Acxico 1Set Watch Repair Tool Kit 4 Different Size Oiler Pen Needle With 1 Oil Cup For Watchmaker Watches Clocks Repair

Great deal - every size you need - - perfect for oiling watches

Perfect

If you need oilers, this will do. They're actually Swiss-made.

First off, these are a great price for budget watch repair. It's just a little 3 cup oil/grease holder, and a few oilers of various thicknesses, from very small to medium to somewhat thick. I think these are absolutely fine for the price. The quality of the oilers vs Bergeon (a known quality Swiss watch repair tool maker, whose oilers I also have) is noticeably cheaper/more crude. But who cares - they're just oilers and a cup to hold oils. No need to overspend here, save it for better screwdrivers or other specialty tools and oils. That said, there is something questionable going on with this product. The box itself shows the brand RUIHUA, whereas the listing shows the brand as Axcico. That's weird. Also the RUIHUA box says Made in China, as does the Amazon tag on the back. The oilers, however, say "made in Switzerland" on the handles molded into the plastic. Either they outsourced the oilers to a Swiss company to make (which I very much doubt honestly), or they're fraudulently claiming to be made in Switzerland. I don't know what the case is, but don't really care - that's their integrity on the line. They are just little plastic handles with brass looking metal tips for oiling.

What do so many people say when it comes to buying tools, or really anything you may need to rely on? Buy the best you can afford! And honestly, that's what I've always tried to do, and it has paid off, overall. I've never been sorry for paying for top quality. But I just recently began trying my hand at learning watch repair, and frankly I have been astounded by the prices the Swiss, German and French name-brand companies that make watchmakers tools charge! No, I'm well-aware that quality materials, good design and proper manufacturing do cost more than any slip-shod, no-name tools do. I don't question that idea. What I do question is the degree of the difference. So, not knowing how far I would go with my new pastime I ordered these watch oilers and combo-cup, figuring how much difference could there be between these and the ones that cost as much as ten-times more? Well, it won't surprise you that my answer is there must be a big difference! I'm not saying I can't lubricate a watch with these oilers. They work, but it takes a lot of patience and repeated attempts. I can't compare them to their professional counterparts because I don't own those (yet!). But when I pulled the caps off of each oiler I found that the little brass wires used to form the oiler tips were all so poorly inserted into their handles when they were made that they actually run into the caps when they are on. This bends them, so it's necessary to unbend them for each use. That won't last long! Second, the tiny paddles that are supposed to be on the very tips to hold the oils is so minuscule I have to use a magnifier to see if I actually got any oil on 3 of the 4 oilers. That also means that even if I am oiling a train wheel pivot (think "really small" area) I often have to dip the oiler 2 or 3 times to actually see any oil being left on the pivot. After watching the much-more experienced people using their oilers, I can see that what I bought is quite inferior. As for the oiler cup, I suppose its okay. I haven't actually used it because I'm only working on one watch at a time, and so far I haven't had that many, so the idea of filling the cup's dispenser pools with oils that are going for $35 and up (for 2ml!) to me is just throwing my money away. If I was a pro in a watch shop it would be different because I would need that amount of oils available, but not in my situation. I've found the best way to use the lubricants is to make sure each oiler tip is clean (use Rodico) and dip it into the little bottles. I see no point in taking the oil out using a pair of tweezers tips to capture the oil and then transfer it. That would leave oil in the cups to get contaminated, and that would be just a waste for the amounts I'm using. And no, I don't believe I'm contaminating the source bottles. What do you think you're doing when you dip into the bottles with tweezers tips! So, in summation: Would I buy this type of lubrication setup again? Not at this level of quality. Next purchase will be one of the name-brands. I just don't understand why there isn't a level of quality available that's somewhere between what I paid and what the big brand-names charge!