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Current Luxury Watches Take On The Classic Two-Two Colorway

By its very nature, fads come and go and the watch industry is has seen its fair share of them. However, the two-tone watch is one that has transcended trend-status to become a bona fide classic style. From old-world heritage brands to cutting-edge niche brands, just about every watchmaker has dipped their toes into the two-tone look—and sometimes in surprising ways. Here are four examples of current luxury watches taking on the classic two-tone colorway.

By Adrienne Faurote

A Two-Tone Rolex Sea-Dweller, Because, Why Not?

For five decades, the Sea-Dweller has been one of Rolex’s toughest tool watches. Equipped with a helium escape valve (HEV) and water resistant to 4,000 feet (1,220 meters), Rolex's professional saturation diver's watch was exclusively built in stainless steel.

Double Take: Two-Tone Luxury Watches that Marry Rose Gold and Steel

Bringing together two different colored metals on one watch is certainly not new in the luxury watch landscape. However, the use of rose gold rather than more traditional yellow gold to sit alongside stainless steel is a fresher approach to two-tone timepieces.

The Death of Two-Tone

The latest edition of Baselworld confirmed the obvious: two-tone is dead! Where generally at least a few brand carry the steel-gold variety, now there were no prominent watches offered in this combination. The exception to this rule is, however, Rolex, who introduced the Sky-Dweller not only in steel but also in steel-gold.

Contrasting Metal: Three Powerful Two-Tone Watches

Steel and gold used in a single watch: some people love it, others cannot stand it. Some think it is the perfect combination of a casual look dressed up with gold, while others only see a watch in limbo. But no matter

Best Two-Tone Watches of 2013

A two-tone watch does not mean just any two tones. It means a white metal (usually steel), mixed with gold, either rose or yellow. Two-tone was originally introduced as a way of making watches, which were once all gold, more accessible, by mixing in steel. The look was prevalent in the early ’90s, as was […]