all that glitters
Gold has always been the “gold” standard in timepieces. As a precious metal, it has intrinsic value — it retains its worth and can be a way of passing on wealth. Gold is a soft metal, which makes it easy to work with — it’s easy to form into specific shapes, easy to engrave, and it makes a great surface for gemsetting. Refiners mitigate the softness by alloying it with other metals. The standard in watch and jewelry manufacturing is 18k gold, which is 75 percent gold and 25 percent other alloys. Yellow gold is mixed with silver, copper, and zinc. Red gold has varying amounts of copper, and white gold contains nickel, palladium, and silver and is usually rhodium-coated to keep it white.
BALLON BLEU DE CARTIER
This 40 mm rose gold watch is a modern classic that works on any
sized wrist, for any occasion. Signature design codes include a date window at 3 o’clock, next to a recessed crown, topped by a sapphire cabochon, along with Cartier’s iconic Roman numerals and blued-steel sword-shaped hands. It contains the Cartier automatic caliber 1847 MC, and has a silvered guilloché dial and interchangeable bracelet.
OMEGA DE VILLE TRÉSOR With its wonderful diamond paving curved along each side of the slender, 36 mm Sedna™ gold case and a crown set with a single diamond and polished with red “HyCeram”, this watch is truly elegant. The clean white dial plays host to beautifully styled Roman numerals
and elegant Sedna™ gold hands, while a complementary gray leather strap provides comfort and security. Driven by the high-precision Omega calibre 4061 quartz movement and water resistant to 30 meters, this high performance timepiece is protected by an anti-glare, scratch-resistant sapphire crystal lens.
BREITLING SUPER CHRONOMAT The Super Chronomat is a true sports watch, with chronograph and countdown functions, 200-meter water resistance and a scratch-resistant ceramic bezel. It is also a distinctive style statement, with an 18k red gold case and rouleaux style bracelet with rounded, tube-like gold links, paired with a rich, brown dial and bezel. It is driven by the Breitling Manufacture Caliber 01, with a 70 hour power reserve.
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