How to distinguish Platinum, White gold, Stainless Steel by naked eyes?

[KeepTicking]

Appearance wise, all three of those white metals are indistinguishable just by looking at them.

[pfranze]

The WG Daytona will have triangles instead of only stripes on the bezel. The platinum will have a (brown) ceramic bezel.

[PerioBear]

Originally Posted by pfranze

The WG Daytona will have triangles instead of only stripes on the bezel. The platinum will have a (brown) ceramic bezel.

Thanks. I've never noticed that.

[Frosty]

Originally Posted by PerioBear

Thanks. I've never noticed that.

+1

[CKL1213]

Originally Posted by bmendick1

Appearance wise, all three of those white metals are indistinguishable just by looking at them.

agreed.

coming back to the Daytona, we knew which one is WG and SS because we knew, whether from our own study, google or catalogue.

forget about the triangle thing, can we differentiate WG vs SS if the Daytona having same dial same marker same bezel?

[PerioBear]

Is this "triangle markings" on the bezel thing a function of truly distinguishing the metals or more of a change in design over the years? Would a WG Daytona from years back possibly not have the triangle markings?

[kilyung]

Originally Posted by PerioBear

Is this "triangle markings" on the bezel thing a function of truly distinguishing the metals or more of a change in design over the years? Would a WG Daytona from years back possibly not have the triangle markings?

Some yellow gold bezels did not have the triangles but all WG bezels have, IIRC.