Stained Glass Bicycle Watch with Black Leather Band

Stained Glass Bicycle Watch — the dial is drawn as a leaded window: the Bicycle artwork broken into panels of flat, saturated color, each one bounded in black came so the shape reads clearly at a glance. Everything on the face was redrawn for the scale. Detail that would disappear at wrist size has been removed rather than crowded in.

Built around a silver-tone stainless steel case and a black genuine leather band, with hardened mineral crystal protecting the face. The Arabic numeral markers are deliberately plain so the artwork, not the typography, does the talking. The case back is solid stainless steel, which keeps the movement sealed against dust and everyday knocks.

Inside is a reliable quartz movement; outside, a buckle closure that adjusts across a wide range of wrist sizes. At 1.57 inches across the dial and 0.39 inches thick, it sits flat under a shirt cuff. It is an unusual thing to wear, and that is the point — most people who buy one are looking for a watch that starts a conversation rather than one that disappears. It is light on the wrist for its size, which is usually what decides whether an interesting watch gets worn twice or every day.

As a present it solves the common problem of knowing what somebody likes but not what to do about it. Keep it away from prolonged water and wipe the leather dry if it is caught in rain; treated that way the band softens with age rather than cracking.

Part of our Stained Glass Watches collection, where the same treatment is applied across a full range of subjects. Delivery is free worldwide, and there is a 30-day money-back guarantee.