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There´s been a question for more close-up pictures of the YG/black dial Dato, so i thought i´d chip in more views.
A "photo shooting session" is just to come and then i´m in hope there will be more detailed views to share.

Actually i´ve seen another one on the wrist of a very very prominent leading Richemont guy, which was one of the very first Dato´s ever made. He truly cherishes the watch a LOT and requests in routine service neither to do change the case finish or do changes to the dial.

So what´s your first impression of the YG dato?

Cheers,

Peter

mistakenly thought it was the RG Dato with black dial which under the lighting conditions in the photos made it seem to assume a YG hue. Not immediately taken with it although I might change my mind once I see it in the metal. Would like to add though that when I first saw both the RG with black dial and the RG with cream dial, I was immediately floored

Nevertheless, thanks so much for sharing Peter. While shots of Datos are bound to cause my heart to flutter anyway, your great shots are making me do the wave

Thanks again for sharing these shots!!!

Best,

Rob

I'm the proud owner of two YG watches:  an 1815 manual and a Patek 5107J.  Much as I hate to say this in this forum, the YG alloy that Patek uses is significantly warmer, deeper, and just nicer than the YG alloy that Lange uses.  Lange's YG is a simple, almost brash yellow; Patek's is more complex, and the hue is somewhere in between other brands' YG and RG.  I have noticed this difference on other Patek and Lange YG models.  I'm curious whether anyone here knows what might be causing the difference? 

The following quote is taken from a jewellery website noted below (mods - if reference is inappropriate, please delete):

"Gold is available in a wide selection of colors ranging from red to gray. By combining gold with other metals, colored gold alloys are produced. For example, rose gold contains copper and green gold contains silver. The richness of the color is regulated by how much of a particular metal is added. A deeper rose color is achieved by adding more copper. More than one metal can also be used to produce less common colors. Grey gold contains both copper and iron. Although the base metals are mixed in different quantities to produce these gold alloys, the actual amount of gold does not change. Both 14 karat rose gold and 14 karat blue gold contain the same amount of gold.

Not all gold alloys are suitable for jewelry making. The main purpose of adding base metals to gold is to improve its properties. Pure gold is too soft; making is susceptible to dents and scratches. Some base metals however, are better than others. Purple gold can be made with aluminum. Unfortunately, the resulting alloy is difficult to work with, making it an uncommon color in jewelry."

Some time ago there was a fascinating and quite technical post, or article, on the varius obscure colours in which gold may be manufactured and how those colours are achieved. Regrettably, it does not turn up easily on searching: there is a less technical note on this link though:  http://www.newsletter.kaijewels.com/news006.htm

(same again mods....).

 

Cheers,

pplater.

 

 

(http://blog.fjewelrystore.com)

PP´s yg is indeed much warmer, like if it contains more "reds" and/or
"orange".

Lange´s YG is less deep, more of a shallow color?

I like it very much, esp. this combination of YG and black! What I like
about the non-RG Lange´s is the brushed middle section of the case. I dont
miss it that much on my Lange-1 moonphase in RG, but I do miss the "cold and
teutonic" brushed section on the RG Datograph´s.

Although the RG/Black Dato is looking nicer and nicer with everytime I see
it, the red, black, argenté and white colors on the watch are slightly to
much for me. My guess is that this "pale" yellow case with brushed side,
will be a stunner in the metal.

Thanks for posting Peter.

Have a great weekend guys!

Warmest regards

Edwin

ps - Peter, can I join you during the Photo Shooting Session? You do the
appreciating ... I do the running?

I think the YG/black dial combination looks nice in general.

Hi Peter,

Nice special impression grab and run thing there!!

I would say,Lange's yellow gold looks more  genuine in the terms of gold.The colour seems to be warmer and richer in yellow.But  awaits personnal observation before further comments.

Anyway,thanks for the teaser and introduction.

Thanks

BHK9

What a great moment of the shot.

Cheers