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16 October 2021, 11:01 AM | #1 |
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Which Rolex has the most gold?
I love gold! Here’s the heaviest gold Rolex summary per: https://millenarywatches.com/heaviest-rolex/
Rolex Daytona Platinum reference 116506: About 282 grams Rolex Sky-Dweller Yellow gold reference 326938. Gross weight 249.3 grams Rolex sky-Dweller rose gold reference 326935: About 248.9 grams. Rolex Deepsea Sea-Dweller reference 126660: About 215 grams Rolex Yacht-Master II white gold and platinum reference 116689: About 262.2 grams. Rolex Yacht-Master II yellow gold reference 116688: 255-260g with full links Rolex Daytona full Yellow gold reference 116508: About 200 grams. Rolex Daytona Full rose gold reference 116505: About 217 grams Rolex Daytona full white gold reference 116509: About 195 grams Rolex Submariner full gold: About 225 to 230 grams Rolex platinum Day-Date II: About 260-270 grams |
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Thanks for sharing.
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Interesting
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16 October 2021, 12:07 PM | #4 |
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Here’s a visual of 279 grams.
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16 October 2021, 01:50 PM | #6 |
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I weighed my DD40 RG, 207g.
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Interesting info of most gold content - Question: Why the Platinum is there ?
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16 October 2021, 03:30 PM | #8 |
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Platinum is Platinum. Platinum ain’t gold.
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Deepsea does not belong on the list
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Yes like all precious metal its heavy but the actual weight in content bears little reality in the retail price of most all precious metal watches. Just like the so designer products today you pay around 25% for the product, and around 75% for the name associated for the product.
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I reckon the YG Daytona is heavier compared to YG DD not because it has more gold, but because of the bigger amount of movement parts?
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While the labour cost is lower in China they make some very very good products, but like many other countries make some poorly made products
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I’m surprised that the Day Date 2 weighs less than the Daytona. It has a bigger case, doesn’t it? Does the President bracelet weigh less than the Oyster one then? Or was that the weight of the Day Date 40 platinum not the Day Date 2?
4 Aussies, beautiful watch! Is that a DD40 or a DD2? Thanks |
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Thanks 4 Aussies. It’s a really nice watch! I have a DD40 in yellow gold, which I think suits my skin colour more, but those platinum dials are really special! Mine is apparently about 200g, so those platinum watches sure are heavy!!
Ok, so the above list is incorrect as it lists Pt Day Date 2 as 260-270g, when really it is the Day Date 40 at that weight. So a Pt Day Date 2 is almost certainly heavier than a Pt Daytona. |
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If it was omitted, I would be wanting to know it’s weight for comparison to my others. Good list! Thanks OP…
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What does the gold rolex midas weigh?
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RG Daytona weighs more than YG but on the SkyDweller RG is less. Anyone know why?
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Yeah, Platinum does not belong
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Now I am very curious as to which has the most gold when factoring in only the gold!
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"which Rolex PM watches are the heaviest" if I were to nitpick.
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I’d say that the yellow gold Daytona weighs a bit less because the case shape on the non oyster flex yellow gold Daytona is the same shape as the steel and two tone one and a bit slimmer in the lug area on one side compared to the WG/PG/PT case. I don’t know the composition, but if white gold has more palladium in it, but pink gold more copper, you’d think that white gold would be marginally heavier. But I’m not sure about that and how the two would compare to yellow gold (basically of the three golds, the 25% non gold metals are different so they shouldn’t have the exact same weight I assume). The chart needs the real day date 2 weights as well as some two tone ones too! I like these charts :-) |
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The Midases are relatively small and do not have automatic movements; I doubt they are among the heaviest.
I wouldn’t be surprised if two brand new examples of the exact same piece differed by as much as a couple of grams. Stone dials seem likely to add a bit of weight; likewise Myriad dials, with their dial plates made of gold rather than brass. |
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As for the SkyD, where the geometry is presumably the same between the RG and YG, I guess the alloys used to make 18k RG are lighter than the alloys used in 18k YG. The bigger case size in the RG Daytona makes up for the extra mass. |
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17 October 2021, 06:18 AM | #28 |
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Which Rolex has the most gold?
Here’s a review on the actual gold content in a DD 40 228238. Not sure what the total weight of this model is.
https://perfectrolex.io/how-much-gol...id-gold-rolex/ |
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Odd that there is no mention of the GMT line.
My 126715 weighs in the 210-220’s fully linked I believe Here’s 2 examples. Both with 10 links versus 12
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Good point. Since Rolex doesn’t publish watch weights, most of these lists aren’t necessarily complete or fully accurate. |
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