Just Watch gold-tone watch for women 26 mm steel bracelet

If you like your jewellery fine rather than flashy, and you have a slim wrist that gets swamped by chunky watches, this one was made with you in mind. The Just Watch women's watch has a round 26 mm case in gold-tone metal, small enough to sit neatly under a shirt cuff and still look deliberate when you push the sleeve up.

The dial is where it earns its keep. It has a pearly finish that catches the light as your wrist moves, soft rather than sparkly, and the Arabic numerals keep the time easy to read at a glance. The hands are luminescent, which comes in handy when you check the time in a dim restaurant or on the way home after dark.

The bracelet is stainless steel with links, finished in the same gold-tone as the case, so the whole watch reads as one piece. It is 14 mm wide, and the total length is 22 cm including the case. It fastens with a butterfly clasp that opens out in two halves and sits quietly flat once closed, with no buckle to snag on knitwear.

Inside, a quartz movement (Miyota 2035) keeps the time reliably without any winding. The glass is mineral glass, which stands up to scratches better than plastic would. The case is a slim 8 mm thick, so it never feels bulky through a working day.

On water, be realistic: the 3 ATM water resistance covers splashes, such as hand washing or a shower of rain, but not swimming or showering, so take it off before either.

It works from Monday meetings to Saturday dinner without a change of outfit, and it makes an easy present for someone who prefers understated pieces. If you want to compare it with other styles, have a look at our women's jewellery watches.