Join Rich in restoring vintage watches from the past watch over his shoulder as he restores classic timepieces. 

Vintage Watch Restoration at Wristwatch Rescue

Vintage Watch Restoration at Wristwatch RescueVintage Watch Restoration at Wristwatch RescueVintage Watch Restoration at Wristwatch Rescue

Join Rich in restoring vintage watches from the past watch over his shoulder as he restores classic timepieces. 

Vintage Watch Restoration at Wristwatch Rescue

Vintage Watch Restoration at Wristwatch RescueVintage Watch Restoration at Wristwatch RescueVintage Watch Restoration at Wristwatch Rescue
Smiling man in a red shirt sitting outdoors at a café.

Meet Rich

Rich is an amateur watchmaker with a passion for restoring unique timepieces from the past. Join him on this journey to explore the fascinating world of vintage wristwatch restoration and revival, 

Rolex Datejust Restoration

Watch as Rich restores a Rolex DateJust from the 1980's this very special 3035 movement belongs to a retired Navy carrier pilot who purchased the watch for his father at a bargain price.

$20.00 Gruen Restored

Join Rich for the restoration of a sixty five year old last minute estate sale bargain watch, look over his shoulder as he uncovers the problems and brings this vintage 710 movement back to life.

King Seiko Restoration

Join Rich for the restoration and revival of a classic 1960s King Seiko 5625, a top-of-the-line timepiece in its era.

137 Year old Elgin Pocket Watch Restored

 Come along with Rich as he restores a 1880's Elgin pocket watch.      The tale of two sisters 1888 Christmas present lives on as Rich replaces broken jewels and restores a beautiful 14K gold watch that survived a 1925 house fire along the way.                                                        If you would like to support my channel please visit my Patreon page. https://patreon.com/Wristwatch_Rescue 

Fighter Pilots Watch restored

Join Rich as he restores a Waltham A-11 wristwatch that once belonged to a WWII ace fighter pilot. Watch the restoration and revival of this non-running wristwatch, this special watch has a history of over 275 hours of combat over Germany. 

Alarm Watch Restoration

Join Rich for a special restoration of a Ukrainian Refugees 1960s Soviet Alarm watch. Watch over his  shoulder as he helps his watch collector friend Serge by restoring one of the few watches he escape the Russian invasion with

Mystery Watch Restoration

Join Rich as he restores a crazy mystery dial watch that the owner wants to hand down to her son. The vintage pin lever watch has no jewels but still ends up running like a top! 

1930's Hamilton Restoration

Join Rich behind the scenes for the restoration and revival of a remarkable piece of World War II history! Watch over his shoulder as he brings new life to a Hamilton 980 "Clark" watch—once worn by a young American reporter who braved the Blitz in London, witnessed the D-Day landings, and saw the war through to Germany’s surrender. If only this watch could talk, it would tell the incredible story of the Greatest Generation.

Tudor Wristwatch Restoration

Watch over Rich's shoulder as he restores the smallest watch ever made by Tudor & Rolex, See how a ballerinas special gift watch from Tiffany's is given a new life after  years of neglect.

Wristwatch revival of a Omega Seamaster

Watch as he tackles a hesitant Omega Seamaster from the early 1960s, meticulously disassembling its iconic Omega 550 movement. This vintage piece, originally from the renowned Turler Jewelers of Switzerland, makes its way to Rich’s workbench 60 years later for a much-needed restoration and revival.

Can Mickey be Saved

Watch over Rich's shoulder and enjoy the restoration and revival of a very special vintage Mickey Mouse wristwatch that belongs to a original Disney World cast member that was part of the grand opening of Disney World in 1971. Many people think a five dollar watch is not worth restoring but Rich was determined to make this Mickey Mouse pin lever watch run like new for a very special lady.  So sit back and watch & learn or just be entertained !

Jump Watch Restoration

Come with Rich behind the scenes as he rescues a non running 1970's Andre' Rivalle jump watch. You can watch over his shoulder as he finds out what is stopping this simple pin lever watch movement, see his full watch case  restoration that makes this 50 year old Fashion watch look new !

HMT Janata Restoration

Watch over Rich's shoulder as he restores a sticky vintage watch from the past, a family's heirloom HMT Janata wristwatch that belonged to their father in India is restored and the HMT watch company history is explored by Rich.

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