The bench behind every well-kept watch.
We are a small, focused workshop where timepieces are handled with the same care a collector brings to wearing them.
Back to HomeA single bench. A clear purpose.
Tockwise began as a repair desk tucked into a small unit off Thonglor Soi 13 — a corner where a watchmaker could work without interruption. The name came from a simple idea: time kept correctly, measured in turns of the mainspring rather than minutes on a clock face.
Over the years that followed, the scope widened naturally. Collectors who came in for a routine service left their vintage pieces for evaluation. Owners who wanted a fresh finish on a daily watch started asking about movement work as well. The workshop absorbed those conversations and shaped itself around them.
Today Tockwise handles three focused services: movement care for mechanical and automatic watches, exterior refinishing for cases and bracelets, and an extended overhaul programme for vintage and collectible pieces. The workshop remains small by choice — small enough that the same hands that receive your watch are the ones that return it.
Honest work. Readable results.
Transparency before anything opens
Every service begins with a condition assessment. You know what we found before we spend a single hour on your piece.
Work that respects the original
Polishing that loses a case line or a movement service that forces the wrong lubricant does more harm than good. We follow the piece, not a shortcut.
A record you can keep
Condition reports and, for heritage work, stage photographs travel with the watch. Future owners and future watchmakers benefit from the paper trail.
The people behind the loupe.
Kasem Thongsuk
Head Watchmaker
Seventeen years on the bench, with a focus on Swiss lever escapements and vintage Seiko calibres. Kasem trained in Geneva before returning to Bangkok to open the workshop.
Pranee Wiset
Case & Refinishing Specialist
Pranee brings a background in fine metalwork to every refinishing project. Her approach is conservative — remove only what must go, preserve what the case was meant to look like.
Anan Charoenpong
Heritage & Documentation
Anan coordinates the heritage overhaul programme, manages parts sourcing from regional suppliers, and handles all stage photography and condition reporting for complex pieces.
How we keep work consistent.
Timing machine verification
Every regulated movement is measured across six positions. Results are recorded in the condition report and shared with the owner.
Ultrasonic bath protocol
Disassembled parts pass through a multi-stage ultrasonic cleaning process using solutions appropriate to each material — brass, steel, or synthetic.
Manufacturer-specified lubricants
We use watch-grade lubricants matched to each component's function. Escapement, gear train, and keyless works each receive a different formulation.
Water-resistance pressure test
All case work concludes with a pressure test. The watch must meet its rated resistance before it leaves the bench.
Written condition record
Pre- and post-service documentation is issued on every job. It travels with the watch as a permanent reference for future service intervals.
Secure storage throughout
Pieces in the workshop are stored in individually labelled, padded trays in a locked storage room. No watch is left on an open bench overnight.
Watch repair and restoration in Bangkok — done at the right pace.
Bangkok's watch community has grown steadily over the past decade. Collectors pick up pieces from dealers along Silom and Sukhumvit, inherit heirlooms that have not been serviced in years, and pass through auction platforms looking for vintage movements with potential. What has not kept pace is the number of workshops willing to take the time a mechanical watch requires.
Tockwise fills that space deliberately. The workshop takes on three types of work — movement servicing, case and bracelet refinishing, and full heritage overhauls — and does not expand beyond them. Each scope is defined clearly so that owners know exactly what they are commissioning, what the price covers, and how long the bench will hold their piece.
For a collector, sending a watch to be serviced carries some anxiety. The condition report system at Tockwise addresses that directly. Before any work begins, you receive a written account of what was found on the bench — the timekeeping spread, any worn components, the state of gaskets and seals. After service, a second report records the work carried out and the final timing results. The watch arrives back to you with a paper trail that has genuine future value.
Heritage overhaul work is particularly deliberate. Vintage pieces — whether a mid-century dress watch, a field watch from the 1960s, or a pocket watch that belonged to a grandparent — have a character that aggressive restoration erases. The Tockwise approach to heritage pieces starts with an evaluation period before any commitment is made. If in-house fabrication of a small component is needed because originals are no longer available, that decision is explained and agreed before the work proceeds.
The workshop is located on Thonglor Soi 13 in Watthana, a short walk from the BTS Thonglor station. Appointments can be arranged by phone or email for owners who prefer to hand over and collect in person.
Bring your piece to a bench that will treat it well.
A message is all it takes to start. Tell us what you have and what concerns you, and we will respond with an honest first assessment.
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