Two-Tone Watches

Practically it solves a real problem: it goes with both gold and silver jewellery, and it dresses up or down more easily than either metal alone. The gold element is almost always plating or PVD at these prices, which means it is the part that will show wear first, and on a bracelet the centre links take the most contact.

The proportion is what decides whether it works. A gold bezel on a steel case is a small accent; a full gold centre link is a statement. Longines, Tissot and Certina handle the restrained version well, and the median here is around GBP 200 so it is an easy thing to try.

Two-Tone Watches holds 473 models across 55 brands, from £30 to £62,790. Half cost less than £199, and a quarter less than £149. 85 of 473 are automatic. 100 are stocked by more than one retailer, giving 599 offers in total. Emporio Armani lists more references here than any other brand. Prices are checked nightly against the retailers’ own feeds.