Hi Everyone,
I know we have some amazing relumers in Europe, but don't want to deal with the shipping/customs hassle if possible. Do we have any highly recommended relumers here in the USA?
To be clear I'm not talking about someone that can apply a little tint and get a warm colored lume. I'm talking about someone that is next level (can recreate the grain, texture, etc, perhaps even using vintage materials).
I have some lozenge hands where the lume has fallen out (radium).
Any suggestions appreciated.

 

@TexOmega ... I recall you know someone good.

 

Best I know of in the states is Jack Alexlon at IWW.
http://internationalwatchworks.com

 

Their website only speaks of reluming with Superluminova.

 

I can recommend Beau Goorey at LA Watchworks:

http://www.lawatchworks.com

Check out the hand job he gave me on this CK2913

 

Speaking of hand jobs... oh, never mind.

 

I'll second LAWW. They did my 3700 (both hands) and my 5402 (one hand). Unfortunate that the work was needed in the first place, but they really knocked it out of the park.

 

almost forgot how much we love pics...

 

may I ask how much they charged for the 2913?

 

LAWW will not touch a dial FYI...only hands.

Before...



After radium/tritium relume at LAWW...

 

That's a great job ,they have even got the texture right.
Nice watch.

 

thanks everyone, seems to be a bunch of votes for LAWW, will give them a call.....

 

I think the other guy is Bob Ridley.

 

@Larry S
Phillip Ridley is doing the work now at Watchmakers International...terrific family business passed from father to son.

 

If you don't mind sending your dial and/or hands to the UK, James Hyman has an outstanding reputation.

 

That explains focus on Rolex.

 

That's amazing!

that and the seamaster above have had fantastic reluming jobs done. Does the relume affect the resale value much - versus keeping it all original and flaked off?