Re: How to polish the gold plated stainless steel case and bracelet ?

Originally Posted by
jnch88
I have a Bulova dress watch with stainless steel gold plated, since I don't know how thick the plating was ( could be 1 micron ), if I do the buffing, will the gold come-off ? Or any method to polish ?
Thanks.
JK
This buffing you are talking about (even slight) will remove the gold plating, if this is a gold filled watch from the earlier days, you could manage a light polishing. However, if this is a modern Bulova- this will wreck the look of your watch as the gold plating will be very thin. Cheers
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