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I am in 2 minds about this
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 tantalum case, but it was the combination that won me over.
Ditto for the warm brown of my Nomos 'mocca' and the RG case. It wouldn't work as well with a YG or SS case I think.
Thinking on different metals: do you have a preference for a specific metal case?
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 me...
I have a preference for gold, yellow and rose. My purse, however ...
... strictly pleads for steel. Marcus
The wow effect which acts for me
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...
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.,
I am in 2 minds about this
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 han...
You skipped a few
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 disproportio...
99% of my collection is about white metal watches.
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... T...
Funny that you mention the Geophysic
I just tried on the rose gold version yesterday and thought it looked terrific.
I know a Daoist priest who explained their belief about precious metals
He said the old belief was that yellow gold preserves and grows what you have (as it didn't tarnish you see the root of this belief). White gold had silver mixed in, and silver was about letting go, so white gold is a little for growing/preserving and a l...
Metal colors and tastes
This topic always shows how subjectivity plays a role here and how wide is the diversity of tastes. My watches until I was maybe 30, not yet into watch making, were always considered to be in steel. The rose or yellow gold didn't interest me and concerned...
Great subjective question...
Here's three metal choices of the same watch for your discussion, I own the RG version, but if I had the choice I'd take the YG...why, well there is just something about it that I love. Not to say I don't love the RG I own, I do love it. Then again, the W...
Watch people online often say PtWg, any comments on why that may be?
I have pt, but no wg. I am thinking of wg, but perhaps I am missing something?
an explanation regarding "PtWG"
as I mentionned in my answer above in this post: "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". Palladium is in the same family as Platinum. usual WG case are ...
Never a prime driver, rather the ecclectic approach
I have yet to buy a watch purely based on the colour of its metal... As I am sure you know, many types/ models/ reference of watches, whether gold, stainless steel, etc. only came in one metal. For instance if one is drawn to vintage tool watches, there i...
Z, you made me smile
It\'s absolutely true that I find myself drifting towards a new approach on metals without consciously knowing. So true.
Great topic Joe
I like you started off with YG I still find it a bit show off but it works for certain model Rose gold works the best for vintage I feel but an old YG with a bit of tarnish and patina is the same BTW I am color blind so I find it very difficult to disting...
No right or wrong
I believe a watch can suit a specific type of metal, but the caveat is that this "suitability" is all in the eye of the beholder. My 2509 is in yg. I just cannot conceive that watch in any other metal looking as good. But that conception is only valid to ...
White metal
I also prefer white metal for my watches - SS for sports watches and Platinum/WG for dress watches.