Spring wire

[margolisd]

Hi. I was wondering if anyone knows a good source of very fine spring wire suitable for making watch click springs? I’m trying to make an obsolete click spring for an old Seiko. I really need 0.2mm gauge. The finest Cousins sell is 0.3 which is actually 0.4 when you measure it. I also found some on Amazon which says it’s 0.2. But it’s quite expensive and comes in various options, zdx, hww... I’m not sure what the difference is and the description of each wire is identical. Just the price differs. Any advice appreciated. Thanks!

[Len33]

I had the same problem some time ago.

Finally, I bought a guitar string and voile, job done. (PL008 0.200 mm)

Actually, it measures 0.18 mm on my caliper.

Try this site:- WWW.DADDARIO.COM

Good luck, I'm sure you will find something there.

[margolisd]

Great tip. I’ll give it a try. I need some new guitar strings anyway