As you say, for me right now it would be clearly best to go 6825. It's unlikely that I would acquire another Rolex (though I do have a soft spot for the Explorer 216570) so I feel I can safely ignore the 7825. A tool from Bergeon is the spring bar tool 7825, which is the tool we are going to look closer at in this article.

The 7825 WILL work on Omega spring bars, but the fit is suboptimal - it will slip off much, much easier than it will off a Rolex spring bar, and this (combined with the single flange design of the Omega spring bar) really negates the advantage and secure grip the 7825 offers on a Rolex spring bar. These two are very competitively priced and not sure which to get between them... any pointers would be greatly appreciated. The Horotec tweezers are a great tweeter option - the tips of those are identical (or very close to) the 6767F tips.

The Bergeon 7825 is the spring bar tool we use at Millenary Watches and therefore have great experience in using this tool.

Can you use this tool to remove leather or rubber straps? It doesn't look like it and would appreciate a confirmation.When you remove spring bars with a pen-shaped spring bar tool, you have nothing to compress the spring bar with, which means you have to pull it out instead via the strap or bracelet. This can cause the spring bar to fly across the room or scratch/create dents on the lugs as the pressure from the spring bar is pushed against the lugs as it is being removed. The fact that you can prevent scratches on your watch completely is the main benefit of this tool. If you change straps regularly on your watch with the wrong tools, it can cause your lugs to acquire a lot of scratches and dents over time. This is obviously something you want to avoid. This is why this tool, according to us, is well worth the investment. Comforting to hear that the 6825 can handle CW bracelets easily, they also managed one of my Seikos but it was not as easy as I thought. Probably not a fair test though as the tips were hopeless and I ended up completing the job with the trusty 6767. Bergeon 7825 Spring Bar Tweezer. For fitting and removal of bracelet spring bars. Allows you to take off the bracelet from the watch case without removing the clasp. Points are replaceable. Length 120mm. Width of tips 1.00mm

I have both the 6825 and 7825. A bit of a love/hate relationship. Sometimes I think they are easy to use, other times they seem more difficult to use than they should! This works perfectly with my Sea Dweller 43 and prevents damage to the case of the watch when switching out straps This works perfectly with my Sea Dweller 43 and prevents damage to the case of the watch when switching out straps You can use the tool to remove the spring bars without actually having to remove the clasp of the bracelet.

Similar to the OP, I have the Bergeon 6767 tool with the fine 1.2mm tip and the wider 3mm tip, and whilst it has worked fine with all watches in my small collection, I do fancy trying the pliers/tweezers for easier changes and less risk of scratching the case lugs during the process. When it comes to tools for working on your watch, tools are the last thing you want to compromise on. Works perfect. Fits nicely and easy to work. Takes out a lot frustration when fitting the bracelet to the watch head. I ended up getting the 7825 because the width of the tips on the 6825 were too wide for a DateJust, but ok for other 5 digit models and Tudor. Looks to me that the 7825 were definitely designed for Rolex/Tudor and the style of both springbar and gap they use.

There’s a reason the professional watch world uses Bergeon - they are simply the best tools for the job. Enough said! There’s a reason the professional watch world uses Bergeon - they are simply the best tools for the job. Enough said!Perfect tool for removal of Rolex bracelets without scratches. Not suitable for my Omegas though, as the spring bar design is different. Perfect tool for removal of Rolex bracelets without scratches. Not suitable for my Omegas though, as the spring bar design is different.