Antique Pocket Watch Repair

Antique pocket watches are beautiful collectors’ items, and when properly maintained, continue to serve as sophisticated and elegant timepieces with excellent performance capabilities even today. These timepieces benefit from regular pocket watch servicing, ensuring they remain in peak working condition. Original fusee movements are a delight for any collector, as are verge antique pocket watches, even with their requirement for periodic small adjustments. Nothing is more charming to a collector than the beautiful sound of a repeater mechanism—it really is like music to the ears.

Owners of antique pocket watches will understand how extraordinary it is to hold on to a magnificent piece of history with an impressive past. While American Waltham and Swiss pocket watches are a privilege to own, nothing could be more valuable to a collector than a rare and fine British antique find. Whether it’s a military pocket watch repair, a railroad watch, or a Benson pocket watch, these treasured pieces require a careful and expert hand.

Repairs, Restoration and Refurbishment

Antique pocket watch repair is our speciality. We are one of the few jewellers in the UK to have our very own Master Watchmakers on site. Whether you are an avid collector of vintage pocket watches or you’ve inherited an heirloom that needs attention, it’s important to use an expert in watch repair to ensure your timepiece is preserved and its value protected. For those looking for pocket watch repair in the UK, we offer exceptional service and results.

Our Master Watchmaker has extensive experience in valuing, restoring, and carrying out antique watch repair and old pocket watch repair. Everything from key-wind and key-set movements to stem-wind and lever-set mechanisms comes into our workshop. Our professional watch repair service includes careful disassembly, positional corrections, and replacing worn or damaged components. If you’re searching for someone to fix pocket watch issues reliably, we’re the team to trust.

We can also carry out watch case refurbishment, bringing new life to Hunter, half-Hunter, and open-face cases. If your timepiece has damage to the crystal, we offer watch glass replacement using quality materials that preserve the integrity and clarity of your pocket watch. For those needing pocket watch dial restoration, we are proud to work with one of the UK’s best dial experts.

Our workshop offers a complete pocket watch service, including pocket watch restoration and vintage pocket watch repairs in the UK. Whether you need watch repairs Lewes, a general watch service, or highly specialised pocket watch repairs, we are here to help. We also assist with watch resealing, quartz movement repair, and watch battery replacement and pressure testing where applicable to modern conversions or later pocket watch models.

The repair and restoration of antique pocket watches require a delicate hand and many years of expertise. Our Master Watchmaker is not only skilled in all aspects of pocket watch repair, but also capable of creating replacement parts where originals are no longer available—ensuring every antique pocket watch restoration is completed to the highest standards. Whether it’s a vintage wrist watch repair, an old watch repair, or a specialist pocket watch restoration, you can rely on our team of vintage watch specialists.

Why WE Clark Watch Repairs?

Quality – Whether it’s an Rolex watch service, antique watch repair, or work specific to our Tag Heuer authorised service centre, our award-winning team are experts in watch repair, are renowned for their attention to detail.

Experience – As a fourth-generation family business, we are passionate about providing first-class luxury watch repairs and we ensure every timepiece receives expert care from our watch repairer team, headed by our experienced Master Watchmaker.

Trusted – We pride ourselves on exceptional customer service, holding a Feefo Platinum Trusted Service Award. Our clients regularly leave glowing testimonials on Feefo and Google, reflecting our reputation as trusted experts in antique watch repair, watch restoration, and more.

Convenience – Our fully insured Freepost Repair Service caters to clients across the UK, making it easy to access our expert watch repair services. For local customers, we also offer in-store watch service and watch repairs in Lewes and Uckfield.

Our Fully Insured FREEPOST Service

You can ship your timepiece to us from anywhere in the UK using our Royal Mail Special Delivery FREEPOST service. Your antique pocket watch is insured for up to £20,000 throughout its postal journey, from the moment the package leaves your hand to when it is posted back to you. Before we commence any work, we will discuss any repairs and costs with you first. At W.E. Clark Watch Repairs, your antique pocket watch couldn’t be in safer hands.

We would love to repair any antique pocket watch from around the world. Outside of the UK, you will have to organise shipping, other than that you can expect the same exceptional antique pocket watch repair service.

Please do not hesitate to contact us with any queries regarding our service, or fill in the FREEPOST Envelope Request Form.

Our Guarantee

We will take care of your antique pocket watch from start to finish. Our Master Watchmaker will carry out repairs and restoration work with the utmost sensitivity and expertise. We are absolutely confident you will be delighted with the results, but for peace of mind, we offer a minimum 12-month guarantee for all work undertaken.