The Best Tweezers for Watch Modding and Watch Making

A discussion of what matters when choosing tweezers for watch work: material and tension. Stainless steel? Brass? Cost? Sets? I get into the details about pros and cons of different tweezers. #watchmaking #watchrepair #watchmodding #watchtools #tweezers
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0:00 Intro
2:45 Where to start?
5:39 Material
10:39 Tension
11:56 Demonstration with AirPods
14:50 Demonstration with Dial Feet
16:35 Final Thoughts
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[@msmalmasri2680]

Hello, I would like to thank you first of all. It was a good lesson that added really valuable information to me. I wish you success and success. I also hope that you will have a class about screwdrivers, especially here with the brass head. All my thanks and appreciation to you, Samer Al-Masry from Algeria

[@24hourgmtchannel64]

You know, It's kind of funny. Out of habit I still use the tweezers I started with which are made in China Vetus ST10 (#3 equivalent) and the Jules Borel's economy brass #3 for under $3 and they both work perfectly fine on Seiko and ETA movement parts but the mental thought of servicing any Rolex movements with them almost seems sacrilege and I don’t know why. Probably means I suffer from brand smugness of only Swiss made Dumont's touch Rolex movement parts🤣. I even have the platic changeable tipped Vetus ESD-259A and they also work well for when delicate surfaces are of concern. Out of curisoty, I even bought the Esslinger's house brand value 12 pack which are unbranded but I want to say are made by Stella and the entire 12 were around $15 and they also seem to be perfectly fine. I suppose If you learn to properly sharpen twezzers they will all be very close in use munus the comfort action. I've become fasinated with the topic of the least expensive to the most premium Swiss and even German made and don't know why. This of course can include screwdrives as well. I've been on the USA Viola's distributor site and they have # 3 SA's in both Viola the Romaine brand which are less expensive. They state both are of the same quality Italian made but the only difference is Viola brand has higher finishing and the logo. I'm also looking at Swiss Made Ideal Tec from Esslinger and I'm tempted to do a watchmaker consumer tweezers guide but in reality, from what I've experience from a $5 vetus to a basic #3 SS $25 Dumont will be of little overall usable difference. I watch many watchmaker youtuber's and Richard Perrett comes to mind when it comes to less expensive tools. I asked him why chose the cheaper ESD tweezers over say Dumon't and he said "why spend money when it's unnecessary to get the job done". Makes sense.

[@ElderPinto254]

i only use bergeon horotec or dumont

[@WatchComplications]

gotta go with the more expensive stuff sometimes, worth it.

[@postblue6296]

Hello, very helpful video. I was looking for a tweezer and I found this video. I just want one tweezer to help me repair, change battery or modify my casio digital watches. I bought Bergeon 7767-F spring bar tool for straps. But I am not sure which tweezer should I buy. Should I buy this Bergeon 7422-PM-AM brass tweezer? I just want to buy one tweezer for general use. How about Horotec MSA12.303AM or MSA12.303B5? Actually I don't understand the differences yet. Maybe you can help me?

[@WatchComplications]

horotec usually offers slightly lower cost swiss versions of bergeon products. If I was going to get one pair, it would be the brass tweezers I show in this video.

[@theotherguy9062]

How good are CIVIVI’s Tac N Tweeze?

[@WatchComplications]

no opinion since i haven’t tried them. My first flag is that the ads say brass handle and stainless steel. Makes me think the tips are steel which is no good. But would have to look closer to know for sure.

[@scottparis6355]

Another issue is that tweezers must be absolutely rigid (from side to side). If you pick up a small part and the tweezers twist even the slightest bit, the part will be launched across the room and into the carpet. The twistiness is made worse if you're having to use excessive pressure to pick up the part. Another argument for expensive tweezers.

[@WatchComplications]

good point!

[@t3rrytb]

i just learned this the hard way :-(

[@briankelley987]

I got cheap Chinese steel tweezers and used some fine sandpaper to dull the sharp edges of them, thinking I might easily scratch parts of the watch. Was that a good/bad idea?

[@WatchComplications]

I would keep tweezers as smooth as possible

[@Christopher._M]

So basically get yourself a set of both.

[@WatchComplications]

Get a good pair (brass) and then have some cheap spares, yes.