The Many Hues of Omega Gold?

D Danno Five - 0

Hi all,

I recently posted on the "C Case Constellation" thread, my 168.019 "pink" gold Constellation (Pics below).

Full disclosure: I love the watch, have no question as to its authenticity/provenance, but being recently retired perhaps I have too much time on my hands to think about trivial things.

Questions and/or opinions for the experts/afficianados on this forum:

"BB" Omega code indicates "rose" gold. That seems to encompass a wide range of gold/copper/silver alloy hues as opposed to specifically differentiating between say pink, rose and red. Did Omega or sub-contracted case manufactures have different alloy "recipes" over the years?

If true, and given Omega's proclivity for reference numbers for everything, shouldn't there be a reference for a specific "rose" gold alloy hue, e.g., 168.019 BB.0XX.1234.25 (half kidding/half serious).

Does age/patina come into play with 18k copper alloy gold?

Tried my best with phone camera in sunshine.

Look forward to any comments...

Dan

Tony C.

I once bought an early 18k Genève, and the case appeared to be yellow gold, while the indices were rose colored. A simple hand polish completely changed the case, and it matched the indices.

So yes, "patina" can cause the color to change.