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K-Plating Journal – Technical Articles and Reviews

Notes from the bench.

Technical writing, process documentation, and reviews from the K-Plating laboratory. First-hand, by Kairos.

Optical Metrology in Luxury Horology: Chasing the Rolex 18K 2N Perfect Match

How 55+ samples, a controlled capture rig, and CIELAB spectrophotometry engineered the luck out of colour matching. From ΔE 10.23 to ΔE 0.30, a commercial-grade optical match to genuine Rolex 18K Swiss 2N.

Colour science CIELAB Rolex 2N Process
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