Cheap blue Excellanc women's watch 30 mm expanding bracelet

Most small fashion watches ask you to fiddle with a buckle or a clasp. This Excellanc skips that step entirely: the blue metal bracelet is an expanding one, so you simply slide it over your hand and it settles on your wrist. No pins, no folding catch, no struggling one-handed on the way out of the door.

The colour does the talking. A cool blue case and bracelet frame a white dial, and the contrast keeps everything easy to read. Arabic numerals and stick indexes take turns around the dial, so a quick glance is all you need to know the time.

At 30 mm across and 8 mm thick, the round case is delicate rather than showy. It suits slim wrists and anyone who likes a watch that sits quietly under a shirt cuff or a knitted sleeve. The bracelet is 14 mm wide and the whole watch measures 18 cm from end to end, which gives you a good idea of how neatly it will wear.

Inside, a quartz movement (PC21) keeps the time on an analogue display, and the mineral glass holds up to scratches better than plastic would. It is a simple, dependable set-up, and at this size it is an inexpensive way to add a splash of blue to your wrist.

It pairs as happily with a crisp white shirt as with a chunky jumper, and it makes an easy present for yourself or someone else. If you enjoy the look, have a browse through our other women's watches with a metal bracelet to compare colours and sizes.