In ancient times, night watch was broken up into four segments of three hours. Third Watch is the period from Midnight to 3AM. It was regarded as the most dangerous watch. Renowned for spiritual warfare, acts of deception, criminal mischief and military tactics. The Third Watch stood guard to protect people from these threats.

How does that pertain to watches?

As watch enthusiasts, we also see this time as dangerous to our watches. Nearly every collector knows a story of a mechanical watch destroyed by forcing a date change between Midnight and 3AM. Often the repair bill exceeds the value of the watch. These defective pieces get sold over and over. Represented as “running well” and “keeping good time”. Hiding the fact that they stop running at midnight. There are numerous sites selling preowned watches. They say “just needs a battery” or “seconds hand running”. At best, they’re listed as “untested”. Someone will buy it, only to find a corroded movement inside, years of gunk built up around the case, or a running watch that just doesn’t keep time.

Who is Third Watch?

Our mission is simple. Protect our customers. We hunt down these types of watches. The damaged, broken and forgotten watches. We deep clean them. Inspect and repair them in house. We personally test each and every watch. Each watch is extensively documented. If there’s any scratches, dings, wear or defects; you will know. You can rest assured with Third Watch.