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Over the Christmas period I went to order a Bergeon 6400 crystal lift £65 ish from Cousins but it said out of stock till mid Febuary,

a few day ago I checked again and it said out of stock till March. 

As I need one for a particular watch I thought I'd get the cheap Indian version ( under £15 ) ,

expecting it to be a bit rough & tacky I thought I would use it this one time  resell it on ebay and buy a proper one later on,

When it arrived I was quite surprised how good it was, the fingers are well machined and the finish is good, I think I'll stick with this one. :)  

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9 hours ago, oldhippy said:

Lets just see how long it lasts.

If the crystal lift is half as good as the Chinese screwdrivers I purchased for £5.59 including delivery, he'll be well chuffed.  I've done countless watches over the years with them, never had one break or twist, and only had to dress a couple of the tips once.  I also have a "cheap" crystal lift that has given years of great service.

Why do you always have to jump in and put things down because they are cheap?  There is quite a lot of expensive stuff out there that is sub standard as well.  

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There are good and bad types of Indian origin. Anchor sells a good, precise one.

I imported tools from them for many years, but only the usable tools. If you cannot test or look at a sample in advance, it is a matter of luck though.

Frank 

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