Do rhodium dials ACTUALLY contain rhodium?

[Buzzlite]

Originally Posted by padi56

Just read down the text in the picture below.

Excellent pic thanks

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[toolr]

[QUOTE=padi56;9036525]Just read down the text in the picture below.

Very interesting, hadn't noticed that before. I'm guessing that would also explain the difference in the date window. The edge of the LVC date window has a very defined bevel to it, whereas the edge of the LN date window is a smooth contour.

[037]

Originally Posted by toolr

Very interesting, hadn't noticed that before. I'm guessing that would also explain the difference in the date window. The edge of the LVC date window has a very defined bevel to it, whereas the edge of the LN date window is a smooth contour.

The LN date window appears contoured due to the black paint. It would have a standard chamfer if the brass dial was stripped bare.

[toolr]

Originally Posted by 037

The LN date window appears contoured due to the black paint. It would have a standard chamfer if the brass dial was stripped bare.

I see, thanks for the clarification. It does provide a nice contoured effect.

[milwins]

Originally Posted by padi56

Because the dial is made from brass,and coated with paint nothing more.

Interesting. Are most Rolex dials just painted? I remember seeing somewhere the Blue Z Milgauss dial was made out of something different. Just paint?

[2-reef]

Of course I can’t find it now, but my 116660 Deepsea D-Blue has white gold hands and circle markers, but the tiny lines depicting the minutes are platinum. So the watch case and band are 904, the back is Titanium, the hands and circle markers are white gold, and tiny markers platinum.

I’ll post the Rolex detail if I can find it.

[Speedbird-1]

The price of Foo-foo has just rocketed on the LME.

[padi56]

Originally Posted by 2-reef

Of course I can’t find it now, but my 116660 Deepsea D-Blue has white gold hands and circle markers, but the tiny lines depicting the minutes are platinum. So the watch case and band are 904, the back is Titanium, the hands and circle markers are white gold, and tiny markers platinum.

I’ll post the Rolex detail if I can find it.

They are just Platinum coated very similar to a PVD coating microns thick and can rub off with wear.

[padi56]

Originally Posted by milwins

Interesting. Are most Rolex dials just painted? I remember seeing somewhere the Blue Z Milgauss dial was made out of something different. Just paint?

The dial material is plain brass.

[037]

Originally Posted by padi56

The dial material is plain brass.

Not super special Rolex brass?
Rolass, perhaps?

[2-reef]

Originally Posted by padi56

They are just Platinum coated very similar to a PVD coating microns thick and can rub off with wear.

Thanks Peter, but the minute markers are under the crystal, so can’t really be rubbed off. But the PVD makes sense.

[77T]

Originally Posted by 2-reef

Thanks Peter, but the minute markers are under the crystal, so can’t really be rubbed off. But the PVD makes sense.

Peter was referencing the markers and numerals engraved on the ceramic bezels.

Originally Posted by padi56

They quote the words Platinum and Gold on the ceramic inserts but in the real world it's just a thin PVD coating microns thick.But using the words gold and platinum make it sound expensive.

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[2-reef]

Mhhh, I thought you might have been, but I had no idea the ceramic Bezel also contained platinum.

[JacksonStone]

Originally Posted by 2-reef

Mhhh, I thought you might have been, but I had no idea the ceramic Bezel also contained platinum.

The number scale is platinum powder. (On YG watches, the numbers are gold powder. The ceramic itself does not contain platinum, as far as I know.

[77T]

Correct, only the engraved numerals and indices are PVD’d. YG for the bezels needing yellow numerals, Pt for the silvery ones.


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