ClockSavant Watch Collecting, Servicing, & Repair Blog

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 ...

When dealing with a timing challenge on a mechanical watch, a fundamental area of focus for the experienced watchmaker is the hairspring and balan...

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

When ClockSavant services watches, about 85% of the hairsprings in them have been previously bent and damaged. This greatly impacts watch accuracy...

I continue to be surprised by the extreme focus some collectors (a minority) have on watch dials to the detriment of other attributes of a vintage ...