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7 January 2012, 03:13 AM
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early rolex hands corrosion
were early rolex hands not made of white/yellow gold and this is why they corrode? thus should we not expect the current production to corrode? ty.
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7 January 2012, 03:17 AM
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I was going to ask that exact question the other day.
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7 January 2012, 03:27 AM
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Good question.
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7 January 2012, 03:37 AM
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experts
please help us 
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7 January 2012, 03:46 AM
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You might get more responses if you posted this on the vintage portion of the forum.
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7 January 2012, 04:07 AM
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Well even the vintage ones are hard to corrode unless subjected to water damage yes the Lume degrades.I have a few from the 1920s and no corrosion on the hands but dials have faded.
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