If you keep up with watchmaking trends, you’ve probably seen lots of awesome designs featuring colored metals. Black-coated stainless steel is probably the most popular and has quickly become a favorite for men’s watches, but lots of other hues are being used too! These coatings make it easier than ever to find a watch that suits your style, but did you know these colors don’t last forever?
In fact, everyday friction can remove the coating, revealing the plain metal beneath. To make matters worse, scratches can’t be buffed away without also removing more coating!
As more and more color is lost over time, you might take your watch in to be refurbished—only to be told it can’t be done! Most repair shops are only equipped to polish and plate watches using classic tones like gold and silver—but not us!
At our national repair center, our refurbishment experts have pioneered powder coating techniques to get these colored watches looking like new again! That’s one of the many reasons people and businesses across the country choose Service Jewelry & Repair for their refurbishment needs, and we’d love to serve you next!
Even though black powder coating is our specialty, we have other colors available too! Simply bring your watch into one of our stores, drop by our repair center, or even mail your watch to us for an estimate!
If you have any questions about powder coating or refurbishment, don’t hesitate to get in touch. We’re always happy to help!
10 Comments
Rafael Rosado
Hello, I have a gold-plated watch and I want to know if you can paint or powder coating it to change the color to nickel-plated black
Luis
Can you restore a watch that has the color gold but it’s not gold?
Dana Bowman
Hi Luis! I’ve passed your question off to our repair shop, and they will contact you with more info!
STEPHEN ESSANY
Hello,
I have an all-black 316 stainless steel hexad-style watch band that I am considering having SJR completely restore > powder coat in the same color.
Please advise . . .
Thank you,
Stephen/USNSWC
Dinesh soni
I want to colour my watch
Ivan
Hello,
I would like to change the casing color of my Apple Watch Ultra from brushed titanium to either matte black or glossy black. Could you please let me know if you can do that, what the turnaround time is, and the cost?
Thank you.
Dana Bowman
Hi Ivan,
Thank you for your inquiry. Someone from our shop will be in touch with you shortly!
Mia Evans
I totally agree when you say that color can be lost over time which is why getting watch restoration services from repair shops will help with polishing and plating processes. I would love to get that kind of service very soon to restore the appearance of the item I inherited from my grandmother. She has always worn it when she was, and I want to start wearing it because of its classic appearance.
john daly
i wanted to send in my Breitling watch paint to get coated in black.
Dana Bowman
Hi John, I’ve passed your message on to our shop manager. He should be in touch shortly!