Reasonable Price to Clean and Oil Pocket Watch

[Finite Guy]

Anyone have any thoughts on what to expect ot pay for cleaning and
oiling a 16 Size Pocket Watch. I recently had a 12 Size repaired
(crystal, mainspring, balance staff) and cleaned for $150.00 That
seemd to be pretty reasonable considering the number of things that
needed to be done. I have no idea what to expect to pay for cleaning
and oiling.
Robert

[Andy Jones]

"Finite Guy" <finiteg...@netscape.net> wrote in message
news:j5bc30p5pc4q8afn6...@4ax.com...

Hi Robert,

For a cleaning and oiling, you should be looking to pay around $50 - $60.
If you can, contact a watchmaker directly to have it done. If you take it to
a jewellers, they will have to take their cut so the prices are invariably
higher.

Andy

[John Connors]

For that money I wonder if it includes complete disassembly and
ultrasonic cleaning.
I would expect $125 to $175 plus parts.

[Frank Adam]

On Sat, 21 Feb 2004 20:49:07 -0500, John Connors
<jfco...@comcast.net> wrote:

>For that money I wonder if it includes complete disassembly and
>ultrasonic cleaning.
>I would expect $125 to $175 plus parts.
>

Here in Australia you can expect to pay anywhere between A$70-120 for
a straight service on a standard pocket watch, which will generally
include fixing some of the minor problems too. In my workshop a
'service' always means full dissasembly. There is no so called "clean
and oil", i trust that is the watchmaking term for a backyard job.
Whether ultrasonic or conventional cleaning is used matters nada, once
the watch is properly disassembled. Ultrasonic cleaners however, tend
to be fully automatic, so it's better for us timewise not having to
change jars.
But then, there is the good old DuoLube cleaner, that some of these
"quick 'n cheap" places do use, for which the inventors and users
should be poked in the eye, castrated, then beheaded. In that order if
possible.

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Regards, Frank