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15 September 2014, 01:42 AM
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Patek metal codes
I think most of us know the metal letter designations used by Patek...
a - steel g - white gold j - yellow gold p - platinum r - rose gold I'm curious about the derivation? I get r for "r"ose, j for "j"aune (French for yellow) and p for "p"latinum. How do you get "a" and "g"? |
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15 September 2014, 01:44 AM
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Just remembered... A is for acier (French for steel). G anyone?
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15 September 2014, 02:09 AM
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Gris = grey.
White gold is referred to as either "Or blanc" (white) or "Or gris" (grey) mostly interchangeably. If there is a technical distinction between the two, I believe it's related to the specific composition of the alloy - I think "or gris" has more silver in it. |
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15 September 2014, 02:22 AM
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 Doh. That's it. Prefect thanks. 
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15 September 2014, 03:55 AM
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15 September 2014, 04:24 AM
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thanks guys - this is good to know
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15 September 2014, 05:51 AM
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Good to know
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15 September 2014, 07:16 AM
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Thanks for this
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15 September 2014, 08:00 AM
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Thanks. Last edited by GarageBMW; 15 September 2014 at 08:00 AM.. Reason: typo |
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16 September 2014, 12:46 AM
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T - Titanium
5004T and 5712T :-) |
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27 December 2014, 11:49 PM
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Just thought of this thread, you could have found out by changing the language on the PP site to French
  
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28 December 2014, 12:16 AM
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Watch nerds.... Heh heh
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2 January 2015, 11:42 PM
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I believe in working with white gold, the metal is actually more of "grey" color. They use a thin coat of rhodium in the white gold alloy to make it more white.
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3 January 2015, 12:16 AM
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Great information to have.
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