Polerouter In White Gold?

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LouS

·May 6, 2013·Mrs Nataf's Other Son

So this Polerouter is advertised as being in 14K white gold...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Universal-G...224111119?pt=Wristwatches&hash=item3381fc0c0f


...presumably on the basis of these inside caseback markings

Yet shouldn't white gold have the same hallmarks as yellow gold? So the head of Helvetia should be replaced by a squirrel, no?
And what's up with the bear, or lion or hairy pig?
I know there's a bear for 0.875 silver, but it's rampant not passant.

Is there hanky panky afoot or do I need to be set straight?
Anyone ever seen a white gold Polerouter?

 

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X350 XJR

·May 6, 2013·Vintage Omega Aficionado

Never seen these markings either, also don't recall this style PR case with a snap back.

 

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CanberraOmega

·May 6, 2013

the ever reliable wikipedia says solid gold polerouters were only in 18k?

 

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dsio

·May 6, 2013·Ash @ ΩF

No squirrel and 14K is too weird

 

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ulackfocus

·May 7, 2013

Where's the ".585"? Never saw "14K WG" before. Strange things are afoot at the Circle K. 😒

 

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jwalther

·May 7, 2013

Fishy. . .

 

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LouS

·May 7, 2013·Mrs Nataf's Other Son

...and just to wrap up the analysis, no markings on the case proper (an 18K case for comparison is stamped in the back of two lugs).

So I gather we all agree these are some bogus hallmarks stamped into the back of a regular old steel Polerouter. Upon reflection, it's surprising that this doesn't happen more often - what could be easier?

 

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styggpyggeno1

·May 7, 2013

Here is a white UGP:
Polerouter Date, Cal 1-69, 18K white gold, diamond dial (12 pcs. 8/8), approx 1968.
Here are pics for future reference (pics belongs to Kaplans auctions) :