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I've been using a cheap hammer for my watchmaking antics for some time, so decided to upgrade to a 'proper one' so looked on Cousins to see, and there are way too many choices...... can anyone advise the best all-round size:

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Ha, like OH I have 4; just weighed my most used one and it's 30 grams with the (lightweight) handle, so right at 1 ounce. There's a smaller one, and two larger. Again like OH the biggest one gets used for clock work and comes in at 55g.

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