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Interesting!
Maybe a silly question as gold, despite being a softer metal, should still be sturdy at that thickness. But is the “sturdiness” or “robustness” of the bracelet negatively affected by the reduced thickness as compared to SS?
BW,
Chi Kai
AP rose gold bracelets are thinner than AP stainless bracelets
26331OR vs 15400ST. Bracelet is 50% thinner in gold and is hollowed out at the deployant clasp whereas the stainless bracelet is solid. ...
A point overlooked until now!
I may be able to guess why, but does the thinner bracelet of the gold APs wear thinner?
I would agree with you...
Besides I do not think that the additional cost for the extra gold is an actual factor. I think that if we consider the actual cost of gold, the art of making it is what makes a Cartier gold ring, for example, more expensive than the corner no name jewelr...
I was actually being cynical :)
But I wonder whether it really wears differently due to the differences in bracelet thickness
Exactly – pure profit maximisation.
Nothing to do with weight or wearability, other than an unintended secondary benefit.
Interesting!
Maybe a silly question as gold, despite being a softer metal, should still be sturdy at that thickness. But is the “sturdiness” or “robustness” of the bracelet negatively affected by the reduced thickness as compared to SS? BW, Chi Kai
Joking
At first I thought you were joking but then I saw the pictures. I can think of one or two reason why making it thinner could be justified ie if you wear gold it’s unlikely the watch will be out through same tough circumstances than steel so doesn’t have t...
By the way both of the watches in the photos are mine. The gold bracelet despite being 50% thinner than the SS is very heavy (I do not have a scale). If the bracelet weighed twice as much as a result of being as thick as the SS bracelet...
...it would be wholly unwearable unless you’re Shaq or Arnold. The watch is extremely heavy as is and I think it’s at the peak of its weight for wearability for an entire day. Many times I’m happy and relieved to take it off at night as it is so heavy. Co...
Interesting. I wonder how the steel and the gold versions of the same watch compare?...
Here you compare a steel RO 15400 to gold chrono. I wonder if the steel RO 15400 is compared to gold RO 15400 Thanks for pointing this out.?
This is really odd, especially because the Chrono has the thicker case by more than 1mm
One would think therefore that an even more robust bracelet would be appropriate to match the proportions of the case.
