Other uses for a loupe...

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M.D.

·Dec 29, 2018

I'm sure I'm not the only one, but lately I have found myself using my loupe to help me look at things other than watches. A couple of weeks ago, my finger was bothering me. Felt like I had a splinter, but didn't see one. Pulled out my loupe and sure enough, there was the tiniest of splinters. Then today, my daughter finds a little dead bug and wants to look at it. I pulled out my loupe so we could see it up close.

Curious to hear what others are looking at.

 

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noelekal

·Dec 29, 2018·Home For Wayward Watches

Numismatics. The loupe is indispensable for enjoying a coin's detail.

 

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JimInOz

·Dec 30, 2018·Melbourne Australia

I use one of mine to measure Lagavulin.


But only when I'm serving up a wee dram for somebody else.

 

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M.D.

·Dec 30, 2018

JimInOz

I use one of mine to measure Lagavulin.


But only when I'm serving up a wee dram for somebody else.

Seems like a situation where precision is critical.

 

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Professor

·Dec 30, 2018

Wish I'd had one handy a few months ago.
Something white that I had first thought was a speck of ash landed on my finger. It resembled a tiny snowflake, till it began to move.
It was an extremely tiny moth like creature. Its wings were feathery extensions of four legs. A third pair of legs drawn up against the body may be vestigial. It was walking on the tips of its wings.
A breath of wind dislodged it and it disappeared.
I doubt the little critter was even 2mm across.

Looked these up and found photos, of similar tiny critters. Very strange and probably very rare.

 

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nonuffinkbloke

·Dec 30, 2018

No time to look at anything else. 🙁

My loupe is far too busy!

Constantly, scouring every nook and cranny of my vintage, pre-moon, Omega Speedmaster Professional for any of the, possible, tiny imperfections, signs of moisture, changes in dial colour, polishing, faint Omega logos etched into glass, gaps in pusher tubes or between crown and case, flaky lume, bent hands, close or wide T's, short or long indices, steps in the dial, Dots over or next to 90, serrifs on 7's, accents over Tachymeter, scratches on the bezel, scratches on the crystal, or any other horrific, devaluing, changes (that nobody else on the planet, except for you chaps would give a toss about) that I didn't know existed until you chaps told me about them on this forum.😡

Thankyou Forum for 2 years of total, 'fakkin', Paranoia! 😟

Edited: Dec 30, 2018

 

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Stufflers Mom

·Dec 30, 2018

A very useful item, I admit that I've even used one to find the wife's G spot, but sadly to no avail.

 

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Togri v. 2.0

·Dec 30, 2018·Wow! Custom title... cool

JimInOz

I use one of mine to measure Lagavulin.


But only when I'm serving up a wee dram for somebody else.

What magnification? x30? 😁

 

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wristpirate

·Dec 30, 2018

Nowadays I find myself reaching for the loupe frequently. Once I noticed this I decided it was time for a check up at the optician.

 

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queriver

·Dec 30, 2018

Stufflers Mom

A very useful item, I admit that I've even used one to find the wife's G spot, but sadly to no avail.

Next week's paper:

WIFE MURDERS HUSBAND WITH LOUPE
When arrested the grieving wife reportedly told police "I was only using the loupe because I needed it to find my husband's .... , but it accidentally slipped and I just thought I'd lost it. I truly didn't know he would die an agonising death over the next few days due to the loupe being lodged......"

 

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rob#1

·Dec 30, 2018

Which loupe holder do people use? When I’m changing straps sweat makes the loupe fall from my eye. Are the holders from China any use or is there a better place to get one?

 

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ahsposo

·Dec 30, 2018·Most fun screen name at ΩF

rob#1

Which loupe holder do people use? When I’m changing straps sweat makes the loupe fall from my eye. Are the holders from China any use or is there a better place to get one?

There are better options than a loupe for this task:

 

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CaptainWinsor

·Dec 30, 2018

I use my 5x and put it over the lens on my phone to get real tight on movement shots etc

 

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alam

·Dec 30, 2018

M.D.

I'm sure I'm not the only one, but lately I have found myself using my loupe to help me look at things other than watches......

welcome to ageing... 😀

 

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Darlinboy

·Dec 30, 2018·Pratts! Will I B******S!!!

I use my loupe to keep other little-used items company in box on the bottom shelf in my home office.

 

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Tony C.

·Dec 30, 2018·Ωf Jury member

Pin worms.*

*not really 😁

 

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M.D.

·Dec 30, 2018

alam

welcome to ageing... 😀

That's for sure. I had to start wearing reading glasses not long ago. Need to try my loupe with my reading glasses next.

 

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Professor

·Dec 30, 2018

I got a pair of those binocular loupes on a wire glasses type frame recently. I call these my Mad Scientist glasses. A wide range of adjustments and built in LED lights.
Years ago a friend found a small glass vial with tiny magnifying lenses mounted on plastic extensions with suction cups to attach them to the lenses of a pair of glasses. These worked pretty good till I mislaid them.

 

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1972Steve

·Dec 30, 2018

Splinters in fingers.

 

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JimInOz

·Dec 30, 2018·Melbourne Australia

rob#1

Which loupe holder do people use? When I’m changing straps sweat makes the loupe fall from my eye. Are the holders from China any use or is there a better place to get one?

The spring wire ones a fine. They're cheap and can be bent to suit you if needed.