Collection: Women's Two-Tone Watches

Women’s two-tone watches

A two-tone watch combines silver-tone and gold-tone stainless steel in one case and bracelet, so it goes with silver and gold jewellery alike. The ones here come from Bulova, Citizen and Caravelle, from a 16 mm Bulova Goddess of Time to Caravelle’s 36 mm Aqualuxx.

Bulova: bangles, ovals and squares

Bulova’s two-tone pieces are mostly small and dressy. The Goddess of Time Sophia is a 16 mm rectangle just over 5 mm thick. The Gemini is a 22.5 mm tonneau on a bangle with diamond accents on the dial, the Rubaiyat an oval at 28.8 mm with Roman numerals and Bulova’s tuning fork logo, and the Bulova Sutton a soft square at 23 mm or a rectangle at 21 or 25 mm. The Prestige stands apart: a 32 mm twelve-sided case under sapphire crystal, water resistant to 100 metres. For a mechanical watch, the 34.5 mm Sutton automatic shows its balance beating through an open heart in a mother-of-pearl dial, and it winds itself as you wear it, with about 42 hours of reserve.

Citizen: Eco-Drive in two-tone

Most of Citizen’s two-tone watches are Eco-Drive. The 27 mm Citizen Corso runs its case into an integrated bracelet and is rated 100 metres, so swimming is fine. The Citizen L Bianca and L Classic set mother-of-pearl dials under sapphire crystal, and the Sport Luxury, a 33 mm watch with a pink dial, is also rated 100 metres. The Silhouette Crystal, at 28 or 30 mm, is the dressier choice. Citizen also makes two-tone quartz watches at 26 and 27 mm that show both the day and the date.

Caravelle

Caravelle’s two-tone watches are quartz and straightforward: the 24 mm Traditional, the 28 mm Classic Jubilee Duet, the 30 mm Dress Sport with a date and the 36 mm Aqualuxx, rated 100 metres.

Questions

Will a two-tone bracelet need sizing? Usually. Links come out until the bracelet sits snugly with about a finger’s width to spare, and any jeweller can do it. Keep the spare links. Our guide to choosing a bracelet or strap has more.

Can I swim with a two-tone watch? Check the rating. The Corso, the Sport Luxury, the Prestige and the Aqualuxx are rated 100 metres, which covers swimming and snorkelling. Most of the dressier pieces are rated 30 metres, for rain and hand-washing only.

Gold-tone or two-tone? If you wear only yellow gold, look at our gold-tone watches. Two-tone is the easier match if you mix metals.