Cheap gold-tone women's watch brown dial 36 mm baton markers

You are halfway out of the door with a coffee in one hand, and you glance at your wrist to see whether the bus is still catchable. On this Excellanc watch, the answer is easy to read: slim baton markers sit on a warm brown dial, and nothing crowds the hands.

The round case is gold-tone metal, 36 mm across and 8 mm thick. That is a size you notice without it taking over your wrist, neat enough under a shirt cuff and still clear when you are checking the time across a desk.

Brown and gold-tone is a combination that does a lot of quiet work. It sits well with denim and a knit at the weekend, and it holds its own with a blouse and tailored trousers on a Monday. Slip it on for dinner and the warm tones pick up the evening light rather than fighting it.

The strap is brown synthetic leather, 16 mm wide, 21 cm long in total, and it closes with a classic pin buckle, so you set the fit hole by hole. It wipes clean with a cloth, which suits a watch that goes everywhere with you. If you like the look, you can compare it with other pieces in our gold-tone women's watches.

Inside is a quartz movement with an analogue display, accurate and undemanding. Apart from a new battery now and then, there is nothing to look after. A mineral glass protects the dial from everyday knocks.

It is also an inexpensive way to add a dressier note to your day, whether you wear it to the office, on a long walk or out for the evening. Pop it on, forget about it, and let it do its job.