quality Watch, Beautiful Craftsmanship, Very Accurate, Wonderful Condition, Fast Delivery, Well Packaged, Great Service, Many Thanks!"

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"Watch is absolutely beautiful. Works perfectly."

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"The seller did a fantastic job in their restoration. They also provided excellent customer service, answering all of my questions. Very happy with my purchase."

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"AWESOME vintage Wittnauer!! Thank you for your craft and care."

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"Shipping was super quick, the watch was better than the photos and runs perfect! Thank you so much!"

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"A vintage watch delivered with precision and care. I look forward to wearing this watch and for the good time I anticipate with it. It is clear that this seller is a professional with the goal of putting forward his best work committed to one hundred percent customer knowledge and satisfaction."

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"A great purchase for a vintage Gruen Watch . It was more beautiful than what the pictures showed . I can't say enough about how pleased I am with this watch." • "Excellent Vintage c. 1970 Avia "Big Dial" Manual Watch, Just Restored & Running Great. High Quality Watch, Beautiful Craftsmanship, Very Accurate, Wonderful Condition, Fast Delivery, Well Packaged, Great Service, Many Thanks!" • "Watch is absolutely beautiful. Works perfectly." • "The seller did a fantastic job in their restoration. They also provided excellent customer service, answering all of my questions. Very happy with my purchase." • "AWESOME vintage Wittnauer!! Thank you for your craft and care." • "Shipping was super quick, the watch was better than the photos and runs perfect! Thank you so much!" • "A vintage watch delivered with precision and care. I look forward to wearing this watch and for the good time I anticipate with it. It is clear that this seller is a professional with the goal of putting forward his best work committed to one hundred percent customer knowledge and satisfaction." •