26 Mar 2006, 06:16
Welcome to watch collecting. It's a fun hobby. The items you selected are all useful tools, but there's one in particular that I'd like to recommend. It's the Bergeon springbar tool. If you'll go to Julesborel.com and search through the horological tools, you'll find item #BG6767F. This one has the small regular sized pin on one end and a small forked tip on the other. I prefer the small forked tip for removing metal bands, but it works just as well on leather bands. The tips on this tool are tempered and very resistant to dulling or breaking. IMO it's much better than the black one pictured in your first link. I also recommend that you take the time to look through this site. They have a large selection of horological tools and are a good company to deal with. Even if you didn't choose to send all the way to the U.S. to buy anything, you can still see what's available. Also, the caseback tool in your third link is a JAXA style tool and while it is very useful for removing tight casebacks, I don't use mine very much. I mostly use the 2 pin crab type (I think that's the correct name) as shown in your first link. It's quicker and easier to use. Let me know if I can be of any more help.l