Our Favorite Gold Watches In The Shop Right Now

Trends come and go. But gold is eternal.͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌   [STORIES]( [SHOP]( [SELL OR TRADE]( [LIMITED EDITIONS]( [Hodinkee Pre-Owned Picks]( [Pre-Owned Picks: Our Favorite Gold Watches In The Shop Right Now]( [We love gold watches. After hundreds of years, they remain synonymous not only with success but with what is cherished. A gold watch is a traditional gift for that big moment in your life: the wedding, the promotion, or the birth of a child.]( [Gold sets the standard – sometimes literally (until 1971, it was standard currency for the United States). It's not hyperbole to say cities have been built, and entire civilizations have fallen, over the hunt for this yellow ore.]( [A watch made from steel will not scratch as easily and titanium will be lighter on the wrist, but something about gold just attracts our base instincts. It reminds me of the dulcet tones of Clint Eastwood singing (!) in the movie musical Paint Your Wagon: "Gold fever, nothin' can help you but the yellow stuff."]( [READ THE SHOP JOURNAL]( FEATURED ON THIS WEEK'S PRE-OWNED PICKS [Image of Patek Philippe Calatrava 3944J]( [Patek Philippe Calatrava 3944J]( A gold watch has traditionally meant a dress watch, and all dress watches are measured against the Patek Philippe Calatrava. The Calatrava has come in many forms over the decades but at the center of the collection is always a white dial 18k yellow gold dress watch, like this example here. [Cartier Santos de Cartier WGSA0018]( Powered by the in-house 1847 MC, a movement good enough that Vacheron Constantin borrowed it, this example is a solid-gold stunner in handsome condition. The Santos has been around since 1904, but rarely in a full gold suit, which makes this particular piece more collectible than most. [Image of Cartier Santos de Cartier WGSA0018]( [Image of Rolex Day-Date President 18238]( [Rolex Day-Date President 18238]( The Day-Date has been the preferred watch for the rich and powerful both real and fictional. Tony Soprano, Warren Buffett, and Jay-Z are all believers. It is so popular around executives in the oil industry that it is sometimes called the "Texas Timex". [OMEGA De Ville Prestige]( At a hair under 33mm, this example is in the vintage-dress-watch size range. The gold hour markers and hands are contrasted well by the white dial, all of which is surrounded by a thick gold bezel. The addition of a matching white date wheel makes this eligible as a daily driver – but it's nice to know it could also work on the red carpet. [Image of OMEGA De Ville Prestige]( [Image of Vacheron Constantin 1972 Asymmetric]( [Vacheron Constantin 1972 Asymmetric]( This trapezoidal white gold Vacheron Constantin design comes from 1972, a time when watch design was at its most experimental. This is the decade that gave us the octagonal Royal Oak, the T.V. set Heuer Silverstone, and oblong Omega Dynamics. Not all watches from this decade were winners, but Vacheron did well with this one. MAKE SPRING CLEANING A BREEZE WITH HODINKEE [Make Spring Cleaning A Breeze With Hodinkee](   [Hodinkee](   [Discover incredible content, shop for your favorite watches, and join the community.](   [DOWNLOAD THE APP]( [Download On The App Store]( [Download on Google Play]( [Instagram]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [YouTube]( [Email](mailto:shopnews@hodinkee.com) Disclaimer: All items are subject to availability. Prices subject to change without notification. Applicable sales tax and shipping costs not included. Products and offers may be withdrawn at any time. In the event of errors, typos, or omissions, this offer is void. This email was sent to {EMAIL} [| Update your subscription preferences]( | [Unsubscribe from Hodinkee emails]( | [View in browser]( | Hodinkee · P.O. Box 1129 New York, NY 10013 Copyright © 2023 Hodinkee, All rights reserved.