Plating Archives • Artisan Plating

stainless steel apple watch before gold plating

First successful 18kt gold electroplating of the Apple stainless steel watch

By artisan plating 3 December, 2015Plating

IMPORTANT MESSAGE: Apple Watch Plating: Five Questions You Need To Ask After many months of planning, a highly experienced team from Metal Arts Specialties confirms the first successful 18kt gold…

Five things you don’t know about plating the Apple Watch Series 2

By artisan plating 16 November, 2015Gold, Plating

Five things you don't know about plating the Apple Watch Getting an Apple Watch gold-plated is an inexpensive way to have the look of the pricey Apple Edition watches—but there…

First images of a gold plated Apple Watch

By artisan plating 26 April, 2015Gold, Plating

IMPORTANT MESSAGE: Apple Watch Plating: Five Questions You Need To Ask It's been eight months since Apple revealed their intent to market a smart watch to the world. During that…

Restoring Vintage Charm Bracelets

By artisan plating 30 March, 2015Gold, Plating

Before twitter, there was glitter In the age of instant gratification, people have become careless with their memories. With the help of a camera phone, every mundane detail is preserved…

Why your white gold ring turns yellow

By artisan plating 30 March, 2015Plating, Rhodium, White Gold

My white gold ring turned yellowish This is a customer complaint that we hear about almost on a daily basis. A quick internet search reveals numerous consumer complaints and inaccurate…

Token and Medal Society 50 Year Pins

By artisan plating 20 March, 2015Gold, Plating

The Token and Medal Society: Having fun and preserving history Founded in 1960, The token and medal society (TAMS) is more than just collecting coins. Known as "exonumia", TAMS is…

Can I have my white gold rings dipped?

By artisan plating 20 March, 2015Plating, Rhodium, White Gold

Dipping? There’s no dipping in quality plating! Often we are asked by our customers if they can have their white gold rings dipped. While we understand and appreciate that the…

Allergic to white gold jewelry? Now what?

By artisan plating 18 March, 2015Plating, Rhodium, White Gold

Allergic to your white gold jewelry? Now What? You have had your white gold wedding rings and jewelry for years and all of sudden you have developed a painful skin…

Treasures from the dongtai antique market

Treasures from the dongtai road antique market

By artisan plating 16 March, 2015Gold, Plating

Dongtai road antique market: Where dragons go to bargain Whether you are a bargain hunter or not, those who visit Shanghai will definitely enjoy the dongtai road antique market in…

Stainless Steel Apple Watch

By artisan plating 15 March, 2015Gold, Plating

Interested in changing your stainless steel Apple Watch® into gold? You love the look, but you don't want to spend 10k-20k on the new Apple Watch? The good news is…