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·Friends, some thoughts on the case metal of our Omegas:
- Steel is for tool watches, robust, doing the job, of course stainless.
But the metal itself, not special, you may find a piece at every corner in every junk, lots of steel around.
Iron is originally produced inside our sun and in billions of other stars visible any clear night. Spread around by a dying star. Not rare on earth, the core consist of it.
- But gold, precious forever, lasts forever, no rust, no paint, no signs from sweat. You may wear it hundreds of years, it's still solid gold. Only the movement needs service.
Look for a piece of gold in any junk, you would rarely find any.
A base for phantasy: Gold is only produced in Super Novae, seldom visible in the nightly sky. All gold on earth is from falling star dust, you may see in the night. In the inner earth core may consist of gold and other heavy metals like Platinum.
- But why there are steel watches gold plated?
It's to avoid stain? It's to show, what it is not, so talmi, illusion, fake gold?
The poor man's gold?
I still own 2 plated Seamasters and two gold cap Constellations.
- Yes gold cap is different, no fake gold because its clearly visible gold with steel like bicolour. But it's 'neither fish nor meat' as we Germans say.
All the way I don't want to keep these. And I got rid of most of my steel Omegas.
See my meanwhile reduced collection.
The Omega 168.010 with gold cap and gold medaillon even has an 18k dial (but maybe an aftermarket bracelet)!
Konrad
- Steel is for tool watches, robust, doing the job, of course stainless.
But the metal itself, not special, you may find a piece at every corner in every junk, lots of steel around.
Iron is originally produced inside our sun and in billions of other stars visible any clear night. Spread around by a dying star. Not rare on earth, the core consist of it.
- But gold, precious forever, lasts forever, no rust, no paint, no signs from sweat. You may wear it hundreds of years, it's still solid gold. Only the movement needs service.
Look for a piece of gold in any junk, you would rarely find any.
A base for phantasy: Gold is only produced in Super Novae, seldom visible in the nightly sky. All gold on earth is from falling star dust, you may see in the night. In the inner earth core may consist of gold and other heavy metals like Platinum.
- But why there are steel watches gold plated?
It's to avoid stain? It's to show, what it is not, so talmi, illusion, fake gold?
The poor man's gold?
I still own 2 plated Seamasters and two gold cap Constellations.
- Yes gold cap is different, no fake gold because its clearly visible gold with steel like bicolour. But it's 'neither fish nor meat' as we Germans say.
All the way I don't want to keep these. And I got rid of most of my steel Omegas.
See my meanwhile reduced collection.
The Omega 168.010 with gold cap and gold medaillon even has an 18k dial (but maybe an aftermarket bracelet)!
Konrad
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