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Hi, new guy here. I recently came upon a collection of a Dumont & Fils tweezers. I know they are specialty tweezers for watch repair. Can any one shed some light on the tweezers and specific use cases?? I don't repair watches, but I figured I would come here to ask the pros about them.

Thanks!! I will post a gallery to the tweezers when I get home tonight.

 

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Are you selling them??

Yes I will be selling them, I would like to sell them to some one who will use them for the specific use case they were designed for. I build race drones and do some machining on a lathe, so the precision of these tweezers is wasted on what I usually use tweezers for.

 

I will probably keep maybe one or two. What ever I feel I will actually use. I don't see my self using the very fine tip pairs.

 

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Are you selling them??

I now what you think Geo? Not sure it's within the forumrules? 

 

Yes I will be selling them, I would like to sell them to some one who will use them for the specific use case they were designed for. I build race drones and do some machining on a lathe, so the precision of these tweezers is wasted on what I usually use tweezers for.

 

I will probably keep maybe one or two. What ever I feel I will actually use. I don't see my self using the very fine tip pairs.

 

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I am sure there is some  that  is interested?  But have you checked that it is okay to sell them trough the forum? 

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I am sure there is some  that  is interested?  But have you checked that it is okay to sell them trough the forum? 

I noticed there was NOT a classified section of this forum; so out of respect for this community I had no plans to post links to my ebay page. I will have to read through the rules and regs to figure out the best way to give the members of this forum an opportunity to acquire sought after tools.
Finding a good home for these tools is the main reason I am here.
I am assuming as with most who frequent this forum, tools are more than tools. They are legacy items.

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There is lots of different Dumont tweezers. Different models are prefered by different watchmakers. 
https://www.dumonttweezers.com/

Hey thanks for this link. Is there some where, where I can find info on the number system used to identify different models?? I assume it's a guage rating relative to the small components of watch movements; but not quite sure.

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There are many outlets for selling goods on the net, but this forum has a strict no- sales policy.

Thanks for the info. I will be sure to familiarize myself with the rules and regs fo this forum before I continue on.

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I build race drones and do some machining on a lathe, so the precision of these tweezers is wasted on what I usually use tweezers for.

I think that if you post some pics of your creations and work this thread will lighten up :)

Don't be too quick in taking blame LoL

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