NAOS XS Edition mother of pearl white silver / Noble 16 dark blue

Dark blue leather under a pale mother-of-pearl dial is the sort of pairing that looks obvious only after someone has done it. This Sternglas NAOS XS Edition Mother of Pearl arrives on exactly that.

The Naos is the bestselling line at Sternglas, a Hamburg brand working since 2016 on the idea that good design should not be a privilege. This edition is its most tactile variation: instead of a painted or coated dial, a natural mother-of-pearl surface, its shifting sheen changing with every movement of the wrist. Luminova came to the Naos XS for the first time here.

Case diameter is 33 mm with 16 mm lugs, in polished silver-tone steel. The movement is a Ronda 784 Swiss quartz with date. The crystal is domed sapphire with double anti-reflective coating and the watch is rated to 5 ATM. The Noble 16 leather strap in dark blue gives the pale dial an unexpectedly cool anchor.

Suited to anyone who likes a little color at the wrist but wants the dial itself left alone.

Perfect for: blue strap watches, shell dial timepieces, 33 mm watches for narrow wrists.