OpiWanKanoppi@alien.topB to WatchesEnglish · 11 months agoGot this from my grandpa, any info about it would be nice. Couldnt find an exact one anywhere on the webalien.topimagemessage-square69fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageGot this from my grandpa, any info about it would be nice. Couldnt find an exact one anywhere on the webalien.topOpiWanKanoppi@alien.topB to WatchesEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square69fedilink
minus-squarepostmodest@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoThe internet tells me that 1g of solid gold is a cube 3.7mm on a side. Now I’m curious how much gold it takes to electroplate a watch that size.
minus-squarePseudowalker@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoFor a 20 micron gold plating, assuming the caseback is stainless steel and it’s just the bezel/sides and lugs, something like ~0.01g
The internet tells me that 1g of solid gold is a cube 3.7mm on a side. Now I’m curious how much gold it takes to electroplate a watch that size.
For a 20 micron gold plating, assuming the caseback is stainless steel and it’s just the bezel/sides and lugs, something like ~0.01g