yawn 122 Posted April 14, 2014 I m currently thinking have my TT santos 100 xl gol plated, mainly because the gold plated bezel starts to fade :( There is however a little problem, if I want to have the whole watch plated, then I also need have the crown plated, but how do I remove the gem? There are some previous threads but there was no conclusive result. Should I have the whole crown plated and them remove the plated gold covered the gem? Or heat remove the gem? Is the sapphire-like gem actually a gem or just plastic? I don't want to melt it lol If anyone has done the gem removal, please kindly advice Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bash64 17 Posted May 4, 2014 I don't think the gem will plate as it does not conduct electricity. i think you will be fine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theslavetrainer 0 Posted May 6, 2014 (edited) However, make sure you see some of your platers work and all this b llsh i t about mls etc on reseller pages- wish theyd just give us the microns. For example I have a Gen Raymond Weil full yellow gold seldom worn with a guaranteed 10 micron plate, wears. Solid really is your only guarantee, or maybee goldfilled- seriously tho the replate will fade, thats why cartier use real gold.Take it back to stainless or suppose get a jeweler to cast it in 9 carat, solid or cheaper hollow fill the cast. But if its not a franken, or a keeper, do it and show us how. Edited May 6, 2014 by theslavetrainer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites