Gold Watches

PVD is the more durable of the two. It bonds a hard coating to steel at the molecular level and resists scratching considerably better than traditional gold plating, which sits on the surface and wears through at the high points first: bracelet edges, the crown, the lugs. Neither is permanent. Expect a few years of daily wear before edges start to show, longer if the watch spends time in a drawer.

Warmer yellow tones read as more traditional and sit well against darker dials; paler champagne finishes are less obtrusive. The median here is under GBP 200, so this is a section where the finish is the point rather than the movement.

Gold Watches holds 535 models across 44 brands, from £15 to £9,050. Half cost less than £169, and a quarter less than £129. 49 of 535 are automatic. 82 are stocked by more than one retailer, giving 628 offers in total. Michael Kors lists more references here than any other brand. Prices are checked nightly against the retailers’ own feeds.