An independent Helsinki workshop servicing, restoring and pressure-testing tool watches for real use, and selling refurbished pieces that are timed and documented. Philosophy: tools over jewels; function and safety first, patina respected.

Which brands does SPECRATED service?

We specialise in Rolex, Tudor, Omega and Seiko, and also service solid Swiss/Japanese movements such as ETA, Sellita, Miyota and Seiko NH families. Chronographs and unusual calibres are by inspection and quote.

Do you polish or restore to as-new?

Patina-first. We preserve bevels, brushing and honest wear. Light, sympathetic refinishing is available on request; heavy polishing only if the client insists. Function and safety take priority.

Do you pressure-test and provide documentation?

Yes. Where the case allows, we pressure-test and record the pressure and date. Every job ends with a timing sheet showing rate, amplitude and beat error. Water resistance is valid at the time of test only.

What is the typical turnaround for service?

Most services take 2–5 weeks depending on parts and workload. We inspect first, then proceed with any extras only after your approval.

Do you accept EU/EEA mail-in and what about warranty?

Yes—mail-in across the EU/EEA with insured guidance. Refurbished watches include a 6-month workshop movement warranty and goods have a 14-day EU return window, in addition to your statutory rights.

Built to spec. Worn hard.

SPECRATED started as a small bench in Helsinki and a stubborn idea: watches are instruments, not ornaments. A diver should meet water. A GMT should cross borders. A field watch should come home with scuffs and a story.

Before “luxury” became a costume, watches kept people alive and on time. Time plus direction fixed a convoy’s position. Minutes on a slate decided whether a diver surfaced safely. A handover across time zones kept fuel, crew and passengers where they needed to be. In orbit, where computers were single points of failure, a mechanical chronograph could still start a burn, time an EVA and bring you home.

Those were program watches—purpose-built for militaries, expeditions, climbers, pilots, divers and, yes, astronauts. Stainless, sealed, over-engineered on purpose. When failure wasn’t an option, the watch had to be to spec—and rated to do the job.

That’s where SPECRATED lives: the space between design and duty. We service and restore watches so they can work—today, tomorrow, and after the next service—without erasing the life they’ve had.

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The line we draw

We won’t chase showroom shine. We keep bevels and brushing; we keep stories. We fix function and safety first: fresh mainspring and gaskets where needed, correct oils and tolerances, regulation across positions, demag if required, a 48–72-hour run-in, and a pressure test where the case allows. When a target can’t be met, we’ll tell you—plainly—and explain why. You’ll get data, not adjectives: a timing sheet (rate, amplitude, beat error) and a WR card noting pressure and date.

If you want light, sympathetic refinishing, say so—we’ll do it with restraint. Heavy polishing? Only if you insist.

The heritage we carry

Our heroes aren’t safe queens. They’re the watches that swam with combat divers and North Sea crews, crossed oceans on the wrists of pilots and navigators, took knocks on patrol, and ticked in vacuum under a suit cuff.

They were tools—simple, legible, durable—and they earned their scars. We try to honor that every time a caseback opens on our bench.

What we work on

We specialise in Rolex, Tudor, Omega and Seiko—the modern descendants of those program pieces—and the tool-watch families built in their image. We also take on solid, honest movements from ETA/Sellita/Miyota/NH for other Swiss and Japanese brands. Chronographs and unusual calibres are by inspection and quote.

We’re independent. Not affiliated with Rolex, Tudor, Omega, Seiko or any other brand. Trademarks belong to their owners.

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How it works with us

Mail-in from the EU/EEA is straightforward. Book a service, tell us how you wear the watch and what you need from it. Ship it with our packing/insurance guidance. We inspect, share findings, and only proceed with extras after your approval. Typical turnaround runs 2–5 weeks depending on parts and workload. When it comes back, it’s still your watch—just healthy, documented, and ready to earn its next scratches.

Prefer to buy? Our Refurbished pieces are pressure-tested (where the case allows), timed, and honestly graded. Expect wear, not masquerade. Each listing tells you exactly what’s been done and what the tests showed. There’s a 6-month workshop warranty on movements we’ve serviced and a 14-day EU return window on goods—because trust is built with clarity.