When I got the Watch back after the
plating process, I was surprised to see that the gold doesn't look like what I had inaccurately thought of as gold — I have a pair of high -
end sunglasses that look gold, but they are actually
brass, which has the same look from a distance but is a lot stronger of a color.
Higher -
end models are drafted of drop - forged
brass, thickly
plated for strength, then finished in something stylish and strong (like polished nickel), and finally sealed with a protective lacquer.