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Re-gold plating options?

dyne

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So I've recently read this topic on RepGeek and am curious what you guys think. I am interested in getting a day-date after I do more research and this intrigues me. I would like to have it also done to attain color accuracy. Do you guys know of anyone that does this?
 

brane

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Depends on how fat your wallet is. Im sure we've all here come to a consensus that the current gold variants offered by the factories are absolutely terrible. Hypothetically speaking, you can replate it using other services provided by people around the world. Like those obnoxious people who gold plate their iPhones, but the service exists out there that will outperform any factory issued gold watch. Personally a highly gold plated franken build is a money pit, but we all have our maximum rep investment thresholds so who am I to judge? (Coming from someone who wants to create a 16758 franken)

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ain't she a beauty? I'd wear it on a brown leather strap as well.
 

dyne

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Depends on how fat your wallet is. Im sure we've all here come to a consensus that the current gold variants offered by the factories are absolutely terrible. Hypothetically speaking, you can replate it using other services provided by people around the world. Like those obnoxious people who gold plate their iPhones, but the service exists out there that will outperform any factory issued gold watch. Personally a highly gold plated franken build is a money pit, but we all have our maximum rep investment thresholds so who am I to judge? (Coming from someone who wants to create a 16758 franken)

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ain't she a beauty? I'd wear it on a brown leather strap as well.

Wow that's a masterpiece! Absolutely stunning.

Are there any members on the forum that offer replating services? I'm honestly not sure who could do the plating to and get it right. Would prefer to work with someone that specializes in replating watches. Who would you go to to have yours done?
 

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[MENTION=134859]dyne[/MENTION] If I was going down that path which would take me some serious motivation, I would take it locally and see what kind of samples they have. Gold plating is not some specialized thing where few are available, its quite an evolved industry. I guarantee theres someone or thing in your area that does it. But I have no clue who (if anyone) does it here.
 

dyne

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@dyne If I was going down that path which would take me some serious motivation, I would take it locally and see what kind of samples they have. Gold plating is not some specialized thing where few are available, its quite an evolved industry. I guarantee theres someone or thing in your area that does it. But I have no clue who (if anyone) does it here.

Another issue I would run into is that I don't have a gen around to compare it to. =/