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[–] postmodest@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The internet tells me that 1g of solid gold is a cube 3.7mm on a side. Now I'm curious how much gold it takes to electroplate a watch that size.

[–] Pseudowalker@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

For a 20 micron gold plating, assuming the caseback is stainless steel and it’s just the bezel/sides and lugs, something like ~0.01g