Gilly@N&W posted:I would bet there are thousands of inoperable heirloom watches because watch repair is not readily available.
It doesn't sound like you tried hard enough.
These are just a few...
Sure, some of them just do the battery/strap thing, but there are indeed plenty of places to get your vintage pocket watch cleaned or fixed.
And as I mentioned in my post (although I can't speak to his obligations today) even Ben has repaired watches in the past (I know because he worked on one of mine). Did you ask him about your watch? He isn't a "shop," and there are indeed many people throughout the country who can repair vintage pocket watches, who won't necessarily show up in a Google search.