Pangaea Day Date – steel blue/gold

Gold on a steel blue dial sounds like decoration until you notice what it is doing. On this MeisterSinger Pangaea Day Date the gold tones lift the numerals and the calendar markings clear of a cool blue ground, so an open display with no borders still reads instantly.

The Pangaea Day Date has been the brand's signature calendar for more than a decade, with Red Dot, German Design and Good Design awards behind it. Its day and date are printed on two concentric rings that rotate in full view and are read against a small fixed red arrow at 12 o'clock. One hand shows the time, sweeping a five-minute scale, in the manner MeisterSinger has used since its first watch.

The case is 40 mm stainless steel on 20 mm lugs, worn here on a brown strap, with a domed sapphire crystal above and an exhibition back below. Inside is a Sellita SW220 automatic. Water resistance is 5 bar.

Warmer than the plain steel-and-blue combinations and still slim, it is the version to pick when a dress watch needs a little color in it.

Perfect for: steel blue dial watch buyers, shoppers wanting gold accents on a steel case, collectors of unusual calendar displays.