therock Posted July 1, 2007 Report Share Posted July 1, 2007 I read elsewhere that gold-filled bands on reps were ideal but I think it may have been a scam site. I looked around here and couldn't find much info on gold filled bands and links. Is this a myth or do they really exist? Apologies in advance if this is a stupid question Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdman Posted July 1, 2007 Report Share Posted July 1, 2007 The process of making gold filled would not be condusive to making watch parts. Gold filled is the process of taking a sheet of gold and bonding it through heat and pressure to a base metal. The minimum standard is 1/12 of the final product to be gold either 10, 14, or 18kt. Pocket watches were done this way as it was a fairly simple domed case. A gold filled pocket watch would state it was a 10 year or 25 year case. A solid gold pocket watch would say lifetime case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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