Exhibit 23

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on
Forms S-8 (File Nos. 333-34789, 333-80449, 333-97969, 333-87491 and 333-91507)
pertaining to the 1997 Stock Incentive Plan of AMETEK, Inc., the 1999 Stock
Incentive Plan of AMETEK, Inc., the 2002 Stock Incentive Plan of AMETEK, Inc.,
the AMETEK Retirement and Savings Plan and AMETEK 401(k) Plan for Acquired
Businesses, and the AMETEK, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan, respectively, and
to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-3
(File No. 333-75892), and in the related Prospectuses, of our report dated
January 27, 2004 (except for the fourth paragraph of Note 7, pertaining to the
Company's extension of its Revolving Credit Facility, as to which the date is
February 25, 2004), with respect to the consolidated financial statements of
AMETEK, Inc. included in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended
December 31,2003.




                                        /s/ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
March 8, 2004