1Set Watch Repair Tool Kit 4 Different Size Oiler Pen Needle With 1 Oil Cup For Watchmaker Watches Clocks Repair

Excellent use in spots where you thought you couldn’t use oil the spot in spot on excellent system

Great deal - every size you need - - perfect for oiling watches

For an amateur watch repair person or one time repair, this is all you need. Would be nice if these included a little plastic case to hold the pens and reservoir. I am using the plastic blister pack for this purpose

Works to remove small parts and hold them until you throw them away because you can't put it back together.

If you need oilers, this will do. They're actually Swiss-made.

What do so many people say when it comes to buying tools, or really anything you may need to rely on? Buy the best you can afford! And honestly, that's what I've always tried to do, and it has paid off, overall. I've never been sorry for paying for top quality. But I just recently began trying my hand at learning watch repair, and frankly I have been astounded by the prices the Swiss, German and French name-brand companies that make watchmakers tools charge! No, I'm well-aware that quality materials, good design and proper manufacturing do cost more than any slip-shod, no-name tools do. I don't question that idea. What I do question is the degree of the difference. So, not knowing how far I would go with my new pastime I ordered these watch oilers and combo-cup, figuring how much difference could there be between these and the ones that cost as much as ten-times more? Well, it won't surprise you that my answer is there must be a big difference! I'm not saying I can't lubricate a watch with these oilers. They work, but it takes a lot of patience and repeated attempts. I can't compare them to their professional counterparts because I don't own those (yet!). But when I pulled the caps off of each oiler I found that the little brass wires used to form the oiler tips were all so poorly inserted into their handles when they were made that they actually run into the caps when they are on. This bends them, so it's necessary to unbend them for each use. That won't last long! Second, the tiny paddles that are supposed to be on the very tips to hold the oils is so minuscule I have to use a magnifier to see if I actually got any oil on 3 of the 4 oilers. That also means that even if I am oiling a train wheel pivot (think "really small" area) I often have to dip the oiler 2 or 3 times to actually see any oil being left on the pivot. After watching the much-more experienced people using their oilers, I can see that what I bought is quite inferior. As for the oiler cup, I suppose its okay. I haven't actually used it because I'm only working on one watch at a time, and so far I haven't had that many, so the idea of filling the cup's dispenser pools with oils that are going for $35 and up (for 2ml!) to me is just throwing my money away. If I was a pro in a watch shop it would be different because I would need that amount of oils available, but not in my situation. I've found the best way to use the lubricants is to make sure each oiler tip is clean (use Rodico) and dip it into the little bottles. I see no point in taking the oil out using a pair of tweezers tips to capture the oil and then transfer it. That would leave oil in the cups to get contaminated, and that would be just a waste for the amounts I'm using. And no, I don't believe I'm contaminating the source bottles. What do you think you're doing when you dip into the bottles with tweezers tips! So, in summation: Would I buy this type of lubrication setup again? Not at this level of quality. Next purchase will be one of the name-brands. I just don't understand why there isn't a level of quality available that's somewhere between what I paid and what the big brand-names charge!

Perfect

Can be used by themselves, but much better with magnification. Several small sizes allow precision placement of watch oil.