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★★★★★
Definitely worth the price.
Please note that I am not a professional watch repairer. I use this for sizing my watches (or the rest of my families watches) or to replace the batteries when they die out. I have several watches and so does my wife and son and I'm the lucky one who gets to work on all the watches in the house 😒. I've bought two other cheap watch repair kits for $5 a piece. Well you get what you pay for with those as the pin pusher is made of really cheap plastic that breaks easily. Not with the metal one included in this bad boy. It also comes with 3 manual pin pushers. I won't list everything as you can see what it comes with based on the images I have provided, but I will let you know what I liked and didn't like about this set.
Likes:
I really liked the fact that it came with a crazy amount of replacement springs for watch bands of all sizes. The metal pin pusher is what really sold me on this kit though and it works great because you can also adjust the height of the base that holds the braclet part of the watch while you work on the pins. The two pry tools are awesome due to the sizes available. The smaller one felt like I was able to use more force without it being uncontrollable. The watch brace was something that I didn't have in my previous cheaper kits and I really enjoyed being able to utilize this new arsenal. This gives me the ability to grip the watch better without worrying about me scratching the lens. The spring tool bars made my life so much easier as I used to have to use the prying tool to try and get these back into place which is not an easy task. It also comes with replacement tips for the spring tool bar which is a great bonus in case you damage it.
Dislikes:
I did not like the way the opening tool used to open the back of watch works. The part that is screwed in for water proof watches has notches (grooves) that you would use this tool to unscrew it. It didn't offer much surface area so it put a lot of strain on my fingers and it came loose frequently because of the way it tightens. I actually ended up putting the one from my cheaper kits in this set for future use. It also didn't come with needle nose pliers and again I used the one provided from my previous set and put it in this kit as well. Other than that I am extremely satisfied with this kit and would recommend it to anyone who needs to replace their own batteries or size their bands. Thanks for reading and I hope this helps.
January 2019 · Clothing Shoes and Jewelry · verified purchase