NAOS XS Edition Elyra silver silver / Classic 16 dark brown

Cool dial, warm strap. Pairing a silver sunray face with dark brown leather is the small act of contrast that gives this Sternglas NAOS XS Edition Elyra its character.

Naos is the Sternglas flagship, the line that won a German Design Award in 2024 and the one that carries the widest range of dial colors and editions. Elyra is its 33 mm expression, introduced when the brand first gave the Naos XS a classic three-hand layout, with sunray dials matched to their cases and a caseback engraved with two magpies and a harp after the Lyra of Greek mythology.

Here the case is polished steel at 33 mm with 16 mm lugs, the dial silver with a sunray sweep, and the movement a Miyota GL12 quartz with date. Domed sapphire with double anti-reflective coating covers the dial, and the watch handles 5 ATM. The classic 16 strap is dark brown leather, which softens the whole thing considerably.

It works with tweed, with denim, and with the sort of week where you would rather not think about your watch at all.

Perfect for: silver dial watches on leather, award-winning German design, compact watches for daily wear.