Available Finishes:

Gold We can match your original gold finish, or use any of the following Yellow Gold Karats: 10K, 12K, 14K, and 18K.

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10K (typical hamilton gold)
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14K
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18K
Traditional Rose Gold
Warm pink in color.  This is the same Rose Gold often used on vintage Rose Gold watches and jewelry.  Not Pink, but rosey in color.  This type of plating does not need maintenance like the pink rose Gold below.

NOTE: Rost gold is currently not available.
Omega Rose Gold
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Pink Rose Gold plating (Bright pink tone) Like Copper.  This finish is composed of Real Gold with Copper added.  Due to the copper, it requires periodic maintenance to remove tarnish:  Wipe gently with a microfiber cloth with Windex.  Never scrub or polish.  Keeping it away from moisture will minimize the need for maintenance.  Some Rose Gold factory finishes are actually PVD and contain no Gold at all.

Note: Rose Gold is currently not available.

Rose Gold

PVD Pink Rose Gold Finish

(not real gold)

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Pink Rose Gold Plated Apple Watch
Requires Maintenance

rose gold ring

White Gold (Rhodium)

Mirror-Like.  The brightest silver finish

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Rhodium Finish

rhodium nugget

Rhodium Nugget

rhodium coin

Rhodium Coin

Palladium Silvery-White.  The 2nd brightest silver finish.

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Palladium Finish

palladium nugget

Palladium Nugget

palladium ingot

Palladium Ingot

Platinum Gray-White. 'the 3rd Brightest silver color.

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Platinum Finish

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Platinum Crystals

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Platinum Ingot

Ruthenium Dark Gray

Similar to Hematite Jewelry

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Ruthenium Finish

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Ruthenium Metal

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Ruthenium Pellets

Black Rhodium:
Darkest plating available. Similar to Apple space black. Not offered due to maintenance issues.
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Black Rhodium Finish

none

Black Ruthenium Metal: Not found in nature

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Black Rhodium Ring

Chrome plating.
 This is not offered, because of the porous nature of chrome, and poor durability on watches. It is also a very toxic process. Instead we utilize Rhodium plating which does not suffer from these issues. Rhodium is the brightest metal - more so than chromium. It is used on all the shiny "white Gold" jewelry you see in stores.New Paragraph
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