Watch Dials Redone by International Dial Co.

March 21, 2009, 23:49

Ernie Loga

I thought I would share with you a watch dial I sent in to be refinished. International Dial Co of Willington, OH did a very nice job. Cost was under $35.00. Photo shows before and after.

March 22, 2009, 08:41

David Abbe

Ernie, I have serious need for these people's help. This 4-pin Hamilton is just one example. Please advise how we can contact them successfully?

March 22, 2009, 08:55

Ernie Loga

David:

I called them and made arrangements. Thier phone number is: 937-382-4535.

Mailing address: International Dail Co, INC., 58 W. Sugartree St., Box 970, Wilmington, OH 45177

They prefer that you ship your dials in a tin. I didn't have a tin so I stuck the dial feet into corrigated cardboard and then wrapped in bubble wrap. They want your phone number so they can call you to give quote and get payment information.

The turn around was about 4 weeks.

Additional dials I had done.

March 22, 2009, 09:29

Steve Middlesworth

David,

If you call them and request their preaddressed mailers also ask for a couple of tins. They will usually send a couple along. Don't give up trying to get ahold of them, they will answer the phone.

Steve

March 22, 2009, 13:49

Lindell V. Riddle

Dave,

For more information and additional examples of their work...

CLICK FOR: Find-Or-Search results "International Dial" IHC185 Site-Wide

Hamilton used International Dial so they should be able to match your dial. Be sure to stress you want the same style if that is important to you. By the way, I believe that unusual metal dial is a replacement that Hamilton had available as a part in the late 1920s and early 1930s time period.

Lindell

March 22, 2009, 20:44

Richard M. Jones

A very nice dial, do they work on porcelain dials?

March 22, 2009, 21:13

Ernie Loga

Richard:

I am not sure. I am planning to call them this week to find out. My guess is they don't. But, if we had the porcelain repaired they may be willing to paint the numbers etc.

March 23, 2009, 11:33

Mark Cross

They do fantastic work, but have a nasty habit of mis-locating dials.

They once had the dial from my late father's Lipton 'Oyster' wrist watch that had a 24 hour military dial. They lost the dial for over 2 months, and when they finally located it and I DID get it back, the work was GREAT! but they left off the red 24 hour military center markings!!

Yes, it should have been mailed right back, but I didn't want to chance them losing a piece of a family heirloom yet again, as their attiude through the entire situation was 'oh well'.

Rich Kuhn sent one of my dials in years ago for restoration, and they lost IT for over a week before locating it and doing the work, so I'm two for two with these folks.

Proceed with caution is my personal advice, and based on my personal experience with this company. Their work is great otherwise.

Regards! Mark