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Audemars Piguet Chroma Gold
Renowned for its love of material experimentation, the Swiss manufacture has unveiled Chroma Gold with a striking camouflage motif. This patented polychrome gold is obtained through the latest Spark Plasma Sintering technology, whose rapid sintering of powdered gold allows the creation of this new material in less than an hour.
A first in horology, the process involves melting yellow, white, and pink gold individually before the droplets are atomised into powder. They are then placed into a mould to form the desired pattern before being sintered at high temperatures and compressed. The result: A multi-coloured sensation.
Hublot King Gold and Magic Gold
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Hublot’s spirit of fusion is evident from its continuing dedication to the alchemy and creation of innovative materials. Developed to be a more vibrant, fiery shade of rose gold (pure gold with copper), the scratch-resistant King Gold alloy, as seen on this Classic Fusion King Gold 42mm, actually contains mainly platinum for utmost lustre and durability.
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Another signature is its high-tech Magic Gold, a bronze beauty made by combining gold with ceramic that can only be scratched with a diamond. Its muted, earthy hue lends a sleek ruggedness to this Square Bang Unico Magic Gold.
Omega Moonshine Gold and Bronze Gold
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Inspired by glowing moonlight and Omega’s long-held association with the celestial body, Moonshine Gold is made from gold, silver, palladium, and copper. Paler than traditional yellow gold, it manifests its shimmery elegance in this Speedmaster 38 Moonshine Gold.
Another of the watchmaker’s proprietary alloys is Bronze Gold, whose soft rosy tint imparts a vintage charm. Composed of gold, copper, and silver, it is corrosion-resistant and hypoallergenic. Its use in the case of this Paris 2024 Bronze Gold Edition watch pairs remarkably with the silver Clous de Paris-patterned dial.
Other alloys synonymous with Omega are Sedna Gold and Canopus Gold.
IWC Armor Gold
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Boasting the same entrancing lustre and warmth as conventional red gold, IWC Schaffhausen’s Armor Gold is significantly harder, tougher, and five times more resilient. This unusual variant is produced using a sophisticated process transforming the alloy’s microstructure.
However, it is developed to be as timeless and valuable as 18K gold, as its pure gold content is 75 per cent, which is combined with other materials. The brand’s ultra-refined yet strongest-ever gold most recently found pride of place in the case of the Portugieser Perpetual Calendar 44, contrasting beautifully with its Obsidian black dial.
Audemars Piguet Sand Gold
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Hovering between white and pink gold, the colour of Audemars Piguet’s new Sand Gold is a truly unique shade that transforms from steely to rose-tinted depending on the light and angle of view. A durable 18K alloy of gold with copper and palladium, which is resistant to discolouration over time, it is named after sand dunes under the desert sun.
This patented precious material premiered on this Royal Oak Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon Openworked, pairing handsomely with a multi-layered open-worked Calibre 2972 movement built with sand gold-hued and rhodium-toned components that channel a 3D effect.
A. Lange & Sohne Honeygold
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Reserved for very few exclusive models, A Lange & Sohne’s Honeygold is a distinguished cross between white and pink gold. Made of pure gold with silicon and other metals, this 18K gold is harder than most gold alloys, making it expensive to fabricate and as challenging to the mill as platinum.
Here, it is showcased in the Datograph Perpetual Tourbillon Honeygold “Lumen”, featuring a flyback chronograph with a precise jumping minute counter, a perpetual calendar, and a tourbillon with a stop-seconds mechanism. In the dark, the semi-transparent dial and coated displays glow, imbuing Honeygold with even more character.
Panerai Goldtech
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Conceived in-house by the manufacture using a combination of gold, platinum, and copper, Goldtech shines a bold, intense red that works so well for a sporty model like this Luminor Quaranta BiTempo Goldtech PAM01641. The presence of platinum in the metal composition also prevents oxidation and tarnishing, extending the watch’s lifespan.
The brushed and polished surfaces of the Goldtech case and bezel aren’t just a sight to behold but draw out the smart simplicity of the black sandwich sun-brushed dial, which displays a GMT function in addition to a date aperture and small seconds counter.
Blancpain Red Gold
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While red gold isn’t exclusive to Blancpain, its use in a new variant of the Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Quantieme Complet demonstrates the metal’s masterful rendering in a wine-tinged hue against a blue gradient dial. This iconic diver’s watch with a complete calendar and moon phase complications is nothing but resplendent with its full gold construction.
And that includes an eye-catching, flexible bracelet of satin-brushed links that required a host of demanding hand-assembly and finishing processes. The timepiece also features a unidirectional satin-brushed red gold bezel with a ceramic insert using its proprietary Ceragold technology for the 60-minute scale.
