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Horologier · 2 January 2010, 02:49 PM

Hello Club members,

I have an on going conversataion with other watchmakers such as my self. That the way to tell if you have a pair of gilt hands is to see if they or magnetic. I know that some of the gilt hands I have seen being sold for big money are not magnetic and wanted to know the real way to tell, or at least start a post about it.

Thanks
Michael
The watchmaker

abigsecret · 2 January 2010, 05:29 PM

Thanks Michael that's great advise!!

Would you mind telling us a bit more about your training, and experience? (sorry if I missed it somewhere else)
I'm always interested in how you guys became, and do what you do!!

snow_rocks · 2 January 2010, 11:40 PM

Anything gilt would have gold, and gold is a diamagnetic element.

This means gold would have a very weak repulsion to magnetic fields.

Horologier · 7 January 2010, 10:21 AM

I have been told that older gilt hands coverd in gold, true ones will be magnetic but the new one that are platted are just that and are not magnetic the older ones sell to collectors for $500 to $1000 New one are much less I have a collector and friend who has purchased the higher priced ones and none are magnetic and not sure if there suppossed to be or not from that era of watch hands. Its a good thing to know how to tell the differance between old and new.

Rikki · 9 January 2010, 01:58 PM

The older hands from back when don't know exactly when they changed over were gold plated on steel all the new hands are 18k gold so magnets don't work and Hello Michael hows things going just finished 5 16 hour days burnt out again working rest of the weekend as well. Rik

Tools · 9 January 2010, 02:13 PM

A magnet will stick to the older steel hands that were just plated.. The newer hands that are all gold have no ferrous metal in them so a magnet will not stick to them........

Lol-x · 20 January 2010, 10:34 PM

Interesting discussion

2 January 2010, 02:49 PM	#1
Horologier "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Real Name: Michael Taylor Location: B-Ham Alabama Watch: 18k RedThunderBird Posts: 65	Gilt Hands Real or Not? how can you tell? Hello Club members, I have an on going conversataion with other watchmakers such as my self. That the way to tell if you have a pair of gilt hands is to see if they or magnetic. I know that some of the gilt hands I have seen being sold for big money are not magnetic and wanted to know the real way to tell, or at least start a post about it. Thanks Michael The watchmaker Last edited by Horologier; 2 January 2010 at 03:32 PM.. Reason: Spelling errors

2 January 2010, 05:29 PM	#2
abigsecret "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Real Name: Mireyna Location: s o t r Watch: your back! Posts: 2,282	Thanks Michael that's great advise!! Would you mind telling us a bit more about your training, and experience? (sorry if I missed it somewhere else) I'm always interested in how you guys became, and do what you do!! __________________ #6267 He who knows no foreign language does not know his own.-Goethe

7 January 2010, 10:21 AM	#4
Horologier "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Real Name: Michael Taylor Location: B-Ham Alabama Watch: 18k RedThunderBird Posts: 65	Gilt hand how to tell I have been told that older gilt hands coverd in gold, true ones will be magnetic but the new one that are platted are just that and are not magnetic the older ones sell to collectors for $500 to $1000 New one are much less I have a collector and friend who has purchased the higher priced ones and none are magnetic and not sure if there suppossed to be or not from that era of watch hands. Its a good thing to know how to tell the differance between old and new.

9 January 2010, 02:13 PM	#6
Tools TRF Moderator & 2024 SUBMARINER Patron Join Date: May 2007 Real Name: Larry Location: Mojave Desert Watch: GMT's Posts: 43,414	A magnet will stick to the older steel hands that were just plated.. The newer hands that are all gold have no ferrous metal in them so a magnet will not stick to them........ __________________ (Chill ... It's just a watch Forum.....) NAWCC Member

20 January 2010, 10:34 PM	#7
Lol-x Facilitator Join Date: Nov 2005 Real Name: Steve Location: Omnipresent Posts: 33,420	Interesting discussion __________________ *Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.* ~Abraham Lincoln Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride. ~John F. Kennedy ROLEXploitation - yeah I'm a victim

2 January 2010, 11:40 PM	#3
snow_rocks Banned Join Date: Feb 2009 Real Name: Rick Location: At what TIME?!!! Watch: the SKY tonite! Posts: 3,225	Anything gilt would have gold, and gold is a diamagnetic element. This means gold would have a very weak repulsion to magnetic fields.

9 January 2010, 01:58 PM	#5
Rikki TechXpert Join Date: Jun 2009 Real Name: Rik Dietel Location: Seminole Fla Watch: 5512 s/s Sub Posts: 1,818	The older hands from back when don't know exactly when they changed over were gold plated on steel all the new hands are 18k gold so magnets don't work and Hello Michael hows things going just finished 5 16 hour days burnt out again working rest of the weekend as well. Rik

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