Tim Tells Time

04/02/2024

Hamilton 912 restored and customized. All parts are blued with heat after being refinished and polished. Sapphire glass on the front and back. For sale. Message me for pricing. The Elgin and Illinois are also still available!

04/01/2024

Illinois Lifetime 23j 12s pocket watch restored and customized with some purple throughout the movement. Cased up in a wrist watch case and a 22mm leather strap. Many hours spent on this watch and it came out awesome. This one is for sale as well.

03/22/2024

Some people insist on forcing a new mainspring in by hand and this is the result. Yes, mainspring winders aren’t cheap but if you don’t want to invest in the proper tools then you shouldn’t be fiddling with watches. Another downside to doing it by hand is you don’t realize that you’ve damaged the spring until the next person has to remove it.

03/10/2024

This 12s Elgin GM Wheeler came out amazing. A quality blue leather strap to match the decorated movement. Manageable on the wrist and quite thin thank to a great case design. Front and back sapphire glass with gaskets giving it a good resistance to water. This watch is for sale as well as a few others I’ll be working on over the next few months.

02/28/2024

Not your average Elgin 😎

02/19/2024

1294 Illinois Burlington 21j 12s pocket watch converted into a wrist watch. This movement has been serviced and a touch of blue throughout the movement. The case has sapphire glass on front and back with AR coating as well as gaskets to give it water resistance. Strap size is 22mm. This is one of ten that I will be making over the next few months.

02/14/2024

Some before and after of this really nice 16 size Waltham. It was definitely in need of some maintenance as it was hardly running at all when I received it.

12/23/2023

1907 E. Howard Series 0 23 jewel pocket watch. This is the jeweled banking pins variation. Approximately 5,300 of these were made. Serviced and for sale.

12/08/2023

Beautiful Elgin brought back to mint condition and off to its owner for many years of enjoyment.

12/01/2023