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Loupes - Product Highlights, April 2003

Headband Magnifier Eurotool presents a new versatile headband magnifier. It has four clearly marked, snap on/off lens plates, 1.2X, 1.8X, 2.5X, and 3.5X. The built-in light runs on batteries and can be positioned to adjust lighting. Call (800) 552-3131, fax (800) 619-4577, or visit www.eurotool.com. Eschenbach Precision Loupe Rio Grande offers a 23mm aplanatic lens, corrected for any distortion. It provides the same perfect 10X viewing from its center out to the edges. Jewelers may call (800) 545-6566 from the U.S., (800) 253-9738 from Canada, or (505) 839-3011 from all other countries. Or, fax (800) 965-2329, e-mail info@riogrande.com, or visit www.riogrande.com. Triplet Loupes Johnson Brothers F.C.'s triplet loupes offer large, clear fields of vision with 18mm lenses corrected for spherical and chromatic aberrations. Each loupe comes with a leather case. Call (818) 705-7400, fax (818) 705-0231, e-mail ej@jbfc.com, or visit www.jbfc.com. Absolute Clarity & Calibration, LLC also triplet loupes. They are 20.5mm in diameter and multi-coated. Call (860) 583-0502, fax (860) 314-1851, or visit www.absoluteclarity.com.

Mega Loupe Nebula introduces the Mega-Loupe: a handheld, portable, illuminated magnifier used for detecting inclusions in gemstones. The 10X lens snaps into three positions for viewing any size stone, mounted or not, and folds to pocket size. An adjustable light is also included. Call (650) 369-5966 or fax (650) 363-5911. Loupe-Tweezers GIA Gem Instruments offers the Presentation Loupe-Tweezers. The combination allows the user to both secure and examine an object in one hand. Included is an ultra-fine Weave gem cloth. To order, call (800) 421-8161, or outside the U.S. call (760) 603-4200. Orders can be faxed to (888) 421-7728, or outside the U.S. to (760) 603-4262. Visit online at www.gia.edu/geminstrument. For more Product Highlights on Loupes, see our April 2003 Lapidary Journal.   Product Highlights is compiled by Eric van Osten, Assistant Editor. Submissions can be sent directly to us c/o Lapidary Journal, 300 Chesterfield Parkway, Suite 100, Malvern, PA 19355, by faxing (610) 232-5756, or by e-mailing Eric VanOsten.

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