Dumont Tweezers - Styles and Types Guide
Common Styles (scroll down for full list of styles)
Style 0 - Thin tips
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Style 1 - Strong tips
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Style 2 - Strong, long tips
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Style 2A - Flat rounded tips
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Style 3 - Thin tips
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Style 3CÂ - Short, thin tips


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Style 4 - Very thin tips. Stronger than style 5
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Style 5 - Super thin tips
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Style 5A - Oblique tips
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Style 7 - Curved and thin tips
Type CodesÂ
AC: Anti-capillary tip tweezers, available in biological grade. These tweezers defy capillary action and they are favoured by some users for "staining" operations. They are delicate and easily damaged.
L: Tweezers with a clamping ring ideal for medical use, generally serrated finger grips.
N:Â Tweezers are self-closing. Opposite action to standard tweezers.
ESD:Â Tweezer grips made generally of vulcanised nitrile rubber or epoxy-coated for electro static discharge (ESD).
XL: Tweezers with extra long handles.
 All Dumont Tweezer Styles
Style | Description | Style | Description | ||
Style 0 | Geneva pattern, thin tips |
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Style 5 | Super thin tips. |
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Style 00 | Geneva pattern, strong tips, heavy body. |
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Style 5 HDC/B | Super thin tips, with black ceramic coating. |
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Style 00C | Geneva pattern, strong tips, short shanks. |
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Style 54 | Light, Super Fine, 110mm Long |
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Style 0A | Thin tips |
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Style 55 | Type 5, light shanks, very thin tips for hairsprings |
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Style 0B | For chiropody, thin tips with inside serrations. |
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Style 5A | Oblique tips. |
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Style 0C100 | Geneva pattern |
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Style 5XL | Type 5, extra long, super thin tips, for large hands. |
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Style 0C90 | Geneva pattern, short |
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Style 60/3 | To bend thin copper wires. |
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Style 1 | Strong tips. |
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Style 8 | To straighten pivots. |
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Style 10B | To curve centre of hairsprings. |
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Style A | Strong tips. |
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Style 11 | Strong tips. Ideal to manipulate delicate parts. |
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Style AA | Strong tips. |
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Style 12 | Thin tips. Ideal to manipulate delicate pieces. |
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Style AC | Type A short. |
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Style 180 | Long shanks, strong tips. |
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Style F | Wide square tips. |
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Style 1AM | Strong tips. Very popular in watch-making. |
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Style H | Triangle tips, short shanks. |
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Style 1L | Strong, flat round tips with inside chamfer. |
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Style L4 | Extra thin tips, with clamping ring. |
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Style 2 | Strong long tips |
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Style L5 | Super thin tips, with clamping ring. |
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Style 24 | Strong tips with inside serrations. |
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Style L5A | Oblique tips, with clamping ring. |
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Style 27 | Thin tips. |
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Style LPP | Strong tips, with clamping ring. |
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Style 2A | Flat round tips. |
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Style MM | Assembling tweezers. |
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Style 2AM | Strong tips with bevel. |
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Style NN | Assembling tweezers. |
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Style 2B | Very strong tips with inside serrations. |
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Style P | Strong tips. |
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Style 2L | Special tips, mirror finished inside. |
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Style PP | Strong tips. |
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Style 3 | Thin tips. |
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Style S | Strong tips. |
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Style 3AM | Thin tips. |
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Style S5 | Long popular tweezers for handling, to manipulate delicate parts. |
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Style 3C | Type 3 short, thin tips. |
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Style SS | Long narrow shanks, thin tips |
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Style 4 | Strong thin tips. |
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Style SS135 | Long narrow shanks, thin tips. |
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Style 4AM | Thin tips. |
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Style SS140 | Long narrow shanks, thin tips. |
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Style 4TM | Thin TM tips with special shape. |
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