Gold-Tone Bracelet Watch, Emerald Green Rectangular-Oval Dial

Round beads make up the bracelet here rather than a chain or mesh band, polished smooth and strung close enough together that the strap has real weight and…

Round beads make up the bracelet here rather than a chain or mesh band, polished smooth and strung close enough together that the strap has real weight and movement on the wrist, closer to a beaded bracelet that happens to carry a watch face than the reverse. The dial sits at a soft rectangular-oval shape, neither a clean rectangle nor a true oval, in a rich emerald green with plain numeral markers rather than roman numerals or an unmarked face.

Gold-tone plating covers the case and the bead strand alike, and quartz movement runs underneath. The usual plating care applies here as it does across this range: away from perfume and heavy sweat, dry storage when it's off the wrist.

Deep green reads well against most skin tones and doesn't compete with gold jewellery worn alongside it, worth knowing if this is going on with other pieces rather than alone. The beaded strap is really the detail that sets it apart from the round-link and mesh options nearby in this family, more textured under the fingers and more visible from a small distance.

A watch built like this suits an outfit that already carries some colour, a kurta or a saree in a shade that can sit next to emerald rather than fight it.