Thanks for the advice.
in answer to the question of why gold in the color of steel, it's because the face style that i like only comes with an 18k white gold case/etc....
Btw - I have no problem with Rolex, I just happen to like this certain breitling.
sorry to cause such a conundrum, i thought that the question was pretty innocuous and i'ld get about 2 responses

boy was i wrong