Section 3: Fineness Marks, Other Marks and Stamps
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Art. 491
Plated articles
1 Plated articles may be marked as follows:
- a.
- with the word “Plaqué”, together with the type of production, the following letters being used:
- 1.
- “L” for laminated coating;
- 2.
- “P” for all other types of coating;
- 3.
- “G” for electrolytic plating; and
- b.
- with a responsibility mark.
2 The mark under paragraph 2 may be supplemented by the name of the coating metal, the thickness of the layer in micrometres and the word “microns” in full or abbreviated form.
3 The marks may be struck on an unplated part if, for technical or aesthetic reasons, they cannot be applied on the plated part.
4 Gold plated watch-cases and accessory parts may be also marked as follows:
- a.
- with two letters that indicate the type of plating, the following letters being used:
- 1.
- "GR" for laminated coating,
- 2.
- "GP" for all other types of coating,
- 3.
- "GC" for "gold capped" or "coiffe or";
- b.
- with digits that specify the thickness of the plating in micrometres, and
- c.
- with a responsibility mark.
5 The Central Office shall issue directives on the permissibility of other marks or the marking of partially plated articles.
1 Amended in accordance with No. I of the Ordinance of 26 May 2010, in force since 1 July 2010 (AS 2010 2219).
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