Machined bracelet tools

[RichardHarris123]

The post on bracelets with non removable links got me thinking.  The bergeon tools are just vices with attachments, how difficult would they be to make and could they be made significantly cheaper than buying them? 

[caseback]

They wouldn't be very difficult to make if you have some dimensions. Regarding cost: the material is relatively cheap (but you'd want to use some decent quality steel) so it comes down to labour and machining mostly. If you have to take those into account, one-offs or small series will quickly be more expensive than buying them at Cousins or Ali (tools like these tend to get cheaper there after a while, like with the mainspring winders and epilame bottles for instance). If you're a hobbyist, you have tools and time is not a cost factor (but the joy of making stuff is), making them yourself is the most gratifying option imo.

[HectorLooi]

https://a.aliexpress.com/_mOMSdnq

There are AliExpress clones too. 

[GuyMontag]

I was thinking that if I had the skill (I don't) the part that would be handy to be able to make would be the 'tips' or whatever they are called that are shaped specifically for the Jubilee and Oyster links, then you could (maybe?) use them on bracelets that have a different shape than those.

[Neverenoughwatches]

On 10/28/2024 at 10:35 AM, RichardHarris123 said:

The post on bracelets with non removable links got me thinking.  The bergeon tools are just vices with attachments, how difficult would they be to make and could they be made significantly cheaper than buying them? 

I'll make some origami ones, extremely cheap to make

1 hour ago, GuyMontag said:

 the 'tips' or whatever they are called 

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