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Cheap Watch Repair Kit

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    #2
    Wibbs
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,075 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wibbs


    Like you say for the price of a pint you can't really go wrong. You do wonder how they can make this stuff so cheaply.

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    blue5000
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,619 Mod ✭✭✭✭blue5000


    As Wibbs says you can't go wrong, I reckon they'd be grand for changing a battery in a quartz watch. They must be made with slave labour though.

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    893bet
    Registered Users Posts: 8,745 ✭✭✭893bet


    Think I have that kit. All I ever use is the watch band holder and link remover. Spring bar tool is poor iirc. That said the kit will exceed expectations given price. Think I paid 5 euro!


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    Menas
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,318 ✭✭✭✭Menas


    Not bad for the price at all, but I would be wary of trying to remove a screw off back with that opener....unless you like scrapes and scratches!


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    fret_wimp2
    Registered Users Posts: 1,905 ✭✭✭fret_wimp2


    Most of the stuff there is useless and will cause scratches and damage. Similar to cutting food with a blunt knife, its more dangerous than a good quality sharp one.

    I have used most of the bits in that kit.
    -Springbar tool is useless, blunt after one usage (point of one of the forks actually cracked off).
    -other springbar/bracelet tools are similar. the heads fall out of them too easily.
    -The blue bracelet removal tool is not too bad, i still use mine occasionally for resizing.
    -the hammer is grand, havnt really used it.
    -pliers are terrible, can get better anywhere
    -screwdrivers, heads came off them. they were held in place with a piece of base metal!


    yea its super cheap but that doesnt mean its worth a shot, you could end up doing more damage than good when a tool cracks/breaks and skids across your watch leaving a deep gouge.


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    mad muffin
    Registered Users Posts: 8,034 ✭✭✭mad muffin


    Best tool I have found for removing screw on backs is the sticky ball. Guaranteed no scratches.


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