Plating question

[RolloRon]

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.

 

 

 

 

[jpz5142]

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.

[kbh]

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.

[panerai153]

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.

[RolloRon]

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.. 

[jpz5142]

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...