Crystals across the dial, around the bezel and through the bracelet, with rose gold supplying every marker and hand. Because the metal is warm and the stones are cold white, the two never blur into each other – which is the difficulty with a fully set watch and the reason this one still reads. Case and Wrist Presence A round rose gold-tone case with two rows of stones around the bezel and more running down each side of the bracelet. The case is slim and the bezel is wide, so the dial opening is modest and the watch reads as a bright disc rather than as a large face. It is light for how much is going on. Dial and Legibility Fully paved. Rose gold Roman numerals stand at twelve and six with tapered batons at the other hours, all applied so they sit above the stones and catch light along their length. The BULOVA name is printed on a small plain panel below twelve – the only flat surface on the dial. Two long hands and a fine seconds hand, all in rose gold. Movement and Functions Quartz, driving hours, minutes and seconds. No calendar: a date window in a paved dial would read as a hole, and this design does not make that mistake. Bracelet and Fit A rose gold-tone bracelet with stones set through the outer rows and plain links in the centre, on a folding clasp, sized by removing links. Set links are heavier than plain ones, so size it properly; a loose bracelet lets a set case swing and grind its stones against whatever it meets. Who This Watch Suits Somebody dressing for an occasion who wants the watch to be the jewellery. Rose gold keeps it softer than the equivalent in yellow gold, and the Roman numerals keep it from looking purely ornamental. Care and Maintenance Wipe with a soft dry cloth and lift dust from the settings with a soft brush. Do not rinse it and do not put it in an ultrasonic cleaner. Store it in a pouch rather than loose in a drawer – stones scratch stones – and have the settings checked when the battery is replaced. About the Brand Bulova has been making watches since 1875 and has offered fully set models for decades, generally on ordinary quartz platforms so the watch works as a watch and not only as an ornament. Technical Specifications Attribute Specification Brand Bulova Reference 98L235 Case shape Round Case Rose gold-tone, crystal-set bezel Dial Pave crystal Markers Rose gold Roman XII and VI with batons Movement Quartz Bracelet Rose gold-tone with crystal-set links Gender Women’s Warranty 24 months Buying With Confidence Movement cover runs for 24 months under the international manufacturer warranty, with the battery and ordinary wear excluded. Every watch leaves us new and unworn, boxed with the manufacturer’s paperwork, and goes out by tracked courier anywhere in the country. An unworn watch in its original packaging can be returned under the Consumer Protection Act.