Mechanical watch restoration
Restoring a mechanical watch takes time. The workshop takes it.
Every watch is completely disassembled, restored and regulated at the workshop. When a part no longer exists, it is remade by hand. Some of these watches then join the catalogue, each one of a kind.
Nicolas Craig · Watchmaker-restorer · Trained in Australia · Watches and pocket watches · Workshop in Paris
Latest pieces off the bench
The workshop
A workshop, not a boutique.
Nicolas Craig learned his craft in Australia: a four-year apprenticeship under a master jeweller and watchmaker, then five years running his own workshop. Since 2025, his bench has been in Paris. The workshop restores mechanical watches, wristwatches and pocket watches, and offers a selection of restored pieces for sale.
The method never changes: diagnosis, complete disassembly, restoration, regulation, then several days of observation. Each intervention is photographed as the work progresses, and the watch is returned with its timing report.
Restoration
Entrust a watch to the workshop
The diagnostic appointment takes half an hour: your watch is examined under the loupe, and you leave with an initial assessment, a price range and a lead time. The final quotation is drawn up once the case has been opened, line by line. Full restoration from [TO BE COMPLETED] €.
- 01DiagnosisAt the workshop, by appointment, or remotely.
- 02QuotationFinal once the case has been opened.
- 03RestorationTypical lead time: [TO BE COMPLETED] weeks.
- 04Guarantee6 months on the work, timing report supplied.