Tuesday, 21 June 2022

Rolex President ref 1803 Day Date rose gold versus yellow

It is not easy taking photos of Rose gold watch as at certain angles, it will appear like yellow gold. The rose gold is more prominent when put side by side with a yellow gold watch. I do not have many Rolex Day Date watches. The Rose and yellow are waiting for their white gold partner. 

I have spent much time in search for a rose gold Datejust. There are two reasons that rose gold Day-Dates are uncommon. For one, it just was not a popular material among men until quite recently. Yellow gold and white gold were simply more wanted in yesteryear. Second, perhaps as a result of the first, Rolex stopped the production of rose gold watches somewhere in the 1970s and only resumed output in the late 1990s. As such, it requires some luck in the search for vintage rose gold watches..

I have set up a short wishlist of watches as I am trying to refind my collection. One more 1601 or 1803 in Lapis or Tiger eyes or Onyx dial to go for the year..





In 2005, Rolex announced a new type of proprietary pink gold called Everose, which Rolex specifically designed from inside their in-house foundry, to retain its red/pink hue. Along with precise amounts of copper and silver, a tiny bit of platinum is added to the 18 karat gold mixture, which locks in its color, and prevents its surface layer from discoloring, even after prolonged exposure to saltwater and chlorine. As such, effectively, the traditional pink gold watches ended in 2004...

Rolex 1803 In 26 languages...


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