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WOHS Atelier · Birmingham
Rolex, Omega & Cartier Jewellery Quarter
Watch polishing & refinishing
As a full-service independent watch dealer, we handle our own servicing, repairs, refinishing and authentication in-house, and offer the same care for your own watch.
What’s involved
Polishing that goes the extra mile
Polishing can be done quickly or cheaply, but in our view that usually means a sub-standard job: softened edges, rounded bevels and lost brushed finishes. Ours goes the extra mile. The movement is taken out of the case and cleaned along with the other parts, and the gaskets and seals are checked, so every surface can be brought back as close to its factory finish as possible.
Deeper marks can be rebuilt by laser welding in the watch’s own metal, and flat surfaces and brushed finishes restored on our brand-accredited lapping and belt machines.
- Movement removed and cleaned first
- Gaskets and seals checked
- As close to factory finish as possible
Price list
Polishing prices
Rolex, Cartier and Omega
- Steel Brushed£145
- Steel High polish and Brushed£175
- Steel and Precious Metal£185
- Full Precious Metal£210
- PlatinumPOA
- Typical turnaround 3–4 working days.
- Laser welding and lapping are charged on top, depending on the watch’s condition and the work needed.
- We do not work with titanium.
Inside our atelier
The tools behind every refinish
Our atelier is our investment in protecting you as our customer, and in a lifetime of owning watches for you, your family and your friends. We keep innovating how we refinish, and we are one of the few places in the Midlands with a brand-accredited lapping and belt machine.
Pioneer
Polimaxx II
Variable-speed polishing with built-in extraction, for clean, controlled refinishing.
Elettrolaser
MS 3.5 laser welder
Precision laser welding to rebuild worn edges and marks in your watch’s own metal.
- One of the few in the Midlands
Downland
Lapping machine
UK-made and brand-accredited. With our belt machine, it restores flat surfaces, crisp edges and brushed finishes.
Bergeon
Swiss tooling
The right Swiss-made tool for every screw, caseback and bracelet.
Also in our atelier: Witschi timing and water-resistance testing, Elma Elmasolvex cleaning, and Swiss-approved consumables only. See inside our atelier
Equipment photos from the manufacturers.
The WOHS Standard
Every watch we sell goes through this atelier
For the watches in our collection, servicing and polishing aren’t extras. They’re the WOHS Standard: before any watch is listed, our watchmakers authenticate it, service it, pressure test it and refinish it where needed. Book your own watch in and it’s looked after by the same team, to the same standard.
- Serviced in our atelierOur in-house watchmakers inspect and service every watch before it is listed.
- Waterproof guaranteeEvery watch is pressure tested wet and dry before it is listed.
- Authenticity guaranteedAuthenticated by our watchmakers and checked against The Watch Register.
- 3-year warrantyComes with every watch we sell, whatever its age.
WOHS Atelier Certification
What Atelier Certified means
Every watch we sell is Atelier Certified. It’s our promise that the watch has been through our Birmingham atelier, in four stages, before it is listed for sale.
- AuthenticatedChecked by our watchmakers and against The Watch Register, the world’s largest database of lost and stolen watches.
- ServicedInspected and serviced in-house by our own watchmakers, and polished only where needed.
- Pressure testedTested wet and dry to the watch’s rated depth, which is why every watch we sell comes with our waterproof guarantee.
- Graded and photographedGraded by hand, part by part, in an honest condition report, and shown in unedited photos.
Only then is it listed, with our Atelier Certified stamp and 3-year warranty.
Atelier Certification is for the watches we sell. When you book your own watch in, it’s looked after by the same watchmakers, with the same care.
Book your watch in
Bring your watch to our atelier
Message us on WhatsApp with your watch and what it needs, or give us a call, and we’ll book it in at 12 Warstone Lane in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter.
Also in our atelier: Watch servicing