Excellanc ladies' watch expanding bracelet 36 mm gold-tone

Warm gold-tone metal around a multicoloured dial is the whole idea here, and it works best with plain clothes. Think a white tee and straight jeans, a navy knit, a black dress or a camel coat. The dial brings the colour so the rest of your outfit doesn't have to, and the gold-tone case ties it together without shouting.

At 36 mm across and 8 mm thick, the round case sits comfortably on the wrist. It is noticeable without being oversized, which suits slimmer wrists as well as anyone who likes a watch that stays out of the way of a shirt cuff. The hour markers are simple batons, so the dial stays easy to read and lets the colours do the talking.

The expanding bracelet is stainless steel and has no clasp at all. You slide it over your hand and that is it, with nothing to fiddle with when you are in a rush. The bracelet is 18 mm wide and the watch measures 19 cm in total, case included.

Inside is an analogue quartz movement, the PC21, with a mineral glass over the dial. Quartz means no winding and no fuss. When the battery eventually runs out, a watchmaker can swap it in a few minutes. For water resistance, this watch is splash-resistant only: rain or a quick hand wash is fine, but take it off for the shower or a swim.

It is a pleasant pick for yourself or as a gift, and it is easy to wear from morning to evening. If you like the warm tone, you can browse more gold-tone watches for women from the shop to compare shapes and dials.