I Doff My Gold Cap to Ya

I frequently receive emails asking why two-tone Constellations are described as 'Gold Capped'. Others query the differences between gold cap and the various methods of plating a base metal watch case with gold.

I've put together an article on the most common plating methods and offered an explanation of why Gold Cap is so 'special'.

My thanks to Evan Morgan and Damien Debin for their assistance.

Please click here to download the article

A Short Review of ‘Omega – A Journey through Time’ by Marco Richon

At 831 pages, A Journey through Time qualifies eminently for the title of tome. It is weighty indeed, both in kilograms and breadth of topic, but not so much for the depth of its content.

Click here for a review of the book.

Dial Update

As collectors become more discerning and knowledgeable in assessing Constellation dials for originality, the pressure will be on dial refinishers to raise their game and produce even better likenesses of the real thing.

Of late, Ive seen some better than average examples of refinished dials. The gap between bad redials and well executed redials is growing, with some of the better likenesses causing even the experts to scratch their heads for a while.

Ive upgraded my original article on dial distinctions to include additional information.

The file size is quite large and hence is divided into two parts.

Click here for Part One

click here for Part Two