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The first serious watch that i bought was in yellow gold. I was in my early twenties. As i got a bit older, I started to prefer white metal watches. Predominantly steel and platinum but occasionally white gold. Into my 40s, 90% of my watches were white metal variants. Now, just turning 50, I find th
... strictly pleads for steel. Marcus
is the combination of case color, case design and dial. The warm color of red gold allows to highlight case details in curves or different round levels in the bezel. The colder color of Pt or steel is much combined with strait lines IMHO. For white gold, I prefer when possible the Pd 210 instead of standard Pd180 as the higher concentration of Palladium looks more white as Pt. My 2 cents, Cheers, Patrickh
Steel & White gold just as it goes under the radar often. May be yellow one day but as of now white metals. BTW, your Calatrava & the JLC are just killers... Best, mahesh.,
On one hand, as you've said, the case metal determines if I buy the watch. I wear white metals (mostly SS, sometimes WG) at my workplace as few wear RG or YG. So white metals allow me to blend in a little better, and SS is more practical. On the other hand, sometimes you buy a watch simply because the case and dial go well together as a combination . An example would be my FPJ Chronometer Bleu where the grey tantalum case goes so well with the blue dial. I wouldn't buy a watch just because of a
I prefer titanium\'s soft grey color versus the hard white of SS. Brass/bronze gives a warmer note than SS or titanium without the bling impact of yellow or rose gold. Black gives a serious tool look, whether as a coating or ceramic. I have a disproportionate number of titanium watches because I prefer that look. Like you, I used to shun yellow gold watches but now I have 5-6 of them. Cazalea
I would probably make one or two exceptions, for some watches like a rose gold Geophysic, or a 3417 from Patek. Or one of these LE Rose Gold Reversos. Other than that, white metal, exceptionally one or two black one, and one metal I am really fond of... Tantalum, with its grey blue hue... THAT I am hunting / dreaming about desperately. Best, Nicolas
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