Cheap Akzent blue women's watch faux leather strap

Start with the strap: it is faux leather in a soft blue, supple enough to wrap the wrist without fuss and easy to wipe clean when it needs it. It is 18 mm wide and fastens with a classic pin buckle, so you can set the length hole by hole until it sits just right. End to end, case included, it measures 22.5 cm, and the whole watch weighs only 27 g, light enough that you may forget you are wearing it.

The case is where Akzent breaks from the usual round shape. It is a tonneau, gently curved at the sides, in silver-tone metal, and just 9 mm thick, so it slips under a cuff without catching. Inside the case, a mineral glass covers a soft blue dial with clear Arabic numerals. They are well drawn and easy to read at a glance, which is exactly what you want when you are checking the time on the move.

It runs on a quartz movement with an analogue display, accurate and undemanding. Water resistance is 3 ATM, which is enough for splashes and a shower of rain, but not for the shower or a swim, so take it off before either. If you like the look of a silver-tone case, our women's silver-tone watches offer plenty of other shapes and dial colours to compare.

Styling is easy. The blue strap works as well with jeans and a knit as it does with a shirt and office trousers, and the silver-tone case keeps things neat. It is an inexpensive way to add a touch of colour to your wrist without going loud. A little care goes a long way, and our guide on how to look after your watch is worth a read to keep it looking its best.