01-31-2023, 10:14 PM | #1 |
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Watchmaker's glasses
Can anyone here recommend decent watchmaker's glasses? I don't work on watches, but I do often need some serious magnification. My eyesight isn't great to begin with, so trying to see small stuff (like repairing regular eye glasses) is frustrating. Even something simple like pulling a splinter out of my finger is difficult due to not being able to see anything that small.
I don't want some cheapo plastic crap from Amazon. On the other hand, I don't need $500 jeweler specs from Zeiss either. Just something of decent quality that won't fall apart in a month. I've tried one of those big magnifying lenses with the built-in light, but those don't work well for my needs.
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02-01-2023, 12:47 PM | #2 |
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Maybe something like an optivisor? https://www.cousinsuk.com/category/o...and-magnifiers
If it's just for quick checks you could also get a loupe in an appropriate magnification. |
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02-01-2023, 04:41 PM | #3 |
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have you checked OttoFrei
https://www.ottofrei.com/jewelry-too...ols/magnifiers also chk out Eschenbach.com Last edited by overcoil; 02-02-2023 at 06:41 AM.. |
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Plenty of magnifier apps for all phones exist. Helps to locate your splinter quickly. ![]() Trivia. A friend of mine was on holiday in Brazil. On a Sunday late afternoon he had his return flight to Europe. So he went for a final morning swim in the ocean ...but lost his glasses in the sea. Search to no avail. Given his very bad eyesight that was kind of a problem as he had not brought spare glasses and doesn't wear lenses. And optician shops were apparently closed that Sunday. So he used the camera of his mobile phone as a substitute for his lost glasses for the journey back to Europe and bought a power bank at the airport to ensure not running out of phone battery. All went fine.
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04-16-2023, 08:34 PM | #8 |
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I build watches as a hobby and these have worked well for me.
Beileshi Head Magnifier LED Illuminated Multi-Power Helmet Magnifying 1.5X 3X 8.5X 10x Magnifying Tools for Watch Repair, Arts & Crafts or As General Reading Aid https://a.co/d/duQkNh9
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