[whaler]

Modern Links are Silver plated under the Gold. Some older ones have Nickel. Theo thought Rhodium was used too at one time, but I have not read that anywhere else. I would doubt it unless there were a few years way back that it was cheaper than Silver.

I have a newer (15 to 20 years old) Link that has lost its gold plating, and almost down to bare brass, but the plating that is left is more like a matte finish. This could be the rhodium that is being mentioned. It looks like the finish that is on the Millenium Links that were offered.