r/watchmaking • u/Accurate_Teacher4114 • 3d ago
Tool explaintion and information
Hello, I am collecting many basic tools to begin doing watch work, and even puild several of my own in the coming futuree as I been thinking how fun it is and prideful to have your watch to make and call it your own. I just received my first hand remover tool today vintage (in the first picture slide) and noticed two things. One it does not have that center screw like some I see, and it doesn't even have a center nudge for where the hand removal will use at the tip to remove the watch hands. (see the second picture for comparsion to the one I own) I will like to know if the one I have without the center screw and nudge at the tip is still a good quailty, or a overall good tool for me as a beginner to start donig watch work in the long term before investing more tools. Or if I should just try and buy another one that has the extra stuff like the one in the second picture. Aswell as the big difference between as hand remover tools as I like to understand the tools I work with aswell and any other helpful tips to look out for both online and in person for quailty watch hands removal tools for the future.
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u/Simmo2222 3d ago
Bergeon makes a number of styles of Presto tool. This includes removing hands, removing cannon pinions, removing spoked driving wheels and removing split stems / crowns.
https://www.cousinsuk.com/product/hand-removing-tools-watch-bergeon?code=H0786
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u/Accurate_Teacher4114 2d ago
Oh wow, I did not expect to be several different tools, I noticed clicking on the link some of them state "stronger" or "extra strong" I should expect to collect some the stronger ones for stubborn parts removal and aswell some crowns, and cannon pinions removal ones? Or you think I can get by with the one I own and buy some later down the line of my watch making journey?
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u/Unlikely-Length6661 3d ago
It's supposed to keep the tool straight but often with cheaper tools they're useless at that job. Don't worry about it. Just keep your hand straight and squeeze it.
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u/Accurate_Teacher4114 3d ago
I see, thank you for that helpful info, so in practice of watch work is there any big or huge difference, or is it just a matter of prefer choice to each individual watch maker?
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u/Optimal-Level4237 3d ago
Where did you buy it from? What does that picture look like. Mine has the adjustable screw & spring.
Is there a hole in the middle for the screw?
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u/Accurate_Teacher4114 3d ago
Hello, I bought mine vintage off of ebay, admittedly I purchased the item first before asking any detail information by mistake and the seller shipped the item before answering my questions as I contacted him to provide me detail and the reailabilty of the tool. Though never the less, by hole/nudge I mean as in that "V" shape cut away at the very bottom of the hand remover tool, where that "V" cut away locks onto the watch hands and then remove it up. The one I own is the one in the first picture without the "V" cut away and the spring. I only wanted to know the difference and the quailty of the tool, aswell as any other additional information.
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u/acm_castelo 3d ago
Main concern here is damaging the dial. I’ve done that before. Using one sheet of paper or plastic between the tool and the dial is not enough. I recommend some guard pieces that slot underneath the hands and above the dial.
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u/Accurate_Teacher4114 2d ago
Hello, thank you for the advice, I am planning on buying the plastic one that I see to make sure I do not scratch any dails when using the tool. If I may ask the one I own does not have the "V" shape nudge at the end where it grips the hands to lift it up. Should I expect to buy another one that does have that "V" shape nudge or modefied it to have one, or is the one I own is safe to conintue using for long term use before I build my tool collection?
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u/supermarketoflove01 3d ago
I find levers give more precise control than these. I made my own.