Question... if they are silver how do they not tarnish?

 

Or possibly mixed with other metals that would counteract the tarnishing?

Either way they are truly beautiful. Great picture

 

Excellent shot!
Everybody goes gaga over them for the Subs..

 

rhodium plating its a guess but i think im right Ultra light layer its not a "contact" part so dont need to worry about wear they will tarnish if you "finger" them

 

Love 'em

 

or could just be laquer like on the dials, but your right very cool

 

Wow, those do look great! I didn't realize they used to do that with the date wheels.

 

They aren't actually silver. These are painted brass...



It's no different than adding a grained pattern on a dial...



Cheers, Al

 

there was 2 types of silver... The ones until 72/73 that were white/silvering colour, and then the silver ones... I prefer the silver ones... looks nicer

 

Again, not actually made of silver, just silver coloured.

 

Indeed, my bad, i was meant about the colour.

 

No worries - just to show this, here is a silver indicator from a 1575:



On the back side you can see the coating is not 100% complete, and the brass shows through in spots:



Cheers, Al