Polishing Advise

[yong]

Right you are Mr jeep

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[Cocas]

There are different types of gold plating. Cheap gold plating will come off with light polishing.I have used Autosol on quality gold plated watch.Just apply on watch and leave it on a minute or two,then gently wipe it off as there are abrasives in Autosol. Finally polish gently with a soft cloth.

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The actual important key here is the thickness of the plating layer.

Cheap plating = thin plated layer.

Plating normally is less than 5micron thickness, really not advisable to polish.

A coating layer of 20micron thickness would be more suitable to polish.

[yong]

There is a mark to identify the thickness. AU5 is 5 microns and AU20 means 20 microns

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[yong]

There is also non gold or gilt plating which is crappy and comes off easily.

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[JeepWH]

FYI, some watch brands such as Rolex & certain vintage Omega's (not sure about the new ones), they do not employ gold plating. Instead, they use gold rolling, where a layer of stainless steel is sandwiched between two pieces of gold and compressed under high pressure rollers to create a cold weld.

Hence, the layer of gold is very much thicker and more durable. I have seen these type of formings on dual tone bracelets for rolex and omega.

[Cocas]

FYI, some watch brands such as Rolex & certain vintage Omega's (not sure about the new ones), they do not employ gold plating. Instead, they use gold rolling, where a layer of stainless steel is sandwiched between two pieces of gold and compressed under high pressure rollers to create a cold weld.

Hence, the layer of gold is very much thicker and more durable. I have seen these type of formings on dual tone bracelets for rolex and omega.

Hi @JeepWH bro.

Is this technique term called "Fluted"? I read a lot Rolex 2tones description using this term. Thanks.

[JeepWH]

Hi bro,

fluted refers to the signature design of Rolex bezel, usually those found on DJ's.

[Cocas]

Hi bro,

fluted refers to the signature design of Rolex bezel, usually those found on DJ's.

Thanks @JeepWH bro explanation

[yong]

Rolled gold or gold filled.

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[JeepWH]

Rolled gold and gold filled are different in the form of the percentage by weight

[ahmad anuar]

can suggestion location for polish bracket

[ahmad anuar]

how use autosol?

[Jedirat]

There are different types of gold plating. Cheap gold plating will come off with light polishing.I have used Autosol on quality gold plated watch.Just apply on watch and leave it on a minute or two,then gently wipe it off as there are abrasives in Autosol. Finally polish gently with a soft cloth.

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The actual important key here is the thickness of the plating layer.





Cheap plating = thin plated layer.

Thanks for sharing, bro. Learning from you.