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Rolex Daytona 116508 Paul Newman Unworn Yellow gold 40mm Automatic
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Rolex Daytona
2022+ Cosmograph Daytona 116508 Paul Newman Dial 18k Yellow Gold Oyster Bracelet 40mm
C$82,857
+ C$353 for shipping
Rolex Lady-Datejust Pearlmaster 80318 Very good Yellow gold 29mm Automatic
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Rolex Lady-Datejust Pearlmaster
29mm 18k Yellow Gold Watch with White Mother Of Pearl dial 80318
C$21,130
+ C$112 for shipping
Rolex Daytona 116515ln Unworn Rose gold 40mm Automatic
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Rolex Daytona
Rose Gold Oysterflex Meteorite Dial 116515LN Unworn 2022
C$110,418
+ C$565 for shipping
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Chronograph 26331OR.OO.D315CR.01 Unworn Rose gold 41mm Automatic
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Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Chronograph
Blue Dial 18k Rose Gold 26331
C$106,708
+ C$112 for shipping
Rolex Yacht-Master 42 226659 New White gold 42mm Automatic
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Rolex Yacht-Master 42
NEW 2023 Yacht-Master 42 18KT White Gold 226659
C$47,912
+ C$225 for shipping
Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle 4010T/000G-B740 New White gold 41mm Automatic
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Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle
2022 Traditionnelle Complete Calendar in White Gold Boutique only
C$56,534
+ C$112 for shipping
Rolex GMT-Master II 126719BLRO Unworn White gold 40mm Automatic
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Rolex GMT-Master II
2022+ UNWORN 126719 GMT-Master II White Gold Pepsi Blue Dial Oyster Bracelet
C$60,951
+ C$353 for shipping
Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle 4010T/000G-B740 Very good White gold 41mm Automatic
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Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle
2022 Traditionnelle Complete Calendar White Gold 4010T/000G-B740
C$52,294
Free shipping
Bulgari BB191T Very good Yellow gold 19mm Quartz
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Bulgari
Tubogas Serpenti Snake Bi-color
C$24,734
+ C$182 for shipping
Breguet Marine 5517BR/G3/9ZU New Rose gold 40mm Automatic
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Breguet Marine
Automatic 40 Mm
C$32,366
+ C$112 for shipping
Rolex Submariner Date 16618 Unworn Yellow gold 40mm Automatic
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Rolex Submariner Date
2005 Submariner Date Nearly UN-WORN Boxes Papers Blue Dial Bezel 18kt Gold 16618
C$56,354
+ C$253 for shipping
Cartier Pasha 85 0072 Very good Yellow gold 38.5mm Automatic
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Cartier Pasha
85 0072 38.5mm Yellow Gold - Serviced by Cartier
C$23,296
+ C$173 for shipping
Rolex Day-Date 40 228345RBR Very good Rose gold 40mm Automatic
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Rolex Day-Date 40
228345RBR 18K Rose Gold Sundust Dial
C$90,029
Free shipping
Rolex Day-Date 36 128348RBR New Yellow gold 36mm Automatic
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Rolex Day-Date 36
NEW 2023 Day-Date 36 GREEN OMBRE DIAMOND BEZEL
C$86,214
+ C$225 for shipping
Panerai Luminor Marina PAM 01111 New Rose gold 44mm Automatic
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Panerai Luminor Marina
Goldtech Blu Notte 2022 Pam01111 Luminor
C$38,019
+ C$112 for shipping
Rolex Daytona 116519LN Unworn White gold 40mm Automatic
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Rolex Daytona
2022+ Daytona 116519 White Gold Black Diamond Dial Black Sundials Oysterflex Rubber Strap
C$62,929
+ C$353 for shipping
Patek Philippe Chronograph 5170G-010 Very good White gold 39.4mm Manual winding
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Patek Philippe Chronograph
Black Dial White Gold Box/Papers 5170G 5170G-010
C$98,228
Free shipping
Harry Winston Premier Harry Winston Premier Very good Yellow gold 30 mmmm Automatic
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Harry Winston Premier
18K Yellow Gold Circa 1990's
C$19,646
+ C$182 for shipping
Patek Philippe Calatrava 3919J Very good Yellow gold 33mm Manual winding
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Patek Philippe Calatrava
3919J
C$16,253
+ C$112 for shipping
Rolex Sky-Dweller 326238 New Yellow gold 42mm Automatic
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Rolex Sky-Dweller
Yellow Gold 42mm Champagne Dial Oysterflex 326238
C$65,014
+ C$140 for shipping
Rolex Day-Date 36 118399BR Unworn White gold 36mm Automatic
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Rolex Day-Date 36
118399BR
C$132,108
+ C$259 for shipping
Patek Philippe Gondolo 7099G-001 Unworn White gold 29mm Manual winding
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Patek Philippe Gondolo
7099G-001 18K White Gold Factory Diamond Dial
C$115,469
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Rolex Day-Date 40 228235 New Rose gold 40mm Automatic
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Rolex Day-Date 40
NEW 2023 Day-Date 40 SUNDUST 228235
C$65,721
+ C$225 for shipping
IWC Portuguese Perpetual Calendar IW344202 New Rose gold Automatic
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IWC Portuguese Perpetual Calendar
2022 ROSE GOLD PORTUGIESER PERPETUAL CALENDAR 42 - Below Retail
C$45,934
+ C$112 for shipping
Chopard 295384-5001 New Rose gold 33mm Automatic
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Chopard
Alpine Eagle Small
C$36,316
Free shipping
Rolex Daytona 116509 Very good White gold 40mm Automatic
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Rolex Daytona
Black/Slate Crimson Racing Dial White Gold Engraved Rehaut Box/Papers 116509
C$49,467
Free shipping
Patek Philippe Gondolo Very good Yellow gold 50mm Manual winding
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Patek Philippe Gondolo
Rare Gondolo Yellow Open Face Pocket Watch
C$35,833
Free shipping
Patek Philippe Aquanaut 5164R-001 Unworn Rose gold 40.8mm Automatic
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Patek Philippe Aquanaut
2022 Aquanaut 5164R Aquanaut Travel Time 'Unworn' Complete Set “In Stock”
C$175,248
Free shipping
Rolex Sky-Dweller M326938 New Yellow gold 42mmmm Automatic
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Rolex Sky-Dweller
Yellow Gold - Champagne Dial - Oyster Bracelet 326938
C$73,494
+ C$140 for shipping
Rolex Daytona 116518LN Unworn Yellow gold 40mm Automatic
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Rolex Daytona
116518LN "Full Set" As New
C$68,213
+ C$259 for shipping

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Rolex Daytona 116515LN Unworn Rose gold 40mm Automatic
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Rolex Daytona
116515LN 18K Rose Gold Black Index Dial
C$60,066
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Rolex Daytona 116515LN-0055 New Rose gold Automatic
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Rolex Daytona
NEW 2022 Daytona METEORITE DIAL 116515
C$113,066
+ C$225 for shipping
Patek Philippe Nautilus 5711/1R-001 Very good Rose gold 40mm Automatic Canada, Toronto
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Patek Philippe Nautilus
5711/1R-001
C$197,162
Excl. shipping
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Rolex Daytona 116519 Very good White gold 40mm Automatic
Rolex Daytona
1997 Rolex Daytona 16519 18K White Gold Yellow MOP Diamond Dial w/Service Card
C$141,333
Free shipping
Blancpain Villeret Quantième Complet 6654-3640-55B Very good Red gold 40mm Automatic
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Blancpain Villeret Quantième Complet
2022 Villeret Quantieme Complet Rose Gold Blue Box/Papers 6654 3640 55B
C$24,734
Free shipping
Chopard Chopard Very good White gold 25mm Manual winding
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Chopard
Women's White Gold Diamond Set Watch
C$12,520
Free shipping
Rolex Day-Date 40 228235 Unworn Rose gold 40mm Automatic
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Rolex Day-Date 40
2023 40mm Day-Date 18k Everose Chocolate Baguette Diamond Dial Unworn "In stock"
C$80,554
Free shipping
Rolex GMT-Master II 126719BLRO New White gold 40mm Automatic
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Rolex GMT-Master II
White Gold GMT-Master II 40 Watch - Blue and Red Pepsi Bezel - Meteorite Dial - Oyster
C$89,041
+ C$140 for shipping
Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra 220.58.34.20.99.006 Unworn Rose gold 34mm Automatic Canada, Abbotsford
Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra
Co-axial Master Chronometer
C$24,000
Free shipping
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore 26365OR.OO.D801CR.01 Very good Rose gold 44mm Automatic
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Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore
26365OR Pride of Argentina 18K Rose Gold Blue Arabic Dial
C$112,501
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Patek Philippe Nautilus 5980R-001 New Rose gold 40.5mm Automatic
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Patek Philippe Nautilus
NEW Nautilus 5980R
C$190,095
+ C$225 for shipping
Vacheron Constantin Overseas 4500V/110R-B705 Unworn Rose gold 41mm Automatic Canada, Oakville
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Vacheron Constantin Overseas
Rose Gold Blue Dial
C$108,828
Excl. shipping
Private Seller
Rolex Day-Date 36 118339 Good White gold 36mm Automatic
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Rolex Day-Date 36
Metorite w Factory Diamond Lugs
C$63,247
+ C$212 for shipping
Breguet Marine 3460 Automatik Very good Yellow gold 35.5mm Automatic
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Breguet Marine
Chronograph 3460 18K Gold Automatic Service 2023
C$25,665
+ C$456 for shipping
Rolex Daytona 116518 Very good Yellow gold 40mm Automatic
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Rolex Daytona
Cosmograph Daytona MINT Yellow Gold | Paul Newman Dial | Service Card | Extra Band | 2006
C$50,880
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Rolex Day-Date 40 228238 Unworn Yellow gold 40mm Automatic
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Rolex Day-Date 40
2022 Day-Date 40 Black Index Dial 228238 18k President Bracelet In Stock
C$70,660
Free shipping
Rolex Yacht-Master 42 226658 New Yellow gold 42mm Automatic
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Rolex Yacht-Master 42
Yellow Gold Yacht-Master 42 Watch - Black Dial - Oysterflex Strap 226658
C$48,054
+ C$140 for shipping
Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra 220.52.41.21.03.001 Very good Rose gold 41mm Automatic Canada, Abbotsford
Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra
Master Chronometer
C$19,500
Free shipping
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Lady 15451OR.ZZ.1256OR.03 Very good Rose gold 37mm
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Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Lady
15451OR 18K Rose Gold Pink Gold Index Dial
C$127,482
Free shipping
Rolex Daytona 116515ln New Rose gold 40mm Automatic
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Rolex Daytona
NEW 2023 Daytona EVEROSE 18KT Oysterflex
C$64,307
+ C$225 for shipping
Rolex Day-Date 40 228348RBR Unworn Yellow gold 40mm Automatic Canada, Vancouver
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Rolex Day-Date 40
228348RBR
C$84,801
Excl. shipping
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Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding 15400or.oo.d002cr.01 Very good Rose gold 41mm Automatic
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding
41mm 18K Rose Gold Black Dial Leather Strap
C$70,385
+ C$134 for shipping
Rolex Day-Date 36 1803 Very good White gold 36mm Automatic
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Rolex Day-Date 36
President Automatic 18K Weiss Gold White Gold Herrenuhr Automatik Automatic
C$22,764
+ C$456 for shipping
Rolex Yacht-Master 40 16628 Very good Yellow gold 40mm Automatic
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Rolex Yacht-Master 40
40mm 18K Yellow Gold | Slate Grey Dial | Year 2002
C$33,214
Free shipping
Rolex 226658 Unworn Yellow gold Automatic
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Rolex
2023 Yacht-Mater 42mm “New Model” 18k Yellow Gold Oyster Flex Box & Papers “In Stock”
C$57,940
Free shipping
Rolex Yacht-Master 40 126655 New Rose gold 40mm Automatic
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Rolex Yacht-Master 40
Rose Gold Pave Diamond Dial 126655
C$75,614
+ C$140 for shipping
Rolex Daytona 116505 New Rose gold 40mm Automatic
Rolex Daytona
116505 Black Dial 2021 Partial Stickers
C$73,493
+ C$140 for shipping
Rolex Sky-Dweller 326935 Very good Rose gold 42mm Automatic
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Rolex Sky-Dweller
326935 Oyster 18K Rose Gold Rhodium Index Dial
C$71,938
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Rolex Day-Date 36 128235 New Rose gold 36mm Automatic
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Rolex Day-Date 36
NEW 2023 Day-Date 36 SLATE BAGUETTE
C$64,873
+ C$225 for shipping
IWC Portuguese Perpetual Calendar IW503404 Unworn Rose gold 44.2mm Automatic Canada, Etobicoke
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IWC Portuguese Perpetual Calendar
IW503404
C$47,500
Excl. shipping
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Rolex Daytona 116509 Very good White gold 40mm Automatic
Rolex Daytona
Meteorite Dial 18K White Gold 116509
C$59,219
+ C$134 for shipping
Roger Dubuis Hommage Roger Dubuis Hommage Windows Perpetual Very good White gold 37mm Automatic
Roger Dubuis Hommage
Windows Perpetual
C$56,392
+ C$211 for shipping
T303-S88 Very good Yellow gold 32mm Quartz
David Yurman Thoroughbred 18K Yellow Gold Mens Quartz Wristwatch T303-S88 - 32mm
C$3,532
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Gold Watches: Elegant and Valuable

A gold watch is the epitome of luxury. For thousands of years, this precious metal has been a symbol of permanence and wealth. Most gold watches are elegant dress watches, though some have a sportier design.


Features

  • 18-karat or 750 gold indicates it's 75% gold
  • 14-karat gold or 585 gold is less common
  • Many gold-electroplated vintage watches
  • Watches with modern PVD coating are in the lower price range
  • Some manufacturers offer their own alloys such as Everose or Sedna gold

Gold Cases: The Mixture Makes the Difference

When gold comes to mind, people most often think of yellow gold. However, many types of gold are used in the watch industry, such as white, pink, and red gold . There are also in-house alloys made by manufacturers like Omega's Sedna gold and Rolex's Everose, both red gold alloys. A unique alloy is Hublot's Magic Gold, which combines yellow gold and ceramic, making it extremely scratch resistant.

Technically, a timepiece can only be considered a gold watch if the case is made of solid gold . However, you can count watches in a lower price range as well, as their cases are made of stainless steel which is then coated in gold.

A gold watch is almost always produced from an metal alloy. Pure gold, which you find in the form of coins or bars available for purchase, is used to plate the surfaces of cases made of a different material. As it's relatively soft, some manufacturers mix it with other metals in-house in order to make it harder and more scratch resistant or to give it another hue.

A value of one karat means that the material is composed of 1/24th gold. Pure gold is thus 24 karat. Watch cases with the highest percentage of gold are 18-karat cases , a value equal to 750 gold. The 750 represents the percentage of pure gold out of 1,000. In a 750 alloy, 75% of the material is pure gold, while the rest consists of other metals. Silver and copper are mixed together with yellow gold. The amount varies, however, in order to slightly change the tone of the yellow gold.

Red and pink gold have a much larger percentage of copper than silver, which gives the gold its reddish-pinkish hue. White gold, on the other hand, has more silver than copper. Particularly valuable 18-karat white gold watches are made with an alloy containing platinum or palladium.

Cases made of 14-karat gold (585 gold) can also be found, although most manufacturers offer 18-karat gold watches today. This applies to watches in both mid and upper price ranges, such as those from Longines, Maurice Lacroix, and Tissot.

Some manufacturers use gold-colored coatings that resemble gold, but are actually something else entirely. The most common of these methods uses a PVD (physical vapor deposition) coating. During this process, the coating is applied via vacuum deposition. PVD coatings can also be made of gold and are regarded as very scratch resistant.

An alternative is electroplating gold on stainless steel cases. The gold layer is very thin; 20 microns is the norm. One micron is 1/1,000th of a millimeter. The gold plating is either 18 or 24-karat gold and prone to scratches, but can be redone if necessary. The PVD method has grown in popularity in recent years, so you will most frequently encounter electroplated watches in the vintage market.


Buying Advice

If you want to buy a gold watch, then you should pay attention to the karats. An 18-karat gold watch is an 18-karat gold watch, regardless of the manufacturer.

The price difference between gold and stainless steel versions of the same watch can be quite considerable. A stainless steel Rolex Submariner with a date display costs about 7,000 euros new, while a yellow gold version in the same condition costs 21,000 euros.

The price and value of an 18-karat gold watch also depends on the price of gold. The market price varies, but has usually been over $1,000 for one troy ounce (31 grams) of gold over the last few years. In the summer of 2011, it shot up to around $1,900. It is unlikely that the price will drop below $1,000. The price of gold watches has gone up simply due to their material worth. In the 1990s, the price was still oscillating between $300 and $400. Since gold also functions as a replacement currency in crisis situations, gold watches are a relatively secure investment. In the worst case, the watch retains value based on the weight of its gold. For this to be the case, however, one should imagine that times are tough and the gold price is thus very high.

Normally, the collector's value and the manufacturer's reputation play a deciding role in determining the price of a timepiece. Gold watches from an independent manufacturer powered by in-house calibers cost the most. Rolex's Submariner isn't the only expensive gold watch they offer. Other series have gold models, such as the Daytona or the Day-Date. The Day-Date is offered with a white gold, yellow gold, or Everose alloy, and the cases are available in many different sizes.

The story is similar with Omega. Their diving watch Seamaster is available in 18-karat gold, and the company offers a large selection of gold watches in their De Ville collection.

Patek Philippe is the ultimate manufacturer of gold watches. No other renowned Swiss manufacturer relies so much on the precious metal like the Genevan family business. The Calatrava is Patek Philippe's most classic series.

Patek Philippe is one of the few manufacturers who doesn't only make the case out of gold, but important parts of the movement as well. A good example is the rotor of an automatic movement, which is often decorated with engravings. Rolex also uses white gold indices - even on the models with a stainless steel case. Not just for aesthetic reasons, either: Gold doesn't tarnish.


Swiss Dominance

According to tradition, the first solid gold wristwatch was made by Girad-Perregaux and was delivered to the German Emperor William I in 1879. Now, around 500,000 gold watches are produced each year, with 90% of them being made in Switzerland. Rolex plays a prominent role in this, as they alone produce 200,000 of these gold watches. In one year, Rolex produces around 800,000 watches, making gold watches a quarter of their total production. The company produces cases in their own foundry. Gold plays an even more important role for the luxury manufacturer Patek Philippe, however. Gold watches dominate Patek's portfolio; there are only a few stainless steel models available. Usually, it's the other way around. Gold remains an expensive exception for most companies. A popular compromise is to create a bicolor watch, where parts of the case and bracelet are made of stainless steel and others of gold. Rolex calls this Rolesor.