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jac-in-a-box wrote:

I've got my eye on few Breitlings just now and I'm being strangely attracted to two-tone versions.

Having never owned a TT Breitling I'm not familiar with their method of manufacturing gold parts. Are they "capped" -a thick layer of gold bonded on to a steel base. Plated - I hope not, or solid?

Thanks

David

Most parts are rolled gold - what you call 'capped'. It's a 20 micron sheet of gold laminated to the base metal - steel for Breitling. Some parts are solid gold - rider tabs for sure, and there's some debate over crowns and pushers - I think some solid, some rolled.

Perfect, helpful reply and thank you

David

Breitling hasn't plated since the mid 90s at the lastest, and even then many were rolled. In vintage pieces there are all three - plate, gold filled (rolled) and solid 18K.

Author:	jac-in-a-box [ Sun Feb 22, 2009 1:27 pm ]
Post subject:	The gold on Breitlings
I've got my eye on few Breitlings just now and I'm being strangely attracted to two-tone versions. Having never owned a TT Breitling I'm not familiar with their method of manufacturing gold parts. Are they "capped" -a thick layer of gold bonded on to a steel base. Plated - I hope not, or solid? Thanks David

Author:	Roffensian [ Sun Feb 22, 2009 3:04 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: The gold on Breitlings
jac-in-a-box wrote: I've got my eye on few Breitlings just now and I'm being strangely attracted to two-tone versions. Having never owned a TT Breitling I'm not familiar with their method of manufacturing gold parts. Are they "capped" -a thick layer of gold bonded on to a steel base. Plated - I hope not, or solid? Thanks David Most parts are rolled gold - what you call 'capped'. It's a 20 micron sheet of gold laminated to the base metal - steel for Breitling. Some parts are solid gold - rider tabs for sure, and there's some debate over crowns and pushers - I think some solid, some rolled. Breitling hasn't plated since the mid 90s at the lastest, and even then many were rolled. In vintage pieces there are all three - plate, gold filled (rolled) and solid 18K.

Author:	jac-in-a-box [ Sun Feb 22, 2009 3:32 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: The gold on Breitlings
Roffensian wrote: jac-in-a-box wrote: I've got my eye on few Breitlings just now and I'm being strangely attracted to two-tone versions. Having never owned a TT Breitling I'm not familiar with their method of manufacturing gold parts. Are they "capped" -a thick layer of gold bonded on to a steel base. Plated - I hope not, or solid? Thanks David Most parts are rolled gold - what you call 'capped'. It's a 20 micron sheet of gold laminated to the base metal - steel for Breitling. Some parts are solid gold - rider tabs for sure, and there's some debate over crowns and pushers - I think some solid, some rolled. Perfect, helpful reply and thank you David Breitling hasn't plated since the mid 90s at the lastest, and even then many were rolled. In vintage pieces there are all three - plate, gold filled (rolled) and solid 18K.

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