Timed in five positions
Not one. Five. It is the difference between a watch that keeps time and one that nearly does.
Meet the watchmakers
Newport Beach · Established 1980
An independent watch service atelier servicing Rolex and Swiss watches.
Why Owners Send Watches Here
Two things we will not compromise
An independent bench in Newport Beach, servicing Rolex and Swiss timepieces since 1980. No shortcuts, and nothing sent away.
Genuine parts only
Manufacture components and Swiss lubricants. No generics, no exceptions, no arguments.
How we source partsAtelier Services
Rolex and Swiss watch repair
Everything is done here on Westcliff Drive. Your watch never leaves the building, and the parts that come off it come back to you.
Rolex
Complete Overhaul
Taken apart completely, cleaned, re-oiled with Swiss lubricants and timed in five positions.
Rolex
Case & Bracelet Refinishing
Satin grain re-cut in the right direction, bevels re-established at the right angle. Lugs stay sharp.
Rolex
Crystal Replacement
Sapphire or acrylic, fitted with the correct gaskets and pressure-tested before it goes back on.
Rolex
Bracelet Repair
Stretch taken out, clasp re-tensioned, end-links realigned. It should hang like it did new.
All maisons
Waterproof Testing
Every seal renewed, then tested dry and wet to the depth on the caseback.
Vintage
Vintage Restoration
Tropical dials, faded bezels, obsolete parts. We keep the age and fix the fault.
Inside the Atelier
Four stages, every watch
Rolex or Swiss, vintage or modern. Every piece takes the same route from the counter back to your wrist. Nothing is skipped.
01 · Assessment
We look before we open
You bring the watch in and we look at it with you at the counter. We photograph it, check how well it is keeping time, and test the case for leaks before we open anything. Then you get a written report and a price. Nothing happens until you agree to it.
- Photographed
- On arrival
- Report
- Written
02 · Overhaul
Taken apart completely
The movement comes apart completely. Every part is cleaned, worn parts are replaced with genuine ones, and it is rebuilt and oiled by hand. Then we check that it keeps time properly before it goes any further.
- Parts
- Genuine
- Regulation
- 5 positions
03 · Refinishing
Sharp edges stay sharp
Cases and bracelets are polished by hand, following the original factory shape. We take off as little metal as possible, because once an edge is rounded off it cannot be put back. Most of the damage we see was done by someone working too fast.
- Geometry
- Original
- Method
- Hand-finished
04 · Certification
Sealed, tested, guaranteed
All the seals are replaced and the case is pressure-tested for water resistance. The watch then runs under observation and is checked again for accuracy before you collect it. Every service comes with a twelve-month international guarantee.
- Testing
- Dry + wet
- Warranty
- 1 year
Maisons We Service
Rolex, and nineteen more
Each manufacture builds differently, so each is approached differently. Choose one to see how we handle its calibres, cases and bracelets.
Geneva, 1905
Rolex Service & Repair
Rolex movements come through here most weeks, so there is very little we have not already seen. Cases go back with their edges sharp, and every watch is pressure-tested before you collect it.
Enquire about RolexWork From the Bench
What a service actually changes
Drag the divider. Left is how each watch arrived; right is how it left.
Illustrative example, not a photograph of work carried out at MONTEVii
BeforeAfter
Notes From the Bench
What we learn from the movements
Process notes and restoration stories from the Newport Beach bench. Written by the people doing the work.
The Atelier
On Westcliff Drive since 1980
Since 1980
Independent watch repair
See the atelier
Newport Beach
Visit us on Westcliff Drive
See the atelier
At the bench
The hands doing the work
See the atelierService Enquiry
Bring it in
Tell us what it is and what it’s doing, and we’ll arrange a time for you to bring it to Westcliff Drive. Walk-ins are welcome during opening hours, though an appointment means a watchmaker is free to look at it with you.
Telephone
(949) 738-1234Email
info@montevii.comThe atelier
2043 Westcliff Drive, Suite #107, Newport Beach, CA 92660
Hours
Monday – Friday 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Saturday – Sunday Closed
Serving Newport Beach, Costa Mesa, Irvine, Laguna Beach, Huntington Beach, Orange County.