RolloRon Posted May 1, 2015 Report Share Posted May 1, 2015 Can anyone comment on the wear issue of a plated rep watch. I'm looking at a Rolex Yachtmaster ss/rose gold and was wondering how the plating lasts. They claim 5 mil thick plating which seems pretty thick but who knows if this is a real number?. I would probably wear this watch about 25% of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpz5142 Posted May 1, 2015 Report Share Posted May 1, 2015 I personally avoid gold plated reps as it will wear off sooner or later... if you're rough on your watches the faster it will wear, if your not rough then later but in time it will wear off. But I also avoid any gold plated item for the same reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbh Posted May 1, 2015 Report Share Posted May 1, 2015 My wife has a ladies Rolex full gold that she wore about 50% of the time and it started showing through in about a year and a half. You should be OK for a couple of years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panerai153 Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 They are all (gold plated) going to wear through eventually, but what the heck, you buy them to wear them,right? Time/ use/quality related. Better the plating less the wear. less time wearing less the wear. Another factor, they were plated once, they can be plated again. So if it was your favorite watch, and you wore it 20-30% of the time and it lasted 3-4 years, then it can be replated and last at least that long again. Some folks avoid gold plated like the plague, some folks just don't like gold, some feel that they can't pull off wearing gold, but if you are a "gold" person, I would buy it wear it and enjoy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RolloRon Posted May 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2015 Thanks all. I'm going to stick with ss. I was hoping for someone to say no wear after 10 years. Couldn't bear to see it wear off and I live in a fairly remote area so re-plating would be difficult.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpz5142 Posted May 3, 2015 Report Share Posted May 3, 2015 I was hoping for someone to say no wear after 10 years. That's a bit of a pipe dream for anything plated rep or gen, just saying... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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