slask111 Posted December 4, 2012 Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 Hi all, I have been in this hobby for a few years now and my friends is starting to hand me their watches to make small repairs (i tell them i can not promise a working watch when i return it) so im starting to build up a toolset at home. I am missing a good loupe though. My question is what/where to get a loupe that works and fulfill the following requirements: 1. Needs to work with eyeglasses (mount on eyeglasses) or pref on a stand 2. Less than 10€ 3. Maybe a built in light (LED)? Below is stuff i found on fleebay. Anyone tried any of them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted December 4, 2012 Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 (click pic for link) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offshore Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 Hey Freddy, Do you like those? I also thought they were the answer, bought 20 sets, and no one bought them! Still have them sitting on the shelf. So I delisted them, and got these- http://watchbitz.com.au/shop/index.php?_a=viewProd&productId=284 and they seemed to strike an accord. But if anyone wants the photographed model here, give me a yell, and I will work out a price. Offshore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyB Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 I have both of those, and two single lens loupes in the style of the one freddy shows in two different strengths. I use the single most often, with the 3.3x lens. I think the style depends on personal preference, and the strength on personal eyesight. I've looked at the Bausch and Lamb Magna Visor, and may try that some day, but a visor looks to be too heavy to wear for long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 Hey Freddy, Do you like those? I also thought they were the answer, bought 20 sets, and no one bought them! Still have them sitting on the shelf. I have a couple single lens loupes, which are probably easier for most. But I find it easier to flip 1 of the lenses out of the way when it is not needed as opposed to having to switch between loupes. 1 or a combination of these 2 lenses is sufficient 90% of the time. For serious close-up work (oiling pallet stones, escape wheels, indexing mechanisms in Accutron, etc), a microscope is easier anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poker Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 I use the OptiVisor. More expensive than the chinese versions, but has nice optical glass prismatic lenses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slask111 Posted December 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 Thnx for all the input. I did get the ebay stand though. It has a 3x and 12x lense included.. and it fits the bill at 10€. But i really like the OptiVisor and freddys suggestions as well. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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