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7825 Spring Bar Tweezers

Bergeon

Bergeon 7825 spring bar tweezers.
The Bergeon 7825 spring bar tweezers with replaceable fine forks, shown with Bergeon retail packaging.Photography: Watch Equipment.

Typically $149-$249 USD via authorized retailers (observed September 2026)

Bergeon does not publish a consumer list price; it sells through professional distributors. Observed September 2026 retail: $159.95 (SEP Tools, on sale), $249 (Wristbuddys), $148.99 (eBay), 166.95 EUR (Watch Off The Cuff).

Verified 12 October 2026

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Bergeon 7825 spring bar tweezers gripping a spring bar at a watch case lug.
The Bergeon 7825 tweezers gripping a spring bar at the lug of a watch case.Photography: Esslinger & Co..
Full length Bergeon 7825 spring bar tweezers engraved with the Bergeon name.
The Bergeon 7825 tweezers full length, engraved with the Bergeon name and the 7825 reference.Photography: Beco-Technic.

Few tools earn a permanent place on a watch bench the way Bergeon tweezers do. The 7825 is a pincer-style spring bar tool with extra-fine forked tips, built to compress both ends of a spring bar at once inside the tight confines of a bracelet end link. It is the finer sibling of the widely known 6825, and its design closely mirrors the Rolex 3200 reference tool that authorized service centres have used for decades. The fork tips are replaceable, which keeps the tool in service for years rather than making it disposable. For a collector who rotates straps and bracelets across a small collection, it is the difference between a fumbled strap change and a clean one.

Why selected

The Selection already includes the classic 6767 pin tool; the 7825 belongs here because it solves a genuinely different problem, the safe removal of bracelets from lugged cases without a second pair of hands or scratched lugs. It is Swiss-made by the toolmaker professionals actually use, the fork tips are replaceable, and it sits at a price a serious enthusiast can justify. Editorial reasoning: function over gadgetry, a tool that earns its keep.

Specifications
Reference7825
TypePincer-style spring bar tweezers
Tip width1.00 mm
Tip length2.50 mm
LengthApprox. 110 mm (some retailers list 115 mm)
MaterialStainless steel
Replaceable forksYes (Bergeon ref. 218314)
OriginSwiss made

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