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Originally Posted by classicwatchparts
Unfortunately, for gold president bands I work with a goldsmith on them and he does not like to openly show the process. Working with precious metals is a totally different beast.
But basically I can tell you that president bands have soldered center pins and are not easily forced open like the steel and 2 tone bands.
All the center links have to be repinned with new gold pins thats why it is so expensive for the restoration. Links are often deformed becasue gold is so soft and the really problemmatic links have to be recasted and polished to get them back in the correct shape. Less worn links are laser soldered and then reshaped.
So it is not as straighforward as the steel bands and pretty much unservicable by the user.
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Hello, how much does it cost to renovate a President bracelet 18k. ?Thanks.