Trumped by the experts!
Whatever is the case, D8 and bnewbie are about a thousand times more likely to be correct than me.
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| Author: | joechiocca [ Wed Dec 09, 2009 10:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | steelfish question |
what is the metal material around the hr markers and 12 9 6? also what are the hands themselves? white gold? i have the superocean steelfish x plus |
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| Author: | Otto [ Wed Dec 09, 2009 11:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: steelfish question |
Not white gold, unfortunately. It's polished steel. |
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| Author: | Driver8 [ Thu Dec 10, 2009 11:40 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: steelfish question |
Otto wrote: Not white gold, unfortunately. It's polished steel. I thought they were steel with a white gold or rodium plating applied? I could well be wrong though....... |
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| Author: | bnewbie [ Thu Dec 10, 2009 11:45 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: steelfish question |
Driver8 wrote: Otto wrote: Not white gold, unfortunately. It's polished steel. I thought they were steel with a white gold or rodium plating applied? I could well be wrong though....... Believe that only WG part is dial logo. |
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| Author: | Driver8 [ Thu Dec 10, 2009 11:56 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: steelfish question |
bnewbie wrote: Driver8 wrote: Otto wrote: Not white gold, unfortunately. It's polished steel. I thought they were steel with a white gold or rodium plating applied? I could well be wrong though....... Believe that only WG part is dial logo. Agreed, the logo is definitely WG (solid I believe, but it's only pressed anyway, so it's pretty thin), but I guess I was wrong about the markers..... |
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| Author: | Otto [ Thu Dec 10, 2009 2:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: steelfish question |
Trumped by the experts! Whatever is the case, D8 and bnewbie are about a thousand times more likely to be correct than me. |
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| Author: | joechiocca [ Thu Dec 10, 2009 5:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: steelfish question |
ok, thx guys. now that im looking at the dial, the wings logo is def. a diff. color. bummer that its not all WG. |
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| Author: | MarkJnk [ Thu Dec 10, 2009 6:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: steelfish question |
I thought the hands and stick markers were white gold... but I based this on the Chronomat Evo which I believe are?? No?? Trying to think where I absorbed this info from... maybe the book that we got from the AMOC club? I'll need to go read it again. |
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| Author: | Mofongo [ Fri Dec 11, 2009 6:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: steelfish question |
The hands on Breitings are made to be "disposable"...they are replaced with every service. Therefore, they are made from steel or (for yellow gold watches) brass. At least this is what I read in a thread a couple of months ago. ///M |
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| Author: | Roffensian [ Sat Dec 12, 2009 6:13 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: steelfish question |
Definitely not WG, as mofongo says hands are treated as disposable items by Breitling. Not sure on the rhodium plating, and have been trying to find out, hence my delay in replying. It might make sense from a longevity standpoint on markers, but I don't know enough about material science to know whether you can get that high a gloss finish on rhodium plating. |
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| Author: | MarkJnk [ Sat Dec 12, 2009 10:25 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: steelfish question |
Roffensian wrote: Definitely not WG, as mofongo says hands are treated as disposable items by Breitling. Not sure on the rhodium plating, and have been trying to find out, hence my delay in replying. It might make sense from a longevity standpoint on markers, but I don't know enough about material science to know whether you can get that high a gloss finish on rhodium plating. I stand corrected. A quick google search did yeild some results of rhodium plating on hands. But you can't believe everything you read on the net LOL! |
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