Originally Posted by
walkerwek1958
Dumont tweezers are the best. However, the ones I use for 95% of my work aren’t Dumont, I bought them from A. G. Thomas in Bradford 10 years ago, they’re marked ‘AA’, have to admit I don’t know any more about them other than the fact that they’re good quality. I’ve redressed the the tips several times, I’d gate to have to replace them, like an old pair of comfy shoes they’re irreplaceable.
I have some very fine Dumonts that cost around £30. I wanted a second set in the same size but didn’t want to spend £30 so I bought a cheap set from Cousins. After some work with a stone to thin them down and generally improve them they worked OK, but they’re stiffer to operate than the Dumonts and they don’t gave the same feel.
Make no mistake, you can spend a lot of money on quality watch tools. However, the biggest investment is in your own skill level, either by paying for training or spending many hours learning and teaching yourself. You can but all the fancy tools you like but you can’t buy skill, it has to be earned the hard way.