Going gold: Do I go for White or Yellow for my first PM watch?

[Rolexpharm]

Vote for yellow gold as well. It is a great classic choice and you will never regret yellow.

[Canadian Watcher]

My first post.

I've been thinking about something similar as well for my next watch. I think it really depends on where or how often you plan on wearing your watch. I wear a SS Tag Carrera to work b/c its a little more modest and unassuming.

I just recently got great deals on a DSSD and a Panerai Luminor in Hong Kong and they are the watches I go to for everyday use when I'm out and about. I find that they are very versatile. I wear them with shorts/sandals as well as out to dinner with the wife etc. (The DSSD is more versatile than the Panerai and is my favourite watch).

I also have a WG DJ which I find I wear only with suits: weddings, conferences, etc.
Its a great watch but it has limitations; i.e. hard to dress it down.

I definitely think your age will have something to do with your choice. I'm 33 years old and I would not get a YG watch. WG is awesome b/c it can be very dressy but yet understated. For my next watch, I'm actually thinking of RG; I find it looks cooler and younger than YG but still very classy. I can't see myself buying a YG watch for at least another 10-15 years.

[Imkman]

Yg GMT 2 or yg DD2 black roman

[Twiten]

Gold is gold so go gold.

[Thunderball57]

YG, any day of the week and twice on Sunday.

[ReaLiLJ]

YG if I was you! It's something about yellow gold that just can't get out of my eye! WG I love, but when a rolex is on my hand, it has to be YG!

[osamu]

as a fellow resident of Hawaii, I would find that white gold would go much better with the more casual wear of Hawaiian lifestyle. Take this with a grain of salt, since I don't own a yellow gold (or white gold) watch, but for me personally, I would find very little time where a yellow gold watch would match my aloha shirt, haha. I suppose you could be one of the few people that actually has to wear a suit or even a dress shirt, so maybe yellow gold may suit your style just as well.

[1William]

Yellow gold. A classic.

[zama]

Feel the glow

[Flstfirider]

My first was a WG Daytona, but after several years, YG was calling me. I still like the stealth of my WG for certain events and places, but there are time I love the glow of YG on my wrist.

[fmc000]

For me the Day-Date MUST be yellow gold, because when I think of the watch this is what comes immediately to my mind.

[goog53]

Have you tried on the DD and DD2 for a size comparison? 36mm is fine by me but if you have a bigger wrist The DD2 may be a better option

[wm5382]

a pic to tempt you to YG

[AK797]

Originally Posted by tkerrmd

I think for your first precious metal YG is the way to go. You know it everybody knows it that's why you bought it
When second and third you can look into the subtle nuisances of WG and platinum, but that is for down the road, my two cents

Spot on, Tom.

[AK797]

Originally Posted by Fleetlord

I don't consider WG to be GOLD.

Yes, I consider it more of a vegetable.

[CHRONOLEX]

I think you're better served getting white gold. When I was 24 I bought a yellow gold DD and traded it ~6 weeks later. I just wasn't comfortable with that look. I found that if I wore yellow gold, it got positive and negative feedback. When I got a white gold Daytona instead, it got either no feedback or positive feedback - and the positive feedback was very positive and usually turned into a great discussion.

[jlc123]

Originally Posted by Fleetlord

Yellow Gold.

I don't consider WG to be GOLD.

Why buy GOLD if you are bashful of what it is? GOLD is GOLD.

Unfortunately it doesn't matter what you "consider" it, WG is still gold, which is a fact, not something that's left to the discretion of each individual. As for the OP, WG is my preference, but in the end go with whichever looks to better to YOU, good luck with your hunt.

[RICHARD_LEWIS]

Originally Posted by G8RDPM

There are no wrong answers!

Absolutely agree. Whether the OP goes for YG or WG, it'll be an awesome time piece. Personally, I reckon at 24 WG would be the better choice, but whatever sings to him is gonna be the one!

[Twiten]

Originally Posted by jlc123

Unfortunately it doesn't matter what you "consider" it, WG is still gold, which is a fact, not something that's left to the discretion of each individual. As for the OP, WG is my preference, but in the end go with whichever looks to better to YOU, good luck with your hunt.

Doesn't last as long and I think the poster meant naturally...Gold is gold.

[Twiten]

Originally Posted by CHRONOLEX

I think you're better served getting white gold. When I was 24 I bought a yellow gold DD and traded it ~6 weeks later. I just wasn't comfortable with that look. I found that if I wore yellow gold, it got positive and negative feedback. When I got a white gold Daytona instead, it got either no feedback or positive feedback - and the positive feedback was very positive and usually turned into a great discussion.

Really?....thats not how I'm influenced to buy a watch...I couldn't care less what anyone else thinks.

[Twiten]

Originally Posted by wm5382

a pic to tempt you to YG

Two beauties!

[porschejeff]

For me it's YG at 24 it's WG. Wait 30 years and then trade it!

[CHRONOLEX]

Originally Posted by Twitken

Really?....thats not how I'm influenced to buy a watch...I couldn't care less what anyone else thinks.

My response was entirely based on my prior experience in OP's exact situation. When I was 24 I chose YG and didn't like the look personally, which is why I traded out of it. My decision was unrelated to the feedback I received.

[Otto]

[Cinquecento]

Originally Posted by AK797

I would just think a bit ahead to your next gold watch, as you know staying too long on here anything can happen. If that might be a sports watch, sub or GMT, would that be in WG or YG. Or would it be an SS piece. I would then think about the perfect pairing for you and buy accordingly.

This ^

[jschmidtdmd]

I just went through this same thought process/issue.

Bought the sky dweller in WG, and a week later bought the Yacht master II in yellow gold.

After having both for a few weeks, I sold most of my SS watches (except 2 panerai divers and my submariner) and I will be buying another rose gold sky dweller in a few months. I feel like I can't go back. I like the weight better, and most importantly, having a tighter rotation of pieces.

JPS

[T01]

YG gets my vote!

[jschmidtdmd]

^ BTW, this is an appropriate time to thank DavidSW for absolutely being the best person to ever deal with. What a pleasure, and what nice pieces….exactly as described, and so easy to work with.

[ExplorerChris]

I'd do the white gold all day long

[skprd13]

WOW both incredible watches. If you are that close to the fence why not flip a coin. Heads YG! Tails WG! Good luck and look forward to your first wrist shots of your watch.
Aloha from Kauai,
Tom