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Jacques du Manoir JWN01705 Inspiration Business Bracelet Watch - W3065
Ref. JWN01705
Sits in Jacques du Manoir’s upper tier here — more premium than three quarters of the Jacques du Manoir watches we list, which start at £150.
Price range £150 to £199 across 15 Jacques du Manoir watches in stock.The Inspiration Business collection draws from a familiar well — the broad, fluted-adjacent aesthetic of classic Swiss dress-sport watches — and delivers it in quartz, which is an honest decision for something worn daily to work. At 9mm flat, 40mm round, it disappears beneath a shirt cuff in a way that thicker automatic dress watches often will not, and that is the genuine use case here. The sunray blue dial catches directional light with some conviction, shifting from deep navy to brighter cobalt depending on the angle, while gold-plated hands and applied indices keep legibility clean without working too hard for attention. The two-tone bracelet is consistent with the dial treatment rather than fighting it, and the butterfly clasp sits flush enough at the wrist that it reads as part of the bracelet rather than an interruption. The Ronda 515 is Swiss-made, battery-efficient, and built to run accurately for years without attention — the right engine for a watch that is meant to be worn without thought, not admired under a loupe.
- Reference
- JWN01705
- Brand
- Jacques du Manoir
- Collection
- Inspiration Business
- Case size
- 40mm
- Case thickness
- 9mm
- Lug width
- 21mm
- Case material
- Two-tone
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- Blue
- Crystal
- Mineral
- Movement
- Quartz
- Calibre
- Ronda 515-A2C3
- Functions
- Date
- Water resistance
- 50m
- Bracelet / strap
- Stainless steel bracelet
- Strap colour
- Two-tone
- Clasp
- Butterfly clasp
- Lume
- Luminous
- Retailer
- F.Hinds
Additional specifications
- Origin
- Swiss made
Learn more about Jacques du Manoir
Jacques du Manoir is a Swiss-made brand sold largely through independent jewellers in Britain and Ireland. Its watches are conventional in the best sense — legible dials, restrained cases, Swiss movements — and priced well below what "Swiss made" usually costs.
The company keeps a low public profile and publishes little about its own history, so there is not much that can be said here with confidence. What can be said is that the watches are made to the Swiss labelling standard, which sets minimum requirements for where a movement is assembled and inspected.
Also in 3 collections
This watch appears in Back in Stock (4,405), Blue Dial Watches (834) and Two-Tone Watches (446).
Manufacturer’s guarantee
What the specifications mean
Strengths
- 40mm suits most wrists
- 9mm is unusually slim for a 40mm case
- Luminous hands and markers for low light
- One of Jacques du Manoir's more premium watches
Worth knowing
- 50m suits rain and handwashing, not swimming
Jacques du Manoir JWN01705 Inspiration Business Bracelet alternatives
Watches from other brands at a similar price, style and size, so you can see what else your budget can buy.
| Specification | JWN01705 | GB05520/05 | BU10000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £169 | £169 | £169 |
| Case size | 40mm | 40mm | 40mm |
| Water resistance | 50m | 50m | 50m |
| Movement | Quartz | Quartz | Quartz |
| Strap | Stainless steel bracelet | Stainless steel bracelet | Leather strap |
| This watch | Closely matched | Closely matched |
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Frequently asked questions, and things you should know about this watch
Can I swim with it?
Showering yes, swimming no. 50m covers splashes and brief immersion, but a swimming stroke generates well above the pressure that figure describes.
Water resistance explainedWill the glass scratch?
It can, over time. Mineral glass handles daily wear but will pick up fine scratches that sapphire would not.
Sapphire, mineral and acrylic comparedDoes it need a battery?
Yes. It is quartz, so expect a battery change every two to three years at a jeweller.
Quartz, automatic and solar comparedWhat size strap does it take?
21mm. Any strap of that width will fit, and on most modern watches quick-release bars make the swap a two-minute job with no tools.
Is it a men's or women's watch?
Listed as unisex, and at this size it suits any wrist that takes the dimensions.
Cheapest place to buy
F.Hinds is the only UK retailer we track stocking this reference, so there is nothing to compare it against today.
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