Our Workshop
Small Workshop.
Considered Work.
Welaxin has been on Charoen Krung Road since 2009 — a workshop that occupies a single room, employs a small number of people, and asks that each watch receive the same unhurried attention.
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How Welaxin Began
Welaxin was opened in 2009 by Khun Anuwat Lertsiri, a horological technician who had spent the previous decade working with importers and independent watchmakers across Bangkok. He wanted a workshop where mechanical watches — not the trade in them, not the image around them — were the central concern.
The name "Welaxin" is the Thai word for time. It was chosen without irony: the people who arrive here care about their watches, and those watches carry time that belongs to someone.
From the beginning, the workshop has taken on only as much work as it can do well. There has been no expansion to multiple sites, no broadening into retail. The bench on Charoen Krung Road remains where it has always been, and the approach remains the same: examine the watch carefully, explain what it needs, do the work with proper materials, and return it with a written note of what was done.
Over fifteen years, Welaxin has built a quiet clientele of collectors, families with inherited pieces, and working professionals whose daily watch has finally reached the point of needing attention. Word of mouth has been the only form of promotion the workshop has ever required.
Our Mission
To service and restore mechanical watches with care, honesty, and technical precision — keeping these objects useful and meaningful for as long as their owners wish to carry them.
Our Approach
We examine each watch before quoting. We discuss findings with the owner before proceeding. We source components thoughtfully for vintage pieces. We document every service and return the watch with a written record.
Our Values
- Honesty in assessment and pricing
- Patience in every stage of the work
- Respect for the owner's attachment to the piece
- Transparency — nothing hidden, nothing unnecessary
The People
Those at the Bench
Anuwat Lertsiri
Founder & Head Watchmaker
Trained in Switzerland and Thailand, Anuwat has spent over twenty years working with mechanical calibres. He oversees all restoration and overhaul work personally.
Nattaya Prachaya
Movement Technician
Nattaya specialises in movement cleaning and lubrication. Her careful, methodical approach means standard service work leaves the bench in consistently sound condition.
Krit Watcharapol
Case & Dial Specialist
Krit handles case finishing and liaises with dial restoration partners. He has a particular sensitivity to preserving the original character of aged pieces.
Workshop Standards
How We Work
Ultrasonic Cleaning
Movement components are cleaned in a purpose-built ultrasonic bath using watchmaker-grade cleaning solutions, removing old oils, dust, and oxidation without abrasion.
Correct Lubrication
We stock calibre-appropriate lubricants from established horological suppliers. Different points in a movement require different oils; applying the wrong lubricant does more harm than none.
Timing Regulation
Every serviced movement is tested on a timing machine across multiple positions to confirm rate and amplitude are within acceptable range before the watch leaves the workshop.
Documented Work
Each service is recorded on a bench sheet noting the work performed, parts replaced, and condition observations. A summary of this note accompanies the watch on collection.
Secure Custody
Watches in our care are stored in a locked, fireproof cabinet outside of working hours. We carry workshop insurance covering pieces under our custody. Your watch is accounted for at all times.
Pre-Work Approval
No service begins without your explicit agreement to the scope and cost. If we discover additional work is needed after opening the movement, we pause and contact you before proceeding.
A Workshop for Mechanical Watches in Bangkok
Bangkok's Charoen Krung Road has a long relationship with craftsmanship. The street was the first to be paved in the city, and over the decades it became home to goldsmiths, tailors, antique dealers, and specialist trade houses. Welaxin occupies this neighbourhood not by accident — the location reflects something about what the workshop is for.
Mechanical watches — whether a straightforward automatic from the 1990s or a hand-wound pocket watch from the mid-twentieth century — share a common characteristic: they are designed to be opened, serviced, and returned to use. The oils that lubricate a balance staff dry out over years. A mainspring that has been wound and released thousands of times eventually fatigues. These are not signs of poor quality; they are the normal cycle of a mechanical instrument that asks periodically to be tended.
Welaxin's work sits precisely in this space. We do not sell watches or import movements. We offer three clearly described services, each addressing a different level of need, and we carry out each one with the same materials, the same documentation, and the same direct communication about what the watch needed and what was done. Collectors visiting Bangkok, long-term residents with an inherited piece, or someone whose daily watch has simply never been serviced — all are welcome at the workshop.
If you are uncertain what your watch requires, an initial conversation at no cost is the right place to start. Describe the watch, note anything you have observed, and we will give you an honest assessment.
Open Monday – Saturday
Come and See the Workshop
We welcome visitors. Bring your watch and we will take a look together.
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