Reply With QuoteThe problem is they look very cheaply made, go for the best you can afford especially screwdrivers if they are not 100% perfect you will slip and find you have just put a big scratch on your watch, it really is worth paying a bit more money.
This seems to be a bargain. Not used one myself but often thought it would be a better idea than a paperclip :-)
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/watc...covers-1804508
*Although if you want to wait you can have one shipped from China for a little less
Last edited by Dazzler; 25th January 2014 at 16:52.
The problem is they look very cheaply made, go for the best you can afford especially screwdrivers if they are not 100% perfect you will slip and find you have just put a big scratch on your watch, it really is worth paying a bit more money.
these are truly dreadful tools - honestly, spend the £1.74 on some better paperclips.
Agreed......knock yourself out and have a butchers at Cousins....nice tools that wont scratch your piece.Originally Posted by nickk
I got one that costs a little more than that. Absolute waste of money.
Two big problems that render it more or less useless; first there is no height adjustment to account for different thickness bracelets, so with a thin bracelet you can't just rest it down, you have to use something as a shim to raise it up a bit to the tools pusher pin is aligned with the split pin.
Another thing is the part that screws in/out and holds the pusher pins is just too long, or the pusher pins themselves are too long. I can completely unwind the knob and with a wide bracelet, the know and pusher pin have completely unscrewed from the rest of the tool before its wound out enough to fit the bracelet into it.
Cousins, get a decent one.
I thought my friend was mad for persuading me to spend over £100 on a set of jewellers screwdrivers, but after getting them and comparing them to a £15 set, it's the best investment I've made!
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The one I got is this one
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-WATCH-...item53f1e76222
Avoid it!
Looking at Cousins site they don't really have what look like decent ones.
Anyone tried one of these?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/bracelet-w...item519fa86585
Looks like it has two sections that have different depths, and an adjustable stop. Doesn't have any threads so I assume you just whack it with your hand!
Last edited by fraggle42; 25th January 2014 at 21:34.
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