Classic Women's Watches

Classic women's watches keep to a familiar formula: a round case, slim hands and a dial that reads at a glance. White and silver-tone faces look soft and bright, black and blue more graphic. Most run on a quartz movement, a few are automatic, and cases are usually alloy or steel, with some wood and titanium. As a rough guide, a case under about 34 mm suits a slender wrist.

Excellanc, Just Watch, Raptor and Akzent cover three case colours: silver-tone watches, gold-tone watches and rose gold-tone watches. A 3 ATM rating, the most frequent here, is designed for splashes and rain, not for the pool.