I don?t own a gold watch. Well, at least not solid gold one. You know, the kind you?re given after 80 years on the job" I do have a vintage Gruen with a plated case that had been collecting dust in a family member?s closet until it was dug out and given to me. Now it mostly collects dust in my watch box – but should I need a little gold in my life, it?s all I can reach for. Otherwise, I avoid gold PVD watches, especially when they are sporty designs where gold seems like a forced marketing decision. In other words, for all intents and purposes, I lack the glint of gold in my life.
Yet, I yearn for it.
Why" I?m not sure. Perhaps as I get older my appreciation for things I once found tacky has grown, even changing into a genuine appreciation. As of 2021, I own a pair of Tevas and a tie-dye shirt, for example. But back to gold. Luscious, precious, gold. I?m not talking white gold either. Nothing wrong with it, but that?s more of a sleeper-gold. It?s gold for people who don?t want to wear gold. I?m talking about yellow and rose gold. Gold that is unmistakably gold.
The Artisans De Geneve Honey Blue is not included below but gets an honorable mention because just look at it

So, with that in mind, I wanted to put together a little group of gold watches that I?ve come across or admired from afar (on a monitor) that left an impression, for one reason or another. These aren?t the best, nor perhaps even the most universally appealing, so much as golden watches th...