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Sekonda 4265 Mila Gold Plated Octagon Dial Expanding Bracelet Watch - W3382
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At 21mm, this sits at the smaller end of what most brands even catalogue — the kind of size that reads as jewellery from a distance and only resolves as a watch when you look closely. The octagonal case reinforces that, borrowing a geometry more common to rings and pendants than to anything with hands. The expanding bracelet removes the usual clasp entirely: it stretches over the hand and settles against the wrist without adjustment, which makes it as easy to put on as a bangle and leaves the proportions unbroken by a buckle.
- Reference
- 4265
- Brand
- Sekonda
- Collection
- Mila
- Case size
- 21mm
- Case thickness
- 7mm
- Lug width
- 10mm
- Case material
- Gold PVD
- Case shape
- Octagonal
- Dial
- White
- Crystal
- Mineral
- Movement
- Automatic
- Water resistance
- 30m
- Bracelet / strap
- Stainless steel bracelet
- Strap colour
- Gold
- Lume
- Luminous
- Retailer
- F.Hinds
Learn more about Sekonda
Sekonda was created in 1966, not as a manufacturer but as an export label. The Soviet state watch combine ChasProm needed a name under which to sell its output in the West, and Sekonda became that name — watches built at the First Moscow Watch Factory and the Petrodvorets Watch Factory in Leningrad, arriving in British shops as Sekonda rather than Poljot or Raketa.
That origin explains a curiosity of the vintage market: open a late-1960s Sekonda and you will often find a Poljot movement inside, stamped Made in USSR.
The quartz era changed the arrangement. Cheap, accurate Japanese movements undercut Soviet mechanical production, and after the breakup of the Soviet Union the brand cut its Russian ties entirely, moving manufacturing to Hong Kong in 1993.
What did not change was the position: reliable watches at prices most people do not have to think about. Sekonda had become the leading watch brand in the UK by 1988 and has stayed there, selling over a million watches a year, with Seksy, One and Xpose covering fashion and outdoor styles.
The brand is owned by Time Products, which also owns Accurist and Limit.
- 1966
- Created by ChasProm as an export name for Soviet watches.
- 1988
- Becomes the UK's leading watch brand.
- 1993
- Production moves to Hong Kong after Soviet ties end.
- 2014
- Owner Time Products acquires Accurist.
- 2026
- Sixty years of selling over a million watches a year in Britain.
Also in 6 collections
This watch appears in Back in Stock (4,361), Automatic Watches (1,554), Watches Under 37mm (1,536), Women's Watches (1,491), Gold Watches (654) and Watches Under £100 (601).
Temporarily out of stock
F.Hinds is not currently taking orders for this reference. Last listed as available on 6 October 2026. Stock is checked nightly and this page updates when it returns.
What the specifications mean
A mechanical watch for everyday wear.
Strengths
- 21mm wears small and slips under any cuff
- Luminous hands and markers for low light
- Sits in the lower half of Sekonda's range as we list it
Worth knowing
- 30m means keeping it away from water
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Frequently asked questions, and things you should know about this watch
Can I swim with it?
No. At 30m it will survive rain and handwashing, but not submersion of any kind.
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?
No. It is automatic — the motion of your wrist winds it, and there is no cell to replace.
Quartz, automatic and solar comparedWhat size strap does it take?
10mm. 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 women's.
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