Watch repair loupes - NAWCC Forums I am starting watch repair after working on clocks for several years things seem to be smaller on watches :confused: Anyway, getting the right viewer seems important and I am certainly willing to spend appropriate money to get the right one I have been looking at bincolular loupes
Watchmakers loupe help - NAWCC Forums Hello: I’m new to watch repair, actually just mostly cleaning, replaced some parts on my own pocket watches I use and collect Anyway I need help with loupe I bought two, but I have to be too close and can’t use a screw driver Have a fly tying magnifying glass I use, but would like to get
taking super close up photos - NAWCC Forums You can take some great shots with your digital camera by placing a loupe over the lens (as if it were your eye) You should set the camera on "Macro" or close-up mode if it has such settings You can even use optical and digital zoom to really bring things in close My camera has autofocus
Loupes | NAWCC Forums The loupe is made by Donegan Optical Company Inc Here is the webpage for the Donegan Eyeglass Loupe I bought it back in 2006 from H W Perrin in Toronto My unit has 3x and 5x lenses which provide 8x when used in combination What I like about it is the extreme lightweight and that it does not clip on your spectacle lens
Eyesight protection - NAWCC Forums The loupe lens that's in front of the glasses is 4x; swing the other one in-line, and you get 10x The second shows how the loupes mount to the temple piece (Sorry it's out of focus, it really was a snapshot and I didn't check it before I transferred it ) Wire temples with clip-on loupes is a guaranteed recipe for shrieking
Clip-on loupe - NAWCC Forums Back when I first started watch repair, I bought a cheap double-lens clip-on style loupe off of Ebay It works well, but the magnification isn't as much as I would like, and the construction quality leaves something to be desired Also, the focal length is just a little too short using only
Good microscope for watch repair? - NAWCC Forums Not a budget item, but interesting is the "Loupe System," an advanced loupe that costs two to three days of an engineer's pay: www loupesystem com I agree with novicetimekeeper that a stereo microscope on an arm is an important consideration
Recommended Pocket Watch Starter Tools - NAWCC Forums Add to that at least two loupes of different magnifications, an appropriate height bench or desk and some good lighting Thank you I currently have one loupe and a marcoscope The lighting shouldn't be too hard but the bench desk will be the next challenge I certainly don't want a sore back as a result ;-)
Clock repair Magnification tool? - NAWCC Forums For that matter, you don't need one to fix watches, either If you happened to have one it might make some tasks a bit easier, but all I and everyone else I know has ever used is a loupe or one of those fancier magnifiers that goes on your head Note that there aren't any microscopes in any of the clock-supply catalogs