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Topic: gold tone and rose gold links

I have links from watches  that are rose gold and gold tone , which are very scuffed and badly abused. The watches  keep time  well .... Have any one used  the kits for replacing the plating ... or shall I find new links  or buy a new bracelet for these types of watches... They are Micheal Kors.........  What would be the solution? Purchased off line......

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Whatever the RRP Michael Kors are fashion watches. You can certainly try a DIY plating kit. My local jeweller charges very little for a flash of plating.

Or polish off the remaining plate. Or buy a new bracelet, plait one out of wild flowers or your lovers hair.

 

Go wild, feel the sun on your skin...

 

Or buy a new watch.

 

Neil

 

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Neil, have you been sniffing the hairspring cleaner again? :woohoo-jumping-smiley-emoticon:

I have a pen plating kit, but I wouldn't expect the results to last very long. A friend of mine had a steel Omega crown gold plated by a jeweller (against my advice) and it lasted about 6 weeks.

You can buy replacement bracelets from t'internet if you want, e.g. http://www.bablas.co.uk/watch-straps/michael-kors-watch-straps.html

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Neil, have you been sniffing the hairspring cleaner again? :woohoo-jumping-smiley-emoticon:

Yup, good stuff, ain't it?
Seriously though, when a watch doesn't have a great intrinsic or historical value, I wouldn't feel bound to restore it to factory condition. A bracelet change is a chance to indulge your own taste.

Just my opinion, of course.

Neil



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