No buckle, no holes to line up: this Ernest watch slides straight over the hand and settles on the wrist on its own. The blue diamond print runs across the strap and carries on over the dial, so the pattern never breaks at the case. A ring of rhinestones catches the light around the 3.7 cm dial, and the numerals are drawn with a loose, slightly uneven line. A spare battery comes with it.
The strap is built from flat rectangular links, each one printed with the same diamond motif as the dial and threaded onto an internal elastic. Pull it over your hand and it closes back around the wrist by itself. Nothing to buckle, nothing to line up in a hurry. That is the whole point of watches that slip straight on if you take your watch off several times a day, and the stretch link strap copes with different wrist sizes.
Four blues sit on the dial: navy, royal, turquoise and a soft cream, layered as concentric diamonds and squares. The numbers from 1 to 12 are drawn with a loose line rather than printed in a neat typeface, which keeps a busy pattern friendly. Silver hands read clearly against it, and the thin seconds hand ends in a small red tip. Around the edge, a rhinestone-set bezel frames the whole thing.
The round dial measures 3.7 cm, wide enough to read at arm's length without swamping a slim wrist. The fluted crown sits on the right of the case, and a spare battery is supplied.
| Dial width | 3.7 cm |
|---|---|
| Bezel | Silver-tone metal, set with rhinestones |
| Numerals | Hand-drawn style, 1 to 12 |
| Strap | Stretch, flat printed links |
| Palette | Navy, royal blue, turquoise, cream |
| In the box | One spare battery |
Blues this varied sit happily next to denim, a Breton top or a plain white shirt. Against block colours the watch does the opposite job and becomes the one printed thing you are wearing. If you would rather have a quieter face or another colour family, the everyday watch selection covers other options.