Hi All
Another where to get thread :-)

I am searching for an optivisor in singapore. I do not want to order online. I want to try it first before I buy.
Have any of you know a place in Singapore where I can buy. Also any advice on what to look for while buying optivisor will be helpful.

Thanks in Advance

Hi Mukund, I purchased an optivisor in a street somewhere in Chinatown, I can't remember the street name, but I remember well that the shop is located somewhere near the Chinatown Hindo temple (a popular tourist attraction). The optivisor is made in US, and came with various degree of vision.
Good luck...

Hi Coca
Thanks for the reply. I will check out this weekend. Is that an optical shop which sells specks etc? I have been checking with the optical shops but none seems to hold optivisors. BTW: Do you remember how much you paid for it?

Thanks again for the Pointer

Man O Man
Today I spent about 2 hours walking around china town area. No one even seems to recognise when I say Optivisor. After all those walking I returned home empty handed. Found quite a few collectible items shops. But priced for the tourists.

Any help PLEASE

Sorry dude.... can't help much.... don't need an optivisor yet...

Maybe Coca can help you when he sees this post.

Cheers dude...

Hi mukund, if I not wrong, the shop is either at Pagoda st or Mosque st near to south bridge road side.
I can't remember the shop name, but is a chinese hardware shop, I think they are specialize in jewel hand tools.
The cost is about S$45/-
good luck

Hi Coca
Thanks again. tmrw I am going searching again armed with this new info. Wish me luck.

Special Thanks to coca.

I got the Optivisor. It is available at the shop you have mentioned. The job is located in the mosque Street. It was a shop selling jwellery tools and such.

It is worth while to pay a visit for the singapore modelers. A great set of tools, tweesers, drills, dies, precion hacksaw is available. I paid S$ 54 for the Optivisor. No 5 (2.5X at 8 inch).

Thanks again coca for the info.

Have a Great Day.

You are most welcome......

For those looking for Optivisor. Check out this shop. He has tons of other tools also. Most of all he is friendly

Kwong Seng Hardware (Goldsmith & Jwellery Tools)
No. 28, Mosque Street, Singapore.
Phone: 65336951, 65358962

All the best. For those finding it difficult to paint the tools / figures etc, try it out. It makes a world of difference. Atleast for me :-) :-) :-)

LOL... thanks for the info Mukund.

Hi may i know the kind of opticvisor you purchase? is it the one that come with a headband and the visor can be swing up and down when in use or not in use?

I'm looking for something like this... http://www.rssingapore.com/cgi-bin/bv/rswww/searchBrowseAction.do?com.broadvision.session.new=Yes&D=Magnifier%20Range&Ntt=Magnifier%20Range&Ntk=I18NAll&Ntx=mode%20matchany&N=0&Nty=1&name=SiteStandard&forwardingPage=line&R=0606989&callingPage=/jsp/search/search.jsp&BV_SessionID=@@@@1414963079.1151212139@@@@&BV_EngineID=cccdaddidlefdjlcefeceefdffhdgmk.0&cacheID=sgnetscape&Nr=avl:sg

Could not see the pic. But the description you gave is close enough. I bought a 2.5X one. Call the shop and check.

Update :
As of today 25 Aug 2008, the info posted by 'coca' and 'newnikonian' are still valid.

I bought my 5-dioptre Optivisor at Kwong Seng Hardware today.



Kwong Seng Hardware (Goldsmith & Jewelery Tools)
No. 28, Mosque Street, Singapore.
Phone: 65336951