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hi all omega friends
i have never understood why the finish of omega movements was changed from rose gold plated finish to rhodium plated finish.also what pains me and what pained me was that omega stopped to produce its movements in 1984, was it due for cost reasons? this is more a marketing aspect of omega rather than a typical watch debate but i want it to be debated.
thanks for your participation
georges The gilt platting was not environmentally friendly. Chuck Maddox ( Article index @ http://www.xnet.com/~cmaddox/cm3articles.html) I have read here and elsewhere that the pink finish on Omega movements was not gold, but a copper (and other stuff) finish.
Charles Beddoe (Harvard, MA)