Pegwood, Pin Vice and Pivot tools – handy tools for watches
Bergeon Pegwood comes as a bundle of pegwood sticks. They are well suited to clean watch case backs and watch case rims which might gather grease and dust when worn over a long period. The pegwood sticks are also used to dry hands and to clean between bracelet rings which could also acquire grime with long time usage. The standard length is 150 mm and the thickness varies from 2 mm to 6 mm.
The Bergeon Pin Vice for shortening winding stems is good for holding winding stems while they are being cut or filed to size. It is made of steel and has a knurled stop that can be adjusted for tightening. It can hold a length of 100 mm and has an opening size that can be adjusted between 0 and 1 mm. Bergeon Pin Vice is used for holding small items and has an opening size of .5 mm. It is a Swiss made, high quality tool. There is one more size in this model with opening size varying from .5 mm to 1 mm and 1 mm to 1.5 mm. The Large Pin Vice is made of stainless steel and has knurled and interchangeable heads with a good grip. There is a Small Pin Vice model that can be used with tiny parts.
Pin Vices come in sets also with different sized vices. The Heavy Gauge 4 piece Pin Vice set has vices ranging from 0 mm to 4.8 mm. They come in a plastic pouch for safe keeping after use. The Bergeon Assorted Box Pin Vices Square Head has vices with square heads and the vices have handles in brass, plated with nickel. The vices are of assorted lengths and thickness. Another Bergeon assorted Vice set comes with a round head with chucks made of steel and handles that are chromium plated. The set is in a wooden box for storing safely away.
The Bergeon Pivot Bow polisher is used to polish pivots in watches. It is made of a metal frame and is shaped like a bow. The bow hairs come separately in a package and can be used with this polisher whenever needed. The Bergeon Pivot Bow Hairs come in packages of 10 pieces and are used as replacement hairs in the Pivot Bow Polishing tool. The Bergeon Balance Pivot Rounding tool is used to round off the tips of balance pivots. This tool has a tip (which is used in the rounding) that is jewelled. It should be used with a good lubricant to maintain optimum performance for the tool.
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Pin Vices are very useful tools and will form a part in every watchmaker’s tool kit. There are many more useful watch tools; go to https://www.watchtool.co.uk/ to learn more.
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