Headband loupes are most commonly used by jewelers and watch makers alike. They come in a few different styles and many different magnifications. One style looks like a pair of glasses or a small welders mask and the other style simply wraps around Ones head and sits on someone's eye like an eye patch. Maybe this style should be called a pirates loupe, argghhh. They both are available with magnification as low as 1x and as high as 10x. There are also some models that have built in lights.
There is one main benefit to making use of this type of loupe. When All Of Us are making use of a handheld loupe, consumers can't really do much other than look at the object and there is nothing wrong with that but sometimes buyers might want to be able to use someone's hands. If buyers need to make repairs or adjustments a hand held jewelers loupe is not going to work. Jewelers and watch makers have got to be able to use both of their hands while they work.
A headband loupe solves this problem. It will free up both of Ones hands and allow end users to work on such small items while they are being magnified. This is the main reason that this is the preferred loupe of jewelers and watch makers. They have to be able to use both of their hands to work on such small pieces of jewelry and the intricate parts of a watch. A headband loupe will cost consumers about the same as a handheld model and owning one of each is a great idea. We All can keep the handheld model in a person's pocket and the headband version at the shop.