Watch Repair Kit with 16 Tools and 40-Page Instruction Guide

I've had this kit for a few weeks now, and have used it to service most of my watches. This is a pretty comprehensive kit for most jobs, and the tools included are all good-to-excellent quality.At first I thought the spring bar tool was too small, but I found its small size makes it easier and more precise to work with. The case wrench is good quality, solidly build, and has fine adjustment for safe opening of screw-on watch backs. With the assorted interchangeable teeth, I was able to get all of our watches open - including a Fossil that has been very difficult in the past. I'm liking this wrench more than the others in my collection. The watch band link-pin removal tool works very well. I initially had reservations about it being resin, instead of metal, but it managed to remove some stubborn link-pins without any problem. I felt more comfortable using this than the pin-punches and hammer (though the included pin-punches and hammer are very good quality). The case-prying tool, assorted screwdrivers, the tweezers, and the pliers are all good quality for the price - not special, but they do the job just fine. About the only component that I am replacing is the watch band holder. The included one is good for the price, but I have a heavier one that I personally like a little more. Still, I think this is the best assortment of tools of any kit I've compared.My second-favorite part of this kit is the case that is designed to hold everything neatly. I own one or more of each of these tools, that I've bought individually, but they're hard to travel with because they don't fit together in a compact case like this kit does. I'll still keep most of my other tools, but I think I'll use this kit a lot more often because I don't have to pull out a large tool box every time I want to do a quick job.Out of everything in this kit, I think the best part is the illustrated manual. I have lots of guides on how to use various watch tools, but this manual was specifically made for this kit - all of the photos and illustrations specifically feature the tools included in the kit. This helps eliminate some vagueness when using a generic guide, and I also like that it's all consolidated into a single small booklet (as opposed to my folder of various printouts). The North American English guide is well written, with proper grammar and punctuation (something you learn to not take for granted with many other imported tools). The guide is very concise, and covers most common watch maintenance, repairs, and modifications. I've learned most of these techniques via trial-and-error, or downloading guides online, over the years... I think this guide does an excellent job of compiling most of this wisdom in a very handy and easy-to-follow illustrated booklet.I genuinely wish I had gotten this kit and guide years ago. This would have made my entry into watches a lot easier. The tools are all quality - many exceeding my expectations, given the value-price. The kit itself holds together nicely, making it very convenient. The illustrated guide is excellent, and is probably worth the price alone. If you're just starting, I would highly recommend this kit as your first tool set. Even for a seasoned horology vet; this is a quality buy for the money as a secondary "convenience kit" that you can easily stash in a drawer, or as a compact kit for travel.

Excellent collection of tools of better than expected quality for the very low price. This is not a kit of surgical steel or titanium tools for professionals but is the next best thing at a rock bottom price. Top quality professional versions of this kit would easily cost 10-20 times more.Pieces:All the pieces shown in the listing are here. I fondled them all and they seemed well made for their price range.Instructions:The pamphlet that comes with the kit was well-produced with well constructed English. However, it doesn't spell out the details. E.g., to change a wristband, it simply says use the "watch holder" and the "pointed tool". There are several tools that are pointed and there was no info about what the so-called "watch holder" is. The only thing like a holder is the square yellow plastic cube with slots crisscrossing it - none of which is large enough to hold any but the very thinnest of watches. In the end, I just held the watch and use the "pointed tool" I found to had a cloven tip which I assumed (correctly) was for gasping the tension collar on a wristband's pin. And, for that, it work far better than I thought it would. The old adage, "The right tool for the right job" still applies - and always will.Thus far, I only used the pointed pin tool noted above. You use its tiny cloven end with two tiny tines that you use to grasp around the pin, just above the edge of the sprung cylinder that surrounds it. You then press down and the pin comes out - easy as pie. That said, I have no doubt the tiny tines of the cloven tip can easily be damaged if misused or abused. But that's true of all tiny caliber tools of any quality.I look forward to using the watch case removal spanner tool which has 3 studs with interchangeable heads that grasp the indentations around those watches that have a large disk-like cover. You can tell those kind by a number of slots or indentations around the outer edge of the circular back. There's no easy way to open those without this specialized kind of spanner tool. If you have any larger or older timepieces, they'll likely have this kind of cover.For me, the entire kit is worth the price for just the pointed tool and spanner wrench alone. It's soft, fabric-textured case is well made and sturdy. All in all, assuming you don't get a lemon, it's a very good value.

After going to a watch shop after getting my new watch for Christmas I realized that they only removed links from one side of the band, causing the watch to roll around my wrist as I wore it. I couldn't take it anymore and instead of paying the shop again to fix it, I decided to make it so I can do it myself.I bought this because I knew I would need it in the future to adjust my watch band and help with changing batteries in a much safer way than I originally used. This is the one I chose both due to it being able to do just about every watch and not being as cheep materials as some of the other kits. The handbook is nice too.I will admit I dinged a star off because the quality of what you are getting is not professional grade. However the quality should be enough for any DIYer to take care of their watches. Though the parts to feel cheap, and like others have said there is a screwdriver that comes bent out of the box, I still am happy with my purchase. The screwdriver can be bent back to shape if you are so inclined, but it's not my fault if you break it. The versatility of this kit has kept me very pleased with it. I should have taken some pictures to show more of the quality that it comes with, like the pliers had divots from how it was cast. Regardless all parts contained are usable and I had no issues using this kit. For the price I think it is a good buy as two trips not going to a watch shop pays for this kit.