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Rolex Yacht-Master 42
Unworn 2022
$32,800
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Rolex Day-Date 40
40mm Meteorite Dial White Gold Bracelet 228239 Unworn 2023
$63,885
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Rolex Daytona
126515LN Rose Gold Oysterflex Black Dial Unworn 2023
$46,445
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Rolex Sky-Dweller
Yellow Gold White Index Dial Oyster Bracelet 326938
$53,000
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Rolex Daytona
NEW RELEASE 2023 Cosmograph Daytona PAUL NEWMAN DIAL 126508
$52,900
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Cartier Baignoire
Mini 18k Yellow gold haute joaillerie w/diamonds 2368
$8,651
+ $94 for shipping
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Hublot Big Bang 41 mm
Rose Gold Cappuccino Chocolate Brown 341.PC.1007.RX
$13,450
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Rolex Daytona
Cosmograph Daytona 2016 Box Papers Yellow Gold Original Mother of Pearl and Diamond Dial
$49,200
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Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar
Aftermarket Diamond setting
$280,000
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Panerai Ferrari
GT 18K Rose Gold 8 Days GMT FER00007 Hand Wind
$15,000
+ $150 for shipping
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Patek Philippe
Calatrava 5924G Pilot Travel Time Chronograph 18k 2023 UNWORN
$72,100
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Rolex GMT-Master II
2022 GMT-Master II Meteorite Pepsi White Gold Box/Papers/Card 126719BLRO
$53,000
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Patek Philippe
Aquanaut Luce Annual Calendar Rose Gold 5261R-001
$173,500
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Rolex Daytona
NEW RELEASE 2023 Daytona DIAMOND DIAL 126518
$47,500
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Rolex Daytona
2022+ Daytona 116519 White Gold Black Diamond Dial Black Sundials Oysterflex Rubber Strap
$46,225
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A. Lange & Söhne Saxonia
UNWORN Saxonia Großdatum 38,5mm 381.031 2022 in Italian erworben inkl. Box & Papiere
$32,995
+ $123 for shipping
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Rolex Daytona
Cosmograph Yellow Gold White Dial 116508 Year 2019 Complete Box Papers
$46,900
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Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore
Grand Complications
$750,000
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Bulgari Octo
Solotempo Automatic Factory Serviced 18K Rose Gold Full Set B&P 1012119 / BGOP38WGLD
$12,000
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Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar
Retrograde Perpetual 5159G 175th LONDON SAATCHI EDITION UNWORN
$99,900
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Rolex Daytona
Racing Black/Slate Crimson Dial White Gold Engraved Rehaut Box/Papers 116509
$34,000
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Rolex Day-Date 40
Everose Gold Eisenkiesel Diamond bezel President bracelet 228345RBR
$80,000
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Rolex Day-Date 40
NEW 2023 Day-Date 40 OLIVE DIAMOND BEZEL 228345
$66,500
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Chopard Grand Prix de Monaco Historique
Limited Edition
$12,575
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Rolex Day-Date 40
White Gold Meteorite Baguette Dial
$62,900
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Piaget
Tradition 18K White Gold and Diamond Quartz Ladies Watch
$25,000
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Richard Mille
RM057 Jackie Chan Dragon Tourbillon (Unique Piece)
$3,000,000
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Omega Constellation Quartz
18K Rose Gold Brown Swirl Dial with Diamond Bezel & Markers w/Box & Papers
$9,995
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A. Lange & Söhne Richard Lange
232.021
$24,400
+ $89 for shipping
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Patek Philippe Chronograph
5170G Chronograph Black Dial White Gold Box/Papers 5170G-010
$65,500
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Rolex Day-Date 40
Yellow Gold Champagne Diamond Baguette Dial 228238
$50,000
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Rolex Daytona
NEW RELEASE 2023 Cosmograph Daytona CHAMPAGNE 126508
$52,500
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Rolex Day-Date 36
MINT 2021 Day-Date 36mm Smoked Blue Diamond Dial 128239
$34,500
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Rolex Day-Date II
41mm Champagne Diamond Dial Presidential Band
$42,500
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Rolex Day-Date 36
President 36 Original Diamond Lugs Bezel Dial Crown Collection Heavy Bracelet
$28,300
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Breguet
Skeleton Dress Watch
$24,500
+ $29 for shipping
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Corum Coin Watch
Twenty Dollars $20D Gold Coin Bracelet Mechanical
$9,600
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Panerai
Radiomir 10 Days Gmt
$22,500
+ $89 for shipping
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Patek Philippe Chronograph
2023 Complications Chronograph Blue Dial White Gold Box/Papers 5172G 5172G-001
$60,000
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Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Jumbo
“JUMBO” EXTRA-THIN preowned
$130,000
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Rolex Sky-Dweller
NEW 2023 RELEASE Sky-Dweller 18KT ROSE GOLD 336235
$43,500
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Rolex GMT-Master II
2020 MINT FULL SET GMT-Master II Meteorite Pepsi White Gold 126719BLRO
$52,500
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Patek Philippe Nautilus
Rose Gold 5712R-001
$87,900
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Rolex Sky-Dweller
326935
$41,995
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Patek Philippe
Dress watch
$14,750
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Vacheron Constantin
Phidias Ladies 18K Gold 12020/967J-8 Automatic Box & Paper
$7,995
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Patek Philippe World Time
Complications 125th Anniversary Bauer Boutique Edition
$75,000
+ $89 for shipping
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Cartier Ballon Bleu 42mm
Rose Gold Diamond Bezel WE9008Z3
$28,500
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Patek Philippe Aquanaut
Khaki Green 5968G-010
$126,500
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Rolex Daytona
NEW 2023 Daytona Chocolate Dial 116515
$46,500
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Rolex Day-Date 40
MINT 2017 Day-Date 40mm Black Baguette Diamond Dial 228238 Yellow Gold
$43,850
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Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Chronograph
Frosted White Gold Purple Dial 26331BC
$193,000
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Panerai
Radiomir 10 Days GMT PAM 496 Special Editions
$29,500
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Roger Dubuis
Biretrograde Calendar
$13,500
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Vacheron Constantin
Vintage 18K Gold Woven Bracelet Hand Wind Ref. 2047P
$6,995
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Breguet Marine
Automatic 40 Mm
$21,500
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Patek Philippe Aquanaut
2023 Aquanaut Jumbo 5168G Green 42mm White Gold/Rubber Box/Papers 5168G-010
$78,000
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Rolex Sky-Dweller
Rose Gold 42mm Rhodium Dial Oysterflex 326235
$45,000
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Rolex Daytona
NEW 2023 Daytona 18KT White Gold BLUE Dial 116509
$54,500
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Rolex Sky-Dweller
FULL SET Sky-Dweller 42mm Yellow Gold Champagne Arabic Dial 326938
$40,950
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Patek Philippe Annual Calendar
18k Rose Gold "Moon Phase" Cream Dial 5205R
$45,900
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Blancpain Léman Tourbillon
8 Days Power Reserve 18k Rose Gold
$55,000
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Ebel 1911
887902
$7,750
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Gold Watches: Elegant and Valuable

A gold watch is the epitome of luxury. For thousands of years, this precious metal has been a symbol of permanence and wealth. Most gold watches are elegant dress watches, though some have a sportier design.


Features

  • 18-karat or 750 gold indicates it's 75% gold
  • 14-karat gold or 585 gold is less common
  • Many gold-electroplated vintage watches
  • Watches with modern PVD coating are in the lower price range
  • Some manufacturers offer their own alloys such as Everose or Sedna gold

Gold Cases: The Mixture Makes the Difference

When gold comes to mind, people most often think of yellow gold. However, many types of gold are used in the watch industry, such as white, pink, and red gold . There are also in-house alloys made by manufacturers like Omega's Sedna gold and Rolex's Everose, both red gold alloys. A unique alloy is Hublot's Magic Gold, which combines yellow gold and ceramic, making it extremely scratch resistant.

Technically, a timepiece can only be considered a gold watch if the case is made of solid gold . However, you can count watches in a lower price range as well, as their cases are made of stainless steel which is then coated in gold.

A gold watch is almost always produced from an metal alloy. Pure gold, which you find in the form of coins or bars available for purchase, is used to plate the surfaces of cases made of a different material. As it's relatively soft, some manufacturers mix it with other metals in-house in order to make it harder and more scratch resistant or to give it another hue.

A value of one karat means that the material is composed of 1/24th gold. Pure gold is thus 24 karat. Watch cases with the highest percentage of gold are 18-karat cases , a value equal to 750 gold. The 750 represents the percentage of pure gold out of 1,000. In a 750 alloy, 75% of the material is pure gold, while the rest consists of other metals. Silver and copper are mixed together with yellow gold. The amount varies, however, in order to slightly change the tone of the yellow gold.

Red and pink gold have a much larger percentage of copper than silver, which gives the gold its reddish-pinkish hue. White gold, on the other hand, has more silver than copper. Particularly valuable 18-karat white gold watches are made with an alloy containing platinum or palladium.

Cases made of 14-karat gold (585 gold) can also be found, although most manufacturers offer 18-karat gold watches today. This applies to watches in both mid and upper price ranges, such as those from Longines, Maurice Lacroix, and Tissot.

Some manufacturers use gold-colored coatings that resemble gold, but are actually something else entirely. The most common of these methods uses a PVD (physical vapor deposition) coating. During this process, the coating is applied via vacuum deposition. PVD coatings can also be made of gold and are regarded as very scratch resistant.

An alternative is electroplating gold on stainless steel cases. The gold layer is very thin; 20 microns is the norm. One micron is 1/1,000th of a millimeter. The gold plating is either 18 or 24-karat gold and prone to scratches, but can be redone if necessary. The PVD method has grown in popularity in recent years, so you will most frequently encounter electroplated watches in the vintage market.


Buying Advice

If you want to buy a gold watch, then you should pay attention to the karats. An 18-karat gold watch is an 18-karat gold watch, regardless of the manufacturer.

The price difference between gold and stainless steel versions of the same watch can be quite considerable. A stainless steel Rolex Submariner with a date display costs about 7,000 euros new, while a yellow gold version in the same condition costs 21,000 euros.

The price and value of an 18-karat gold watch also depends on the price of gold. The market price varies, but has usually been over $1,000 for one troy ounce (31 grams) of gold over the last few years. In the summer of 2011, it shot up to around $1,900. It is unlikely that the price will drop below $1,000. The price of gold watches has gone up simply due to their material worth. In the 1990s, the price was still oscillating between $300 and $400. Since gold also functions as a replacement currency in crisis situations, gold watches are a relatively secure investment. In the worst case, the watch retains value based on the weight of its gold. For this to be the case, however, one should imagine that times are tough and the gold price is thus very high.

Normally, the collector's value and the manufacturer's reputation play a deciding role in determining the price of a timepiece. Gold watches from an independent manufacturer powered by in-house calibers cost the most. Rolex's Submariner isn't the only expensive gold watch they offer. Other series have gold models, such as the Daytona or the Day-Date. The Day-Date is offered with a white gold, yellow gold, or Everose alloy, and the cases are available in many different sizes.

The story is similar with Omega. Their diving watch Seamaster is available in 18-karat gold, and the company offers a large selection of gold watches in their De Ville collection.

Patek Philippe is the ultimate manufacturer of gold watches. No other renowned Swiss manufacturer relies so much on the precious metal like the Genevan family business. The Calatrava is Patek Philippe's most classic series.

Patek Philippe is one of the few manufacturers who doesn't only make the case out of gold, but important parts of the movement as well. A good example is the rotor of an automatic movement, which is often decorated with engravings. Rolex also uses white gold indices - even on the models with a stainless steel case. Not just for aesthetic reasons, either: Gold doesn't tarnish.


Swiss Dominance

According to tradition, the first solid gold wristwatch was made by Girad-Perregaux and was delivered to the German Emperor William I in 1879. Now, around 500,000 gold watches are produced each year, with 90% of them being made in Switzerland. Rolex plays a prominent role in this, as they alone produce 200,000 of these gold watches. In one year, Rolex produces around 800,000 watches, making gold watches a quarter of their total production. The company produces cases in their own foundry. Gold plays an even more important role for the luxury manufacturer Patek Philippe, however. Gold watches dominate Patek's portfolio; there are only a few stainless steel models available. Usually, it's the other way around. Gold remains an expensive exception for most companies. A popular compromise is to create a bicolor watch, where parts of the case and bracelet are made of stainless steel and others of gold. Rolex calls this Rolesor.