DolceVita

Rose gold changes the entire calculus on a DolceVita: an 18-karat case at 21.50 x 29mm moves this from dress accessory into the kind of piece I catalogue for material value as much as design. The two-tone rose gold and steel bracelet is the sensible way to wear solid gold daily without the case taking all the wear itself. Silvered dial, off-centre small seconds, quartz movement — the formula is unchanged from the steel versions, which tells you the gold is doing the differentiating, not the mechanics. Thirty metres of water resistance stays modest, as it should on a precious-metal piece.