Steel Daytona C hands metal ?

[sachit]

What metal is used for the hands and the markers of SS Daytona C ?
As per the Rolex website white gold is used for the SS Sub hands and markers but is this the same for SS Daytona. I see no mention of that for SS Daytona.


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[ssetem]

white gold also, and platinum pvd for bezel

[padi56]

Originally Posted by sachit

What metal is used for the hands and the markers of SS Daytona C ?
As per the Rolex website white gold is used for the SS Sub hands and markers but is this the same for SS Daytona. I see no mention of that for SS Daytona.


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All the Rolex oyster line up the hands,and hour markers are 18Ct gold

[ahyeung]

AD told me once the long second hand is from steel because the pressure of resetting the chronometer is too much for 18ct gold

[sager]

Thought they were gold.

[beshannon]

Originally Posted by ahyeung

AD told me once the long second hand is from steel because the pressure of resetting the chronometer is too much for 18ct gold

[Old Expat Beast]

Originally Posted by ahyeung

AD told me once the long second hand is from steel because the pressure of resetting the chronometer is too much for 18ct gold

I've heard or read this a few times, too, though an alloy of some kind was mentioned, not steel. It was said that constant or frequent resetting could eventually cause the long seconds hand to bend if it was gold.

Edit: here's another thread on the daytona hand. https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=400467 See post #9 onwards.