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Old 14 May 2006, 03:35 AM   #1
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Are Submariner hands white gold?

I just found out that the dial markers on a SS Submariner are white gold (bordering the luminova), are the hands gold also?
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Old 14 May 2006, 03:41 AM   #2
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The hands and markers are made of 18K white gold,on modern day SS Subs.
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Old 14 May 2006, 04:32 AM   #3
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Old 14 May 2006, 04:44 AM   #4
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AFAIK, all Rolex hands are gold, either WG or YG. =) maverick
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Old 14 May 2006, 05:33 AM   #5
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All WG or YG as the case might be. Even WG on the SS/Pt. YM.
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Old 14 May 2006, 10:42 AM   #6
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Wow! I had no idea...that's very cool!

It's alway fun to discover something like that. Thank's for the reply gentlemen.

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Old 14 May 2006, 03:59 PM   #7
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Wow! I had no idea...that's very cool!

It's alway fun to discover something like that. Thank's for the reply gentlemen.

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Well, Russel, for the bloody prices they charge, they jolly well better give us gold....nothing less will be tolerated. In any case, the quantity (i.e. weight) of gold is so pittance, that it hardly matters.

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Stops them discolouring.....

or chemically interacting with the Luminova - at least that's what my AD explained to me
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Anybody know what year they started using white gold hands? Have a sub from around 1990 and not sure what would be the correct hands. Thanks
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Anyone know the year, or can help find a link that shows when they started using white gold hands and indices on thensub? Thanks
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Anyone know the year, or can help find a link that shows when they started using white gold hands and indices on thensub? Thanks
Why bring a old thread up from 2006 when the question was answered in this thread.Its simple if your watch has gold marker surrounds the hands will be gold too just like most all the Rolex watches from around 1988/9 on.
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