Gold, or not gold...

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baoquang

·Oct 10, 2017

Hi fellows,

Coming up is a deal with this Seamaster, which has a 18K gold case and this dial ... the seller's photos are bad, and he is also not sure if the dial is solid gold or not, so... what do you think?

 

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baoquang

·Oct 10, 2017

by the way, I have seen steel version of this one, and the dial was white (of course) 😀

 

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peire06

·Oct 10, 2017

The only way for you to know for sure is to ask seller to take picture of the back of the dial. If it is gold there will be a gold marking in the back of the dial. Not sure seller will accept though.

 

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baoquang

·Oct 10, 2017

peire06

The only way for you to know for sure is to ask seller to take picture of the back of the dial. If it is gold there will be a gold marking in the back of the dial. Not sure seller will accept though.

Yeah, to be 100% sure, that is the method ... however I have experienced a dial for IWC without any markings, but still is 18K 0.750 when checked with equipment...

 

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peire06

·Oct 10, 2017

What do you mean "when checked with equipment"? Which equipment did you use? Gold test solution?

 

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baoquang

·Oct 10, 2017

peire06

What do you mean "when checked with equipment"? Which equipment did you use? Gold test solution?

dial removed, and checked with a spectrophotometer

something like this

 

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kreyke

·Oct 10, 2017

It should have 14k gold marked between lugs if it’s a monocoque case iirc

 

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baoquang

·Oct 10, 2017

kreyke

It should have 14k gold marked between lugs if it’s a monocoque case iirc

we are talking about the dial here...

 

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JimInOz

·Oct 10, 2017·Melbourne Australia

Solid gold Omega dials I've seen are marked with "OM" (Or Massif) either side of the "SWISS MADE".

I'm not sure if all Omega solid gold dials followed this marking rule though.

And I suspect that this one has been redialed anyway.

 

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tdn-dk

·Oct 10, 2017

Looks like the gold is worn off the lower lugs 😀

 

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kreyke

·Oct 10, 2017

tdn-dk

Looks like the gold is worn off the lower lugs 😀

Are you saying it’s very polished or that it might not be solid gold?

 

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kreyke

·Oct 10, 2017

baoquang

we are talking about the dial here...

Sorry. Early morning.

 

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tdn-dk

·Oct 10, 2017

Well, i cant say for sure but IMHO it looks like a GP case

 

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baoquang

·Oct 10, 2017

the case is solid gold, but its condition just does not worth it... thanks all... still, the dial is a mystery, but I am almost sure it is not gold

 

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Foo2rama

·Oct 10, 2017·Nowhere near as grumpy as he used to be...

JimInOz

Solid gold Omega dials I've seen are marked with "OM" (Or Massif) either side of the "SWISS MADE".

I'm not sure if all Omega solid gold dials followed this marking rule though.

And I suspect that this one has been redialed anyway.

There is a time range for that, which I just came across lol and can't find it.

 

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ConElPueblo

·Oct 10, 2017

baoquang

the case is solid gold, but its condition just does not worth it... thanks all... still, the dial is a mystery, but I am almost sure it is not gold

Did you see a hallmark? The dial looks a bit like those slightly adventurously designed American cased Seamasters which were also available in gold filled varieties...

 

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baoquang

·Oct 11, 2017

ConElPueblo

Did you see a hallmark? The dial looks a bit like those slightly adventurously designed American cased Seamasters which were also available in gold filled varieties...

there is... but anyway, dismissed case... thank you