Navy Dial Steel Watch

Some watches announce themselves. This one does not. A polished steel case, brushed and polished steel bracelet, and a deep navy dial with gold baton indices and matching gold hands — the combination is one that the best Swiss manufacturers have been returning to for seventy years because it is simply correct. Nothing on the dial competes for attention. The indices are clean, the hands legible, the case proportioned for a dress shirt cuff without overwhelming it.

Water resistant to 100m, which means it survives the life you actually live rather than the one you planned. In navy, black, and white dial variants — the navy is the one that rewards looking twice in different light. On a grey morning it reads as almost blue-black; in direct sunlight the depth of the dial comes through and the gold catches properly.

The quieter the watch, the more it says about the man wearing it.

The details

• Case: Polished stainless steel
• Dial: Deep navy with gold baton indices and hands
• Bracelet: Brushed and polished stainless steel link
• Water resistance: 100m
• Dial colours: Navy, Black, White

Time is the one thing you cannot buy back. Wear it accordingly. Part of the Modern Gentleman collection.