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Constellation: white gold or stainless-steel hour-markers and hands?

  1. seamonster

    seamonster Respectable Member Feb 19, 2014

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  2. Lex4TDI4Life

    Lex4TDI4Life Feb 19, 2014

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    With that rust, the hands have to be steel.
     
  3. cicindela Ω 2

    cicindela Steve @ ΩF Staff Member Feb 19, 2014

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    My understanding is white gold with rhodium plating on the markers. The hands on this watch look like plated, corroded steel. Whether they were original I can not say.
     
  4. seamonster

    seamonster Respectable Member Feb 19, 2014

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    Respectable Member Lex4TD14Life

    I appreciate your pointing it out to me.

    Thank you.
     
  5. seamonster

    seamonster Respectable Member Feb 19, 2014

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    Respectable Member cicindela

    I appreciate the advice.

    Probably the hands are not original to the watch.

    Thank you.
     
  6. gatorcpa Ω 2

    gatorcpa ΩF InvestiGator Staff Member Feb 19, 2014

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    Respectible Member Seamonster -

    I believe that the hands are original. They were steel and if the dial did not have any lume, neither did the hands.

    Remember that it's a lot easier to replace the hands than the dial markers. Cost for replacements are reasonable. That would not be the case if they were solid gold.

    Hope this helps,
    gatorcpa
     
  7. seamonster

    seamonster Respectable Member Feb 19, 2014

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    Respectable Member gatorcpa

    I appreciate your telling me, replacing the stainless-steel hands is not going to be that expensive, compared to gold ones. Since they are original to the watch, probably my friend will just live with those corroded hands. It is hoped, the price will still be within his budget.

    Thank you.