ClockSavant Watch Collecting, Servicing, & Repair Blog

Vibrating a replacement hairspring for a vintage watch

Vibrating a replacement hairspring for a vintage watch

by Eric Greenberg
The video shows ClockSavant going through the process of “vibrating” a new hairspring for a vintage watch because the old one had been badly damag...
Burlington Special pocket watch from 1915

Burlington Special pocket watch from 1915

by Eric Greenberg
This beautiful Burlington Special pocket watch from 1915 belonged to the great grandfather of our customer and is of significant sentimental value...
Rounding-Up Topping Tool - Watch and Clock Wheels

Rounding-Up Topping Tool - Watch and Clock Wheels

by Eric Greenberg
This is a specialized watchmaker tool called a “Rounding Up” or “Topping” tool, likely about 100 years old, that we use on occasion to correct th...
Waltham Vanguard model 1892 21j American made pocket watch manufactured in 1901

Waltham Vanguard model 1892 21j American made pocket watch manufactured in 1901

by Eric Greenberg
Waltham Vanguard model 1892 21j American made pocket watch manufactured in 1901 - fully serviced by ClockSavant for one of our customers. 
Bulova Sea King Whale

Bulova Sea King Whale

by Eric Greenberg
We recently serviced this interesting Bulova whale Sea King for one of our customers and it really caught our eye. It is surprisingly attractive,...
Horia Turns - Pivoting Lathe

Horia Turns - Pivoting Lathe

by Eric Greenberg
This picture shows ClockSavant working on the tiny pivots of a small watch wheel. The tool being used is called a “dead center lathe” or simply “t...
Valjoux 7750 Servicing - Horia Movement Holder

Valjoux 7750 Servicing - Horia Movement Holder

by Eric Greenberg
This is a picture of a Valjoux 7750 being fully serviced by ClockSavant. The Horia movement holder shown, while costly, helps streamline the serv...
Trio of Landeron 47's Fully Serviced by ClockSavant

Trio of Landeron 47's Fully Serviced by ClockSavant

by Eric Greenberg
Coming very soon to the ClockSavant website are these three beautifully aged Landeron 47 pusher flyback chronographs from 1937. Subscribe to our n...
Elgin 0 size Women's Pocket Watch from 1903

Elgin 0 size Women's Pocket Watch from 1903

by Eric Greenberg
This is one of two 100+ year old Elgin’s we serviced this week for our customers, this one from 1903. Often when working on these old watches you ...
Elgin 16s Grade 92 from 1883

Elgin 16s Grade 92 from 1883

by Eric Greenberg
This is second of two 100+ year old Elgin’s we serviced this week for our customers, this one from 1883. It was owned by the great grandfather of ...
Techniques for dealing with difficult mechanical watch timing issues - Balance and Hairspring

Techniques for dealing with difficult mechanical watch timing issues - Balance and Hairspring

by Eric Greenberg
When dealing with a timing challenge on a mechanical watch, a fundamental area of focus for the experienced watchmaker is the hairspring and balan...
The importance of magnification in watchmaking

The importance of magnification in watchmaking

by Eric Greenberg
When servicing and restoring today's vintage watches, the odds are stacked against the watchmaker. Whether its parts availability, wear, abuse, rus...