i have omega Constellation chronometer i am looking for info on the watch i send pictures is the cap gold
Constellation Calendar Gents' leather strap Reference CD 168.0005 International collection 1962 Movement Type: Automatic chronometer certified Caliber number: 561 / 564 Cal. 561 24 jewels, created in 1958 Cal. 564 24 jewels, created in 1965 Both with central sweep-second hand Functions Date, Chronometer Case Gold-cap on stainless steel Case back Screw-in Dial "Pie-pan" type, De Luxe version with hand-rivetted gold hour markers and "Dauphine" gold hands. Crystal Armoured hesalite Bracelet Leather Water resistance 30 meters
All original, very good condition. Not the pie pan dial though. Value appr 1000 USD Original goldfilled bracelet
Uh, no. Not gold filled. Gold layer is 8 to 10 times thicker. More like gold clad. Think US quarter dollars or dimes. gatorcpa
If you look closely at the back of the stainless steel lugs you can see a thin layer of gold around the edge. That's a good indicator that it is gold capped, not gold filled (same as gold plated). A thin sheet of gold has actually been bonded under high pressure to the stainless case resulting in a much thicker protective layer of gold that is unlikely to wear like plating. I've seen gold filled/plated watches worn through from shirt cuffs/jackets etc and just general wear.
I've always thought that gold filled and gold capped were exactly the same thing. Isn't it gold plated that is the very thin layer?
For my own curiosity I checked and see that Omega's gold 'capped' watches do have a thicker coating than gold 'filled': gold capped - min standard 200 microns gold filled - normally 50/140 microns; min 1/20th of case weight gold plated - normally 5/20 microns (this is the one that is easily worn away) Info courtesy of Desmond's excellent website http://users.tpg.com.au/mondodec//GoldCap.pdf
Yes, it is 7-row bead-of-rice. Btw: Only the lugs on your watch have the gold cap. The bezel is actually made of solid 14k gold. Gold is very soft so don't let anyone polish your watch.
but it is not marked to say it is and thanks for the reply . i was left this watch just looking for as much info as i can and thanks again