Watch servicing
Here at GR Repairs we undertake all kinds of servicing for the majority of watch brands ranging from vintage to modern day.
Does my watch need servicing?
During its lifetime, your watch can take many knocks, gather dust and lose its water resistance. Worn parts, impact shock and loss of lubrication all hinder the performance of your watch. A service and overhaul of your watch will ensure you can get the most from it, increasing the lifespan of the product and make sure you have the most accurate time on your wrist, all the time.
What is involved in watch servicing?
The watch movement is firstly completely stripped down. All components are disassembled and ultrasonically cleaned of their old lubricating oils.
Each part is then checked, scrutinised and any worn parts are repaired or replaced. (If a quartz movement, then the electrical circuit is also checked, tested and replaced if necessary and a new battery fitted). The movement is then built back up, re-lubricated with the correct oils and regulated to be as accurate as possible.
Finally the watch is resealed and valeted by both machine and hand polishing. After this we pressure test the watch. This means that at completion, each timepiece is not just mechanically sound on the inside but looks fantastic on the outside. We give a 2 year guarantee on all service work.
Polishing
Polishing watches is labour intensive, and requires specialist training. It involves ultrasonic cleaning plus numerous different polishing techniques with specific mops for polished steel, brushed steel, acrylic and gold. As watch bracelets and cases often have more than one finish, specialist protective masking tape is hand applied to those surfaces not being worked on at the time.
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