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Pretty cool video...how much gold does a watch lose during polishing..
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Interesting. Thanks for posting. I guessed around $100.
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Very cool video. I always wondered how much you lose every time.
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Thanks, this was interesting.
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Very cool. Had no idea. Pretty minimal. Much much less than I expected
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Very cool! Thanks for sharing
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Interesting video. I guessed below $50
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Pretty cool video...how much gold does a watch lose during polishing..
Hopefully this helps alleviate some phobias related to polishing. Especially when only performed with routine interval servicing.
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Awesome video. Outside of seeing how much gold is really lost, it was cool to see how the actual polishing is done.
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Awesome video, thanks for sharing.
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You're welcome, I saw it on my YouTube feed and figured this is the perfect place to share it. I wish they could suck up all the gold and make a little gold bar out of it to keep!
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That was an entertaining video. Thanks for sharing.
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$37.63 total loss for the way it looks after polishing? LOL.. No brainer, if you are trying to sell it... Greys will do this all day every day and still get a premium.
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Awesome!
Thanks for posting. |
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wow that was surprising
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Very cool video. I knew it wouldn't be too much, but it was actually a bit more than I expected (I was thinking it would be VERY minimal, like $5 worth). Still, good to know and should alleviate some fears about polishing. Polishing a smaller watch than a YMII will obviously lead to even less loss (not % wise but absolute dollar value wise).
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They should do this same video for platinum! I’m sure it will be quite a bit more $ lost! :-p
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Gold p/ounce: $1,867.48 Platinum p/ounce: $1,048.39 |
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I saw in one video that platinum is so hard, that when polishing, you just move atoms around and not actually lose any....not sure how true that is!
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Hence the :-p in my post. I’m like 99.9% sure that is an accurate statement. You don’t lose platinum when polishing.
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Thanks. Cool video.
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Thanks for sharing. Very interesting. Better than I expected.
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And where does it all go? (The gold in the wheels and drain filters)
Yep right into the bag and to the reclaimers. Reclaiming precious metal waste is a cornerstone of a workshop’s routine. Now maybe some can see how so many overpolished gold watches are popping up. The shop is paid twice... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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I would like to here what BAS has to say about this video.
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Interesting. I always thought material was moved more than lost when polishing, so even at $37 I'm a little surprised.
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Platinum jewelry is also near pure platinum vs. gold jewelry, which is a far lower percentage "pure" gold.
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And there are still people who will say "scratches add character" and "I will never polish my modern sub cuz it will appreciate in value"
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Goes to show if polished correctly the amount of metal removed is negligible
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