What is the sandpaper grit to make brush finishing on watches like Rolex?
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Rolex don't use a gold inlay on these movements. It'as rhodium plated with the gold colour being the brass alloy -
Hello, Long-time lurker making a first post. I'm getting restarted in an abandoned interest in watch repair. I am hoping to learn a great deal here. Mike -
By RichardHarris123 · Posted
I have neither worked on Rolex, nor a super clone, but I have read that even experts struggle to tell them apart. Wouldn't the lack of an over coil be obvious ? -
As @nickelsilver, I only heat to 30-35°C. I also use an ultrasonic with Elma cleaner and rinse - I cut the times down from what I used to use, and now find that 4 mins clean and 2 x 2 min rinse does the job. Do you need 4 min rinses? The tech sheet for the Elma rinse suggests about 3 min. Do you have recommendations for L&R. -
By nickelsilver · Posted
I don't know about Rolex, but high end companies will gold plate the whole part, then mask the engraving, then do the final finishing (like Geneva stripes), rhodium plate, then remove the mask. It's a really time consuming process, and the brass on its own holds up fine, but it's a step some companies take.
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