Fresh from the plating facility...from left to right: brushed, plain and one supposed to be a wide CdG...
The brushed turned out well, also the plain (why I did that, I don't know), but the one with the train bridge is supposed to be a wide CdG set. It looked good before the plating, so I wonder if the plating was to thick or too shiny.
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nice!!!!!!!!!
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very nice
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Rhodium. My contact can plate with all available metals. Fairly cheap, one session regardless of the number of parts, approximately $20.
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that is cheap! local guy?... great to make those oxidized bridge plates look brand new!
I always noticed all jewels are removed, exception on the gear train bridge, the raised jewel collars ... those cannot be removed?
I always noticed all jewels are removed, exception on the gear train bridge, the raised jewel collars ... those cannot be removed?
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Very local, 10 minutes away from my home. The jewel settings comes with the jewels, pushed out and in again after plating.
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Maybe for crisp cdg you need to do a thick plating first and then carefully add cdg. Any time I have seen swiss watch makers add decorative finishes, I am almost positive it has been to the nickle, not to the bare brass.
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Hm, I must look into this.thelonedoc wrote: ↑May 11th, 2019, 9:16 am Maybe for crisp cdg you need to do a thick plating first and then carefully add cdg. Any time I have seen swiss watch makers add decorative finishes, I am almost positive it has been to the nickle, not to the bare brass.
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