It’s obvious that gold watches represent a certain status and wealth. Watchmakers use gold as a casing and there’s a good reason for it! Being a metal, gold has amazing features such as scratch and stain resistant and when mixed with other alloys, it adopts benefits of these metals, transforming the object more robust. History revealed that most gold-cased watches are either 14 or 18 karat however there’re 24 karat timepieces as well; ones that can buy you a Ferrari most probably.
The 18K watches are common nowadays that were originally incepted in early 80s. This was a time when gold price began to escalate that in-turn provoke manufacturers to increase cost of gold watch as well. From business perspectives, history of such pieces is quite interesting. During 20th century, old or retiring employees were usually bestowed with a gold watch; that is after working for the same company for more than 10 years.
Today, gold wristwatches hold identical cultural and social value however their significance in luxury-line has altered with incursion of other amazing and more affordable elements. Such watches gained prominence among people who prefer luxury and even those who simply don’t like wearing gold. Without any further ado, let’s have a look at top gold watches that are truly collector’s item.
The Rolex President
Original name given to it was Day-Date by Rolex but most call it the President so we’re going to go with this name. The title was suggested as few US Presidents prefer wearing the watch and the title stuck somehow. It’s perhaps one of the most “conservative” watch in Rolex family that’s available in traditional 36 mm and 42 mm wide size that are common with series two. Almost all Rolex President watches come in gold metal cases with lots of modifications over dials whereas a few even boast diamond for decoration. Retail cost for these is approximately 38,000 dollars that’s indeed expensive.Bulova Accu-Swiss
Came out in 2014, the Percheron 24K gold wristwatch is the first edition of Joseph Bulova collection. Although it’s the least standard model, there’s a good reason for including it in the list. The biggest is being the first 24K watch with most amazing strap combining titanium rivets and black steel inner bracelet.What’s more interesting is the case boasting 99 percent pure gold and that’s reward enough for gold lovers. A special forging process is adapted by Bulova to further hardening the gold case whereas Swiss automatic movement further makes it a prime collector’s item. Wristwatch is priced around $42,000.
Cartier Calibre
Released only a few years back, the Cartier Calibre adds to premium men’s collection while boasting new range of in-house movements that fit perfectly with more of Cartier’s “volume” models! The piece has seen various iterations especially with chronograph and diver functions. Its original release is perhaps far more elegant and appealing that boasted 18k pink gold and 42mm wide gold casing. It’s more of a sports-style watch that’s purely related to men’s accessories. With a price of more or less $ 47,000; it surely is one of the most desired items for wristwatch enthusiasts.As gold price soaring high, you can buy these watches in Dubai at amazing cost with further room for negotiation. Though there’re other models, most common of them are mentioned above.
