6 most covetable gold timepieces of 2022: from Rolex’s ‘Lemon Paul Newman Daytona’ and the latest Panthère de Cartier, to Vacheron Constantin’s Historiques 222 and Omega’s Speedmaster Moonwatch

Jan 2 , 2023

Presenting six timepieces that combine the decadence and elegance of gold with its boldness to glitter all on their own. Photos: Zenith, Vacheron Constantin, Omega, Parmigiani Fleurier

Gold has always been a status symbol and these six maisons have given heritage pieces the blinging treatment, from Rolex’s ‘Lemon Paul Newman’ Daytona to the latest Panthère de Cartier

Vacheron Constantin’s pure gold Historiques 222 oozes 70s glamour, Zenith’s Chronomaster Sport gets a rose gold version and Omega refreshes the Speedmaster Moonwatch – which once travelled to the moon

All that glitters is gold when it comes to these six picks of the year. Though two-tone Rolex Oyster Perpetuals may be mum or dad’s power watch from the 1980s, the resurgent material has always been a marker of status and decadence.

These six maisons apply the Midas touch to their already-formidable heritages, whether it’s a new take on the material such as the rose gold interpretation of Zenith’s Chronomaster Sport with its signature multicoloured chronograph sub-dials, or the resurfacing of the eminently classic Rolex “Lemon Paul Newman” Daytona.

1. Vacheron Constantin’s Historiques 222 yellow gold

Vacheron Constantin’s Historiques 222 yellow gold. Photo: Vacheron Constantin

There’s no contrasting tones and no need for accents as the Swiss house continues to evoke 1970s decadence in this pure gold piece.

2. Rolex’s ‘Lemon Paul Newman’ Daytona

There are few associations in horology as inseparable as Paul Newman and the Rolex Daytona, and this 18-carat gold chronograph with classic lemon dial is causing as much buzz today as it did when the piece first resurfaced in 2013.

3. Cartier’s Panthère de Cartier

Cartier’s Panthere de Cartier plum dial gold bracelet. Photo: Cartier

No list of gold watches this year would be complete without the Panthère de Cartier, which saw new versions in rose gold and yellow gold. The luscious golden plum minimalist dial takes this classic design into the now.