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BEST RATED Tattoo Shop in Centereach ON LONG ISLAND, NY

Top Rated Tattoo and piercing studio in Centereach on Long Island NY

Clockwork Tattoo and piercing is a top-rated, Professional Expert tattoo shop in Centereach on Long Island New York. We have customers from nearby towns like Selden, Lake Grove , Holstiville, Holbrook, Port Jefferson, Farmingville, Setauket, East Setauket, Saint James, Smithtown, Hampton Bays and other towns on the south fork to the north fork of Long Island New York.
We are located at 2534 Middle Country Road , Centereach , New York; We open 2 pm to 11 pm, 7 days a week. following us on Instagram and give us a like on Facebook. We are skilled in our craft, professionally trained group of new-school and down-to-earth team. We specialize in the newest styles in The Industry, so we push to be one of the high quality custom Parlors in town. Clockwork Tattoo & Piercing has excellent client-to-artist customer service. Our artists take your idea and create one unique to you so that each design or sketch is hand-drawn and a one-of-a-kind piece of art.
Every style we do is different out of respect for you and your skin. Your piece may take a few sessions to complete depending on the details incorporated into the design. We take the time to sit down with you and review your references to better understand you and create a one-of-a-kind artwork uniquely designed for you and you only. We use your imagination for our creation. We are your best choice for studios in Suffolk County on Long Island NY.

Why Choose Clockwork  Tattoo & Piercing Studio?

Clockwork has long island’s NY exclusive custom tattoo artists. We are true custom tattoo artists who sit with our clients, and listen to them to find out exactly what they want. This process is crucial for placement, color, theme and style that are desired by the client. We will draw out various possibilities that may work for the client by showing examples.
Making quick rough sketches or looking through examples the clients bring in. We also freestyle (drawing on the skin) the image onto the client or a combination of drawing up a finished sketch and also freehanding certain elements. This is custom tattooing at its best. This is what you can expect from Clockwork.
Clockwork specializes in cover-ups. If you have an old tattoo that isn’t what you had in mind or doesn’t go with the stylistic direction that you are aiming for, well you’re in luck. Tatupaul is a master of the cover-up tattoo. Too often a bad tattoo can easily become an even worst looking tattoo by having it covered up or touched up by a tattooist who is not qualified to do the work.
Don’t be quick to just let any tattoo artist attempt to cover up your old tattoo. A bad cover up job can be even more disappointing than the original tattoo and can end up costing you thousands of dollars in laser surgery with results that are not always consistent or favorable.

What makes us unique

Clockwork custom tattoo is a unique tattoo and piercing studio located in the heart of in Centereach on Long Island NY which was established in 1999. Our team is dedicated to place equal importance on delivering high-quality body art and ensuring a memorable customer experience. With a diverse group of artists boasting over 20 years of experience, Clockwork custom tattoo & piercing offers a fresh approach to tattooing and design. Whether you’re seeking a portrait, realism, fine line work or a piercing, our skilled artists are dedicated to producing timeless art that looks amazing on all skin tones. We invite you to explore our artists’ profiles to see their exceptional work for yourself. So come on in, experience our good vibes, and let us help you find the perfect tattoo.

What you can expect from our expert tattoo and piercing artists?

We are a licensed and insured Custom design Shop that Practices The best Aftercare.
All of our artists are licensed body artists in Suffolk County NY
All staff wear disposable nitrile /latex gloves
All staff uses disposable needles/cartridges.
All furniture is sanitized before and after every procedure.
We use disposable clip cord covers and machine bags to further prevent cross-contamination.
WE SPEAK ENGLISH ,SPANISH ,AND POLISH!!

OUR studio

State of the Art Facility

Clockwork is Equipped with the industry’s best tattoo equipment. We offer our client’s a premier tattoo experience.
Come experience what it’s like to be tattooed in a positive, relaxing setting with Award-winning Tattoo artists.

Get INKED with Clockwork Custom Tattoo and piercing.

Come in and get your imagination on. Make a meeting with one of our craftsmen and get a really interesting tattoo

What Are You Waiting For?

FEATURED ARTISTS

tatupaul

TATTOO ARTIST / PRO-PIERCER/ GRAPHIC DESIGNER / MUSICIAN
ESTABLISHED IN 1993

BACKGROUND:

BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN GRAPHIC DESIGN
SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS, NEW YORK NY USA

TATTOOING OVER 15 YEARS
NEW YORK CITY to LONG ISLAND, NY and all over the World (TX, NJ, NH, FA GA, NY, AZ, PA, etc) and Europe (Germany, Poland, France, Sweden, England)

PRO PIERCING /SURFACE PIERCING  FOR 10 YEARS
EXPERIENCED  IN MICRO-DERMALS  FOR 10 YEARS

Published in TATTOOS  FOR MEN  , TATTOO REVUE,
SKIN & INK, THE AQUARIAN, URBAN STYLES (GRAFFITI)

Looking for some very special clients, people that value their art and are looking for someone who is just as interested in creating and caring for a masterpiece as they are. Someone who wants their tattoos to have meaning for them, and understands a good artists takes time to understand that. I’m looking for clients that want to have someone who invests their attention, time, and money into the product they provide. A person who isn’t looking for a sticker-sized tattoo but a head-turner of a piece.

I’m looking for a special kind of client that is patient and willing to invest their own patience in knowing that a masterpiece will take time. A client who is willing to understand that perfection doesn’t happen on the spot.

Someone who will take advice from the expert they have come to see. Someone who isn’t concerned with it being right now and wants someone willing to schedule their time out and put hours of (essentially free work as I don’t charge for the drawings) time into making your masterpiece? A client who values an artist who takes time to ask questions and take charge and offers guidance of such an important decision.

My favorite kinds of tattoos are surrealism, watercolor, semi-realism, lettering, graffiti art, and bright vibrant color or black and grey. I love doing cover-ups and memorials. As well as anything else that has deep meaning to you. It is my honor to have your trust in these projects. Are you one of the clients I’m looking for? If so shoot me an email/message/phone call and let’s set up your free consultation today!

rachel

Rachel is a Panamanian/American who started her tattoo career in 2021 working as a comunity manager in a tattoo shop, she found a love for the tattoo and now she specializes in blackwork, fine line, color black and gray .

Shoot her an email to get you in the chair

jessica

Jessica is a professional piercer with 10 years of experience who is full of charisma and enthusiastic about body art and body piercing.

She is perfect in her craft. She uses the highest quality of jewelry to provide our community with a premier piercing studio that they can trust and depend on.

Piercings are walk-in only, we are open 7 days a week. We recommend always calling first because we are a busy shop and our days can fill out fast.

aftercare instructions

AQUAPHOR– not for open wounds

A+D OINTMENT– only for baby diaper rash

BACITRACIN/NEOSPORIN– for scrapes and cuts. These ointments pull out the ink

VASELINE– no good same as above

CLOCKWORK TATTOO BALM-

For skin to heal, it needs nutrients. Our clockwork tattoo butter provides an abundance of exactly the nutrients skin needs to heal quickly, with far less damage to tattoo ink, helping you achieve the best possible outcome for your body art. We’re confident our tattoo butter provides more skin healing nutrients than any other similar product, the rest of which mostly consists of cheap oils, wax, and chemicals. Clockwork Tattoo Butter is herbal infused with five skin-healing herbs and is rich in raw, organic, unrefined shea butter, which has been called a “superfood for the skin” by leading dermatologists. we also blend in five luxury skin-care oils–sunflower, coconut, soybean, apricot kernal, and lavender –all ultra-rich in vitamins A, B, C, E and others, along with a broad spectrum of natural fatty acids, the building blocks of skin proteins.==============================================================Our clockwork tattoo butter has been highly refined through a natural process (no chemicals added) of multiple heatings and filterings, to remove all impurities that could possibly damage or discolor tattoo ink. NO OTHERTATTOO BALM MANUFACTURER DOES THIS, because it is time-consuming, and adds expense to the manufacturing process. clockwork balm binds the other ingredients together into a balm, plus, it covers the wound with a very thin but highly effective layer of protection. The various botanical ingredients “pack the punch” needed to aggressively promote the healing of a fresh tattoo, and to protect and reinvigorate older tattoos, as well. These ingredients have the following properties: Anti-inflammatory – Reduces swelling and skin redness when applied topically. Antiseptic, germicidal, anti-bacterial – Reduces risk of infection in open wounds and cuts due to bacterial and other microbes. Antioxidant – Protects the skin from damage by free radicals, promotes repair of skin at the cellular level, and helps to regrow replacement cells. Anti-aging – Provides nutrition and support to the skin so that aging is reduced. Antipruritic (anti-itch) – Some of our unique ingredients work to soothe itching, without the fading of ink and numbing associated with chemical treatments, so the user will be far less tempted to scratch the wound, which is a major cause of damage to fresh tattoos. Antiallergenic – Helps to suppress the natural allergic response to tattoo ink, which causes the body’s immune system to attack and break down freshly installed tattoo ink. Use of this balm is believed to result in more of the installed ink remaining in place, resulting in less need to rework the tattoo soon after installation, and a tattoo that remains much more crisp and brightly colored over its lifetime.

CLOCKWORK SEA SALT SPRAY

Our Sea Salt Body Piercing Spray Helps to clean all your piercings and body modifications. Ingredients that are natural. Easy to Use on the Go Spray Cleanser. No cross-contamination (bag in the can). The can allows all-altitude (360-degree) dispensingEnzymatic Sea Salt Solutions Natural to Your Body – pH Balanced and Enriched with Over 82 Trace Elements and MineralsSafe for all Skin Types. Remains sterile from start to finish.

We service clients in suffolk county on long island, ny

  • Centereach
  • Selden
  • Blue Point
  • Brookhaven
  • Calverton
  • Center Moriches
  • Coram
  • Patchogue
  • East Setauket
  • East Shoreham
  • Farmingville
  • Hauppauge
  • Islip
  • Islip Terrace
  • Lake
  • Kings Park
  • Smithtown
  • Fire Island
  • Holbrook
  • Holtsville
  • Lake Ronkonkoma
  • Ronkonkoma
  • Manorville
  • Mastic
  • Medford
  • Middle Island
  • Miller Place
  • Moriches
  • Mount Sinai
  • Patchogue
  • Port Jefferson
  • Port Jefferson Station
  • Ridge
  • Selden
  • Setauket
  • Nesconset
  • St.James
  • Shirley
  • Sound Beach
  • Stony Brook
  • Wading River
  • Riverhead
  • Yaphank

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Frequently Asked Tattoo Questions

How much does it cost to get a small tattoo cost?
Our studio has a shop minimum of $100 dollars. Although if there is a few people getting tattooed at the same time, our artists are more than willing to do the tattoos at a discounted rate.
Can I walk in to get a tattoo?
Yes, If you looking to do a walk-in tattoo, we are open 7 days a week from 2 pm to 11 pm. We recommend always calling first because we are a busy tattoo shop, and our days can fill out fast.
How much does it pain when getting a tattoo?
Tattoo pain is based on your placement. But lucky for you, our tattoo artists all use topical antiseptic numbing sprays and gels to ease the pain and let you complete those full-day session tattoos.
Which body part hurts the most when getting a tattoo?
Now, this has been a topic for many years, but put shortly, that depends on the style of the tattoo. If you’re doing full color, then the area has to be fully saturated with the ink to complete the design, unlike traditional black and grey.
What is the process of getting a tattoo?
First, you find the design or reference, then you choose the preferred tattoo artist that you want. Then if the artist has to create it, then you and the artist will do a consultation to design the tattoo, and set a date. Then you can come to the shop the day prior to your appointment and approve the design or make any last-minute changes
How much time does it take to get a small tattoo?
On average, from start to finish, it takes about one hour to complete the whole tattoo process. This includes the artist’s set up and tear down, along with getting you cleaned up and properly and informing you on the aftercare process we recommend.
Is it important to tip the tattoo artist?
If you think your tattoo artists went above and beyond for your tattoo, then yes, It’s important to tip your tattoo artist. Although tattoos are expensive, the artist still has to pay a percentage of the tattoo to the shop. All tips go directly to the artist
How much experience do good tattoo artists have?
Choosing a quality tattoo artist that uses the best equipment and practices safe tattoo procedures is most important. Choosing an artist that lacks the experience needed to create and execute a tattoo will leave you will a lifelong mistake that will end up costing you three times the amount you paid in the beginning.
What are the different types of tattoos?
When it comes to the different types of tattooing, we have:

 

  1. Classic Americana
  2. New school
  3. Japanese
  4. Black and grey
  5. Portraiture
  6. Stick and poke
  7. Realism
  8. Blackwork
  9. Biomechanical
  10. Geometric
  11.  Realistic Trash Polka
Can I get a consultation before getting a tattoo?
We prefer to do a full consultation before we tattoo our clients. It’s important to ensure everyone’s on the same page before making it permanent.
Should I get a small tattoo for my first tattoo?
We recommend getting a small tattoo first to get a feel for your pain tolerance. That way, in the future, you will have a good idea of how long you can sit in one session.
Do we do Free Touch up's on Tattoos?
Yes, we do, But A tattoo is a permanent change to my appearance and can only be removed by laser or surgical means, which can be disfiguring and/or costly.  In all likelihood, this will not result in skin restoration. Clockwork Tattoo offers their clients FREE touch-ups on all tattoos as long as the client follows the correct Aftercare instructions and does not have any signs of improper healing technics, and comes in with the first (90) days after the First Tattoo Appointment with Clockwork Tattoo.

Frequently Asked Piercing Questions

How much does it cost to get a Piercing?
Our studio offers a wide selection of piercings, and each Procedure cost is different due to the tools and skills needed to perform the Body modification.
Can I walk in to get a Piercing?
Yes, If you looking to do a walk-in piercing, we are open 7 days a week from 2 pm to 11 pm. We recommend always calling first because we are a busy shop, and our days can fill out fast.
How much does it hurt, Pain wise when getting a Piercing?
Piercing pain is based on your placement. But lucky for you, our Piercers are excellent at what they do, and most piercings are almost painless, but you may feel a slight pinch.
Which body part hurts the most to get pierced?
Now, this has been a topic for many years, but put shortly, the depends on the piercing. If the skin is covered, it will hurt a little to get pierced.
What is the process of getting a piercing?
First, you find the body part, then you choose your preferred piercing artist that you want, and you and the artist will do a consultation to make sure the area can be pierced while discussing the types of high-quality jewelry to use in your body. We will also advise you on what metals to stay away from while making sure you fully understand everything about your piercing.
Then set a time and date for the piercing procedure.
How much time does it take to get a piercing?
On average, from start to finish, it takes about 15 to 25 mins to complete one piercing; this includes the paperwork and piercing procedure.
Is it important to tip the Piercer?
If you think your Piercer went above and beyond for your piercing and explained everything enough for you, then yes, It’s important to tip your piercer. Although piercings are expensive, the artist still has to pay a percentage of the piercing to the shop. All tips go directly to them.
How much experience do good piercing artists have?
Choosing a quality piercing artist that uses the best equipment and practices safe piercing procedures is most important. Choosing an artist or Studio that lacks the experience or Proper jewelry needed to create and execute a piercing will leave you with a lifelong scar that will cost you three times the amount you paid, in the beginning, to have it pierced.
What are the different types of Jewelry we carry in-store?
When it comes to the different types of Jewelry we have:

We carry the largest inventory of Nickel Free Jewelry and classically designed  A+ grade jewelry on Long Island NY.

 

  1. We carry a wide selection for you to choose from.
  2. Surgical Stainless Steel.
  3. Titanium
  4. 14k/18k/pure gold/rose gold /gold platinum
Can I get a consultation before getting a Piercing?
We prefer a full consultation before we do any piercings, but it only takes about 5 minutes, so we include it in our appointment.
Can I get a belly/Navel Piercing if I've had a tummy tuck/Liposuction surgery?
Yes, as long as your doctor gives you written consent. We recommend you wait for a minimum of 12 to 18 months, depending on your healing process.

google reviews

Amazing experience
Kate Williams
2023-04-19
Clockwork tattoo is very professional and paul is in my opinion one of the most talented tattoo artists on the long island in his styles, along with Alex who is also very skilled.
CLOCKWORK TATTOO
2023-03-14
I made a reservation at Clockwork and was worked on that same evening, it was also my first tattoo and the staff were very kind and understanding. I showed my artist a picture that I had on my phone and he did and great job on the tattoo. very satisfied! There is a $500 tattoo FREE GIVEAWAY contest that I am interested in participating in, keeping my fingers crossed 🙂 🙂
Savannah Larkin
2023-02-27
Paul is extremely talented and professional. I highly recommend his shop.
Ralphie Febus
2023-01-19
Went on Friday the 13th. Super busy, but that is expected and normal. Great experience ! 👍
Meghan H (Kre)
2023-01-17
Friday the 13th
Matthew Davoli
2023-01-13
Friday the 13th!!
Brianna Van Velsor
2023-01-13
Friday the 13th
Angelica Falco
2023-01-13

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