Calling Our Vintage Seamaster Experts

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gbesq

·Jun 23, 2023

Anyone want to hazard a guess on what the hour markers and numerals are made of on this 1952 Seamaster 2635? White gold? Solid? Plated? Plain old steel? A la Mr. Spock, “Cast Rodinium, the hardest substance known to our science”?

 

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MyVintageOmega

·Jun 23, 2023

Anodized aluminium would be my guess, same as they use on most Speedy dial's, with out black paint and polished surface of coarse

 

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gatorcpa

·Jun 23, 2023·ΩF InvestiGator

I believe these would be rhodium plated 18K white gold. But formed over a mold with very little gold.

Not a high stress item.
gatorcpa

 

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Syzygy

·Jun 23, 2023

Take the ratio of the sound pressure to the reference level of sound pressure and then take the logarithm (base 10) of that ratio, and then multiply by 20...that'll give you an answer.

Might not be the answer you're looking for, but it will be an answer!

*sorry, taking a 10 min break from a brain melting class...couldn't help myself

 

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DON

·Jun 23, 2023

I have some from a damaged dial. I assumed made of steel and rhodium plated.

no interest in filing one though

 

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gbesq

·Jun 23, 2023

Thanks, I’m going with gator’s answer as it’s closest to my own thoughts, but who knows? Whatever they’re made of, they’ve aged quite well.

 

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PlainVanilla

·Jun 23, 2023

Hello! Most indexes on solid gold AND gold capped watches are made of gold.

 

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mac_omega

·Jun 23, 2023

PlainVanilla

Hello! Most indexes on solid gold AND gold capped watches are made of gold.

I second, most likely they are white gold. At least I have found that out on 30 Rg chronometres.
When researching for my book I sent a dial to a local University to have tested the alloy and it turned out to be white gold.

Edit: For the analysis a scanning electron microscope was used, the best and probably most sensitive research method for this purpose.
Average contents of metals in the alloy taken from 4 different locations of the indexes:
Au: 70-80%
Ag: 10-20%
Pd: 10-15%
Cu: 0,5%

Edited: Jun 24, 2023

 

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gbesq

·Jun 23, 2023

mac_omega

I second, most likely they are white gold. At least I have found that out on 30 Rg chronometres.
When researching for my book I sent a dial to a local University to have tested the alloy and it turned out to be white gold.

Thank you.

 

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RevZMan123

·Jun 23, 2023

Will you stop cutting into my Broad Arrow Speedy funds?!?!?!?!?!

🤬🫨😡

 

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gbesq

·Jun 23, 2023

RevZMan123

Will you stop cutting into my Broad Arrow Speedy funds?!?!?!?!?!

🤬🫨😡

But, Erric, you WANT this! I’m helping you! 😁

 

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Aroxx

·Jun 23, 2023

gbesq

But, Erric, you WANT this! I’m helping you! 😁

Didn’t I already dibs this one first? Or was it something else? I can’t even remember. I hope you’re keeping track. 😁

 

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RevZMan123

·Jun 23, 2023

Aroxx

Didn’t I already dibs this one first? Or was it something else? I can’t even remember. I hope you’re keeping track. 😁

Oh thank goodness. I sure hope so.

 

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Aroxx

·Jun 23, 2023

RevZMan123

Oh thank goodness. I sure hope so.

Jokes on you. I have no money.

 

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gbesq

·Jun 23, 2023

Aroxx

Jokes on you. I have no money.

Quitter. 😁