What kind of tweezers do you use when handling the bridges of watches that cost $500,000 and more? If you are Stephen Forsey you use Dumont Tweezers with Boxwood Tips. I recently sat down with Mr. Forsey at the AWCI Convention. One of the questions I asked him was about his favorite pair of tweezers. He said some of his favorites are boxwood tweezers. I had never heard of such a thing, but now I have them. If they are good enough for Stephen Forsey, they are good enough for me!
Dumont Tweezers with Aluminum Handles and Boxwood tips, available from Jules Borel.
I don’t handle too many watches like those Stephen Forsey makes (or any at all) but there are still times when I want to be sure I don’t scratch something but I still need a really good grip. The boxwood tips provide both of that. Excellent for hands. They are even better than Delrin tips.








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I am a student currently enrolled at OSUIT. I will be starting the watchmaking courses next semester and I have to say, I truly enjoy reading this blog. The information is fantastic and it really is one of the best ways I have found to learn about the profession that is not from a book.
Please keep up the fantastic work.
Awesome. Thanks for asking (and sharing!), Jordan.
These look really interesting- potentially less slippery than delrin and less marring than brass.
I’ve just been through the Jules Borel Horological and Tools catalogs, and I don’t see them- do you have an item number (or, I suppose catalog page number) where they can be found?
thanks!
They are fantastic. It is a brand new item from Jules Borel. They had to order mine from Switzerland but I told them they might want to buy some extras since I would be advertising their benefits. I don’t know what the Borel number for them is but they are Dumont 159/BUIS/I-H . If you talk to Brad in tools he’ll know what they are.
Great, thanks for the additional info!
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I’ve used the delron but these look lighter. I’ll givem a try. Thanks J.
I find myself using them more and more each day. They are fantastic!
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