NAOS XS white gold / metal strap bi-color

Two-tone bracelets went away for a while and then came back, and this Sternglas NAOS XS makes a good case for why. Steel and gold links under a white dial give the smallest Naos real presence.

The Naos is Sternglas's bestselling line, designed in Hamburg and stripped to essentials: a clean white dial, slim sans-serif markers, three hands and a date. The brand's argument since 2016 has been that this kind of restraint ages better than styling does.

This is the 33 mm XS case with 16 mm lugs, finished in gold tone. A Miyota GL12 quartz caliber drives the time and date, with a battery rated at 36 months. Domed sapphire with double anti-reflective coating covers the dial; water resistance is 5 ATM. The 16 mm metal bracelet is bi-color, mixing steel and gold-tone links, and it is one of the few bracelets Sternglas builds specifically for this case size.

More substantial than the mesh option and more decisive than leather, it is the XS at its most confident.

Perfect for: two-tone bracelet watches, gold and steel styling, small watches with metal bracelets.