De Ville Symbol 32 Stainless Steel / Yellow Gold / Champagne / Bracelet

In Context

At 32 mm it is small by current standards, in the range most wristwatches occupied before cases began growing through the 1990s. The case back is closed, so the movement stays out of sight, and the sapphire crystal will resist everything short of deliberate abuse. Rated to 30 m, it is protected against rain and splashes and nothing beyond that.

It is quartz, so it will hold time far more closely than any mechanical watch here, and asks for a battery every few years rather than a service.

4230.13.00 stands on its own in this catalogue — no other reference here shares its base number. It pairs a champagne dial with a yellow gold, stainless steel case.