Hello all

[FrankMachin]

Hi fellas

i'm Frank from East Yorkshire in the UK.

Im fast approaching retirement and have recently been fascinated by the youtube videos on watch repair.  So i am sort of thinking this a hobby i might to take up to keep me occupied in my spare time.

My only issue is, i only have sight in one eye and i wonder if it might be too much of a strain. So having said that, does one have to use the eyepieces for this hobby or are their alternative ways to view and work on the inner workings.

cheers all.

[watchweasol]

Hi Frank and welcome to the forum   The wearing of a loupe or eyeglass is not obliatory, I you wear spectacles there are clip on single, double and triple lenses each giving a different focal length or used with each other  to make up varying focal lengths, there are also binocular head bands and or microscopes for detailed work.  for general work I use the headband or clip ons close work a single loupe in the left eye.  Take a quick look at cousins uk watch material house  online catalogue which will give you all the vatious options.  Being monocular would pose little handicap if working on pocket watches/clocks etc.     What bit of East yorks are you Lived in yorksire fir 60 years brither still lives in Hull

[Nucejoe]

Welcome to WRT forum.

 

[oldhippy]

Thank you for your introduction and welcome to this friendly forum.

We all look forward to your contributions and continued involvement. 

[FrankMachin]

2 hours ago, watchweasol said:

Hi Frank and welcome to the forum   The wearing of a loupe or eyeglass is not obliatory, I you wear spectacles there are clip on single, double and triple lenses each giving a different focal length or used with each other  to make up varying focal lengths, there are also binocular head bands and or microscopes for detailed work.  for general work I use the headband or clip ons close work a single loupe in the left eye.  Take a quick look at cousins uk watch material house  online catalogue which will give you all the vatious options.  Being monocular would pose little handicap if working on pocket watches/clocks etc.     What bit of East yorks are you Lived in yorksire fir 60 years brither still lives in Hull

Hi watchweasol

Good information and makes me feel like i could do this as an hobby without too much worrry. I shall definitely take a look at Cousins UK.

Born and bred in Kingston upon Hull my friend. Hessle Road boy to be precise. Love it here.

Edited March 12, 2022 by FrankMachin

[watchweasol]

Hi Frank  Brother lives on Hessle Road. Where the fly over from Clive sulivan way crosses near Sainsburys and meets Hessle Road right on the junction.   Small world.  A little light reading to whet the appetite.   all the best to Yorkshire.

1612608791_ToolsfortheHobbyist (2) (1).pdf TZIllustratedGlossary.pdf

[FrankMachin]

3 hours ago, watchweasol said:

Hi Frank  Brother lives on Hessle Road. Where the fly over from Clive sulivan way crosses near Sainsburys and meets Hessle Road right on the junction.   Small world.  A little light reading to whet the appetite.   all the best to Yorkshire.

1612608791_ToolsfortheHobbyist (2) (1).pdf 371.51 kB · 0 downloads TZIllustratedGlossary.pdf 4.2 MB · 0 downloads

Thanks for the pdfs very handy.

Even smaller world mate i live around the corner from your brother.

[Michael1962]

Welcome to the forum Frank. Enjoy.   

I would have thought you would be under less strain with only having sight in one eye. You will see many pictures of watch makers using a single eye loupe and keeping their other eye closed while that do so. That can become tiring.

I have somehow been able to learn to leave my non-dominant eye open and ignore whatever it sees when using a higher magnification on my dominant eye.