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Jeweler's Loupe, Triplet Lens, 21 mm

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Magnification: 10x
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Description

You drilled the hole. Is the edge clean, or did the bit tear out on the way through? At arm's length every hole looks fine. That is what this is for.

Looking through the loupe at the gear train of a watch movement

Triplet, and why that word matters

A cheap magnifier is one piece of glass. Look through it and the edges of the picture bend, and every hard edge picks up a colored fringe — red on one side, blue on the other. On a stone or a hallmark that fringe is exactly the detail you were trying to see.

A triplet is three lenses cemented into one stack, arranged so those two faults cancel. The picture stays flat to the rim and the colors stay where they belong. It is the reason a jeweler's loupe costs more than a plastic magnifier, and the only reason.

The lens is 21 mm. Chrome-plated body, folds into its own shell, comes in a hard case.

The loupe held in the hand over printed detail

Which magnification

More is not better. Magnification costs you working distance and field of view, and both go fast.

10x is the one most bench work actually uses. You hold it a couple of centimeters off the work, you can see a whole watch dial or the full length of a drilled hole at once, and your hand can shake a little without the picture running away. If you buy one loupe, buy this one.

20x is the middle. Good for solder joints, jewel settings and checking a thread.

30x sits almost on the surface and shows you a field about the size of a grain of rice. It is for hallmarks, inclusions in a stone and the tip of a 0.4 mm drill bit.

You hold it to the eye and bring the work to it; use it with a lamp, as there is no built-in light.

Delivery

Free and tracked, to the United States, Australia, New Zealand and Canada. One to two weeks.

30-day returns from the day it arrives. Return postage is yours, the price of the item comes back in full.

Free tracked shipping on every order to the United States, Australia, New Zealand and Canada, with no minimum. A few items ship to a shorter list of countries, and their page says so.

Orders leave within 2 business days. The delivery time for your country is shown under the price of each item. In the United States the Mini Drill Press, the lathes, the XYZ and XYZR micrometer stages and many of the tools ship from US warehouses and arrive in about a week or less. Items shipped from overseas take one to two weeks, a few larger ones two to four. You get a tracking number by email as soon as the parcel is scanned.

30-day returns from the day it arrives, unused and in its packaging. If it arrived damaged or faulty, we pay the return label. If you simply changed your mind, you pay the return postage and get the full price of the item back. Email support@arvonelle.com before sending anything back.

Do I pay tax or duty? In the United States, sales tax is added at checkout where your state charges it, and the total you see is what you pay. For Australia and New Zealand nothing is added at checkout. If a carrier ever asks you for a fee on one of our parcels, don't pay it: email us first and we sort it out.

What if a part breaks? For twelve months, tell us which part and we post a new one free. No return needed.

Can I cancel? Yes, within 24 hours of ordering, no questions asked.

How do I reach you? Write to support@arvonelle.com or use the chat. A real person answers within one business day.

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