greekgod Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 Hello guys, Just wondering what sort of gold plating (quality wise) and (technique wise) is done on a Don Ramon. What if I want to have a little Franken project of my own, not in terms of adding gen parts but in terms of increasing the aesthetics of the watch and get it gold/rose gold plated from a jeweler. Would that add life to it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torobravo Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 Rose gold plating to a rosegold plated case it's not too recommended, should be Ss. Oh, and make sure it's Ramon, and not Bamon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greekgod Posted December 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 haha yup.. but still in the infancy stages ..need money ..lol ..THx for the input toro..but is the case made of SS to start with? I was thinking that if the case is plated with poor quality . I will get the case stripped of the rose gold plating and then start fresh with new coat of R/gold.. will that work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andcaneron Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 I was told by a plating specialist in England that plating can be done over an existing gold plate. I specifically asked about rose gold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greekgod Posted December 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 would this be an expensive process? what sort of money are we looking at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADRED7 Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 These new plated reps are done with a PVD coating...lasts way longer than the gold-plating....and if you need to strip the excisting coating, you can allways have it re-coated...talking about around 100GBP. Theo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Z Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 if interested i have some that does all kind of gold plating or platinum wg rg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikellem Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 Rose gold plating to a rosegold plated case it's not too recommended, should be Ss. Oh, and make sure it's Ramon, and not Bamon Toro, it's nice to see you posting here! Cheers, MM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andcaneron Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 Gold Plating | easyelectroplating.co.uk this company does gold plating and said they could plate over an existing plating. i want a franck muller plated. it already has a 5 micron job but i want another 5 microns to make sure i can use it on a daily basis. the watch is rose gold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greekgod Posted December 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 These new plated reps are done with a PVD coating...lasts way longer than the gold-plating....and if you need to strip the excisting coating, you can allways have it re-coated...talking about around 100GBP. Theo would there then exist a need to get it recoated for daily use if it lass really long? if interested i have some that does all kind of gold plating or platinum wg rg Thanks zorro... will keep that in mind...thing is I dont have a Don ramon yet ..do you know what sort of price range we are looking at for R gold Gold Plating | easyelectroplating.co.uk this company does gold plating and said they could plate over an existing plating. i want a franck muller plated. it already has a 5 micron job but i want another 5 microns to make sure i can use it on a daily basis. the watch is rose gold. thx for the link mate ...so u going ahead with the FM plating? Toro, it's nice to see you posting here! Cheers, MM +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleet Posted December 5, 2011 Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 (edited) What I've heared the RG coating is rather good? Should atleast be good for a few years. IMO, wear it till it starts to fade, then re-coat it. Edited December 5, 2011 by Fleet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Z Posted December 5, 2011 Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 hi greek .. what would you want rg plated .. the whole watch again or just bezel or case ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greekgod Posted December 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 hi greek .. what would you want rg plated .. the whole watch again or just bezel or case ? HI Zorro, mate I was thinkning the whole watch, but I am sure I would have to get the bezel coated separately. What I've heared the RG coating is rather good? Should atleast be good for a few years. IMO, wear it till it starts to fade, then re-coat it. I guess thats good too .. lets see how long does the rep coating last. But I wanted to be sure they do use real gold in coating the rep ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Z Posted December 6, 2011 Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 no worries greek .. i will ask him tom ...but to keep the cost down .. better to get the watch mooded first maybe supper lume and water proofed and send the case+cb and bezel would be much cheaper !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwatch Posted December 6, 2011 Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 When I had my grandfathers Bulova plated it was a two step process. The watch was originally all gold and I had them nickel plate it and then rhodium plate it. This is what my jeweler said is done on all good white gold platings. That way if the rhodium plating is scratched or worn off, the nickel plate will still keep it shining like new. He also told me that most white gold pieces need to be re-done every few years if worn regularly. The plating cost me $150.00 Before: After: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greekgod Posted December 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 no worries greek .. i will ask him tom ...but to keep the cost down .. better to get the watch mooded first maybe supper lume and water proofed and send the case+cb and bezel would be much cheaper !! Ah thanks zorro.. I guess its time to get the goldy sucker soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greekgod Posted December 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 When I had my grandfathers Bulova plated it was a two step process. The watch was originally all gold and I had them nickel plate it and then rhodium plate it. This is what my jeweler said is done on all good white gold platings. That way if the rhodium plating is scratched or worn off, the nickel plate will still keep it shining like new. He also told me that most white gold pieces need to be re-done every few years if worn regularly. The plating cost me $150.00 Before: After: Hey Red thanks for the info and the pics .. I reallt like that watch ... its simple and nice.. So underneath that whitel gold is the original yellow gold?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwatch Posted December 6, 2011 Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 Hey Red thanks for the info and the pics .. I reallt like that watch ... its simple and nice.. So underneath that whitel gold is the original yellow gold?? The layers from outside to inside are Rhodium (White Gold), Nickel, Yellow Gold. I didn't know this until I had the process done, but there is actually no such thing as white gold. White Gold is just yellow gold with Rhodium plating on it. Same with Rose Gold. It's just a plate over top of yellow gold. (Pretty obvious when you think about it, but hey, you learn something new everyday!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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