Gold watches have been a key development at Watches and Wonders 2024, and the return of weighty glimmer resonated with us. Listed below are our a few of our favourites, starting from divers’ watches to Cartier stylish, platinum to rose gold.
5 gold watches for 2024
Rolex Perpetual 1908
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The gargantuan gold Rolex Deepsea weighs in at a whopping 320 grams, however what caught our eye was the hypnotically intricate guilloché patterns of the sky-blue Perpetual 1908. With a pleasant Breguet hour hand and glittering platinum case, this return to classicism stole the limelight from the beastly Deepsea with its understated, however valuable allure.
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Vacheron Constantin Abroad
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The key’s out – the Vacheron Constantin Abroad vary is the curated various within the built-in bracelet recreation. At Watches & Wonders 2024, we received 4 new references in 18ct 5N pink gold with deep inexperienced dials. In metal, the Abroad could be an understated charmer, the in-box alternative of an additional rubber strap making certain its stealth-wealth vibe. However with the lustre of softly brushed pink gold there’s no level in pretending, so we embrace the 35mm model on a full gold bracelet with the Maltese cross bezel set with diamonds.
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Cartier Tortue
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The Cartier Tortue initially debuted in 1912, a {smooth} cushion-shaped watch named after the French phrase for turtle. Launched at Watches and Wonders this yr was a larger-than-normal, nearly tool-like crown on a twin-register Monopusher Chronograph. With solely 200 items being made by Cartier, the understated pebble-smooth class will undoubtedly discover collector-owners very quickly. Silver opaline dials and blued arms complement the radiant cabochon and a blue alligator strap.
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Patek Philippe Golden Ellipse
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Appeasing right this moment’s urge for food for watches-as-bracelets, the eloquent language of the Patek Philippe Golden Ellipse is again with a braided gold vengeance. The model is not any stranger to embracing its previous, however going all-in on its early Nineteen Seventies glamour brings a minimal-luxe allure we love. The brand new rose-gold Golden Ellipse Reference 5738/1R-001 stays svelte at 34.5 x 39.5 mm, boasting an ultra-thin self-winding motion in a curvaceous 5.9mm case. It is perhaps impressed by the Golden Ratio, however the chain-link braid of the pink-gold bracelet steals the present.
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Tudor Black Bay 58
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When you’re all concerning the juxtaposed glam of a stable gold instrument watch however felt the massive Rolex Deepsea a bit a lot, member of the family Tudor has the reply, three years after launching the pitch-perfect rendition of a late Fifties diver. A wealthy inexperienced dial and bezel are framed by a satin-soft brushed case and bracelet of 18ct yellow gold. The COSC-rated MT5400 motion has the tech specs to again it up, finishing a really wearable valuable gold retro-nugget of the Watches and Wonders present.
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