Jeweler's Magnified Glasses

[brad]

I have come to face the fact that I need more magnification than my reading glasses offer to see finer detail.  Recently, I did a quick review on Amazon for jewelers type magnified eyewear.  There are a lot of features, options, and styles I had not considered.  Do you have favored or recommended enhanced vision gear to wear while working on jewelry?
I look forward to your replies.  Brad  (if this is the incorrect location to post these kind of questions please correct me)

[caeterle]

In Chit Chat the question might have drowned in our daily threads, so I have moved it to "Bead with me". The name is a bit deceptive, it's just around jewelry making in general, so I think the topic fits in here best.

I can't answer the question itself, though. I wear bifocals which drive me nuts when working on something, so I often take them off and work without glasses. It works for now, but stresses out my eyes as I also work at the computer at lot.
I know that one of the goldsmiths in our town who works publicly - meaning not in a background workshop - is wearing a a head loupe, but not everyone likes wearing one of those (or has the head for it ).

This thread on Ganoksin was rather interesting orchid.ganoksin.com/t/magnifying-bifocals/29169/9
I wonder what my optometrist would say about that.

[brad]

Thank you, for placing this topic under the more appropriate area. I will check your link. Brad

[Irith-Rita]

Now I do not need magnifyig glasses for my work, although I wear binoculars, I find they disturb me and remove them and instead I wear large plastic potective glasses.

[DawninCal]

I use something similar to this. Works great if I'm simply sitting and working, but it's not so great if I need to be getting up and down and moving about my studio to do different tasks.



I had some magnifiers that clipped to my glasses, but found then uncomfortable. I might have to get wearable headgear at some point, but for now my little magnifying light works for me.



Dawn