Michael Kors Oversized Callum Gold-Tone Watch Gold

Two ways to wear it. Evening: black or navy tailoring, no other gold on the same wrist, watch worn slightly loose so the bracelet sits flat when your arm drops. A large gold case does the work of a bracelet, so let it. Daytime: white shirt with the cuff rolled once, denim or khaki, and gold jewellery elsewhere kept minimal so the wrist stays the focal point. Occasion wise this is dinners, parties and anywhere you want the watch seen, less suited to a slim dress shirt cuff. Fit note: an oversized case needs a wrist it does not overhang; check the lug to lug span against your wrist width, not the diameter. Care: wipe the bracelet weekly, remove it before swimming, and store it flat rather than coiled.

A gold tone oversized watch is the brand at its most recognisable, and recognition is what this label trades on. Kors judged Project Runway for five seasons before leaving in December 2012, which made him one of the very few designers the general public could name, then collected the CFDA Lifetime Achievement Award in 2010 and a Time 100 place in 2013. Watches carried that fame into a category where a designer name does most of the buying decision. In India the brand's New Delhi store at DLF Emporio lists watches and jewellery alongside bags and shoes, which tells you this is treated as a core category and not an afterthought.

What the title gives you is the case treatment and the finish, so buy it on those terms. A gold tone finish is a plating over the base metal, which means the wear pattern is predictable: high points on the bracelet and the case edges brighten first, and the clasp is the part that meets a desk most often. Oversized cases sit high, so check clearance under a shirt cuff before committing to it as a work watch. Bracelet watches need sizing at purchase, and links removed correctly, because a loose bracelet slides to the wrist bone and looks wrong on any case this large. Avoid contact with perfume and hand sanitiser at the clasp, which is where plated finishes go first. Beyond that, keep it dry unless the rating says otherwise.