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steel SMP would have to be coated at all on the bracelet or case.I just though the rhodium was used to make the auto movement look pretty's all.
I love my watch,dose'nt look or feel cheap at all.
I wonder what answer rolex would have given you?
: I thought regulars here would find this
: amusing, so no need to debate this to death,
: just thought I'd share. I've been
: considering buying a Deville Coaxial for a
: while, and bugging poor Omega with all kinds
: of kooky questions.
: You see my Aunt is a Jewelry designer, so she
: knows all about metal treatments. She
: explained to me how the kind of protective
: rhodium plating advertised on the Deville's
: usually has an undercoat of Palladium to
: seal the metal before electro-plating. She
: told me Nickel is used in sealing larger
: pieces like silver dinnerware as Palladium
: is prohibitively expensive on everything but
: jewelry and watches.
: Well, guess what, not only does Omega use the
: minimum amount of rhodium in their plating,
: but it's undercoated with crap!
: In addition, by not rhodium plating the metal
: wrist band or bezel is just plain false
: advertising by most Omega dealer/resellers
: who do not specify that this protection is
: limited to the movement. I mean, if you were
: buying a product that advertised special
: plating to protect against corrosion and
: scratches, wouldn't you expect it to be on
: the metal band and bezel, not just the
: movement INSIDE the watch? It's a $10,000
: Gold watch already featuring 30m water
: resistance sealed case; why the hell would I
: care if the movement is plated... *sigh*

: I just thought it would be fun for us Omega
: worshipers to bring them down a peg or
: two...

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: (Spys wrote)

: Hi, please tell me how thick is the rhodium
: plating on your Deville's that feature it.

: (The recommended thickness for the rhodium
: finish should be 0.25 through 1.00 microns)

: also, was the base metal of the Deville treated
: with a Palladium seal before the rhodium was
: electroplated on?

: finally, is the rhodium plating on the bezel
: only, or is it also on the watchband of any
: Gold or Steel band models?

: I suggest you add "rhodium-plated
: finish" to your web site Glossary.

: -------------------------
: (Omega Wrote)

: We do not use rhodium plating on the platine,
: bridges and other components of the
: movement. Indeed, no movement component gets
: a rhodium treatment.

: On the movement, there is a under covering at
: about 2 microns of nickel and right after we
: add a final rhodium treatment of 0.2 microns
: on top of this one.

: The under covering of nickel warranties and
: protects against corrosion and the rhodium
: treatment gives the finishing and the
: stability of the movement.

: We do not use any palladium treatment (he means
: under the rhodium, palladium instead of
: nickel) on the movement the bracelet or on
: the case. The stainless steel or gold
: bracelet are massive and do not get any
: additional treatment.