Daniel Wellington Classic Sheffield DW00100133: 40 mm Black Dial on Silver

The Daniel Wellington Classic Sheffield DW00100133 is a 40 mm round quartz watch in silver-tone stainless steel with a black dial and a black leather strap. It sits in the Classic Black range, where the dial is dark and the hands and markers are kept in silver so the face reads cleanly in any light. Everything about it is pared back: no date window, no sub-dials and no logo clutter, only the hour and minute hands over a plain black field. At 40 mm across and only 6 mm thick, the case is slim enough to disappear under a shirt cuff while still presenting a confident face on the wrist. The size sits at the mid-point of Daniel Wellington’s range, so it works on both larger women’s wrists and average men’s wrists.

Case and Wrist Presence

The round case is made from silver-tone stainless steel and measures 40 mm across by about 6 mm thick. The surface is a cool, bright silver finish on stainless steel, with a slim bezel that does not draw attention away from the dial. The crown is small and sits at three o’clock, and the back is a snap-on stainless steel plate. A mineral or similar hard crystal covers the face. The overall impression is of a light watch built for daily wear.

• 40 mm silver-tone stainless steel case – 6 mm thick, a slim round shape that stays flat on the wrist
• Black dial with silver markers – a high-contrast, uncluttered face that shows hours and minutes
• Black leather with black stitching – fitted on spring bars so the strap can be changed
• Japanese quartz movement – no winding, no date to reset

Dial Layout

The dial is a flat, matt black with fine silver hour markers around the edge and a slim pair of silver hands for hours and minutes. There is no seconds hand and no date, which keeps the face calm and very quick to read. The Daniel Wellington name sits under the twelve o’clock marker in small silver print. Against the silver case the black dial gives the strongest contrast of the Sheffield family, and the watch.co.uk specification confirms there is no lume on the hands, so the dial is best suited to daylight and lit rooms.

Movement and Functions

Inside is a Japanese quartz movement. It runs on a small battery, needs no winding and keeps steady time without daily setting. The movement drives only the hour and minute hands, so there is no date to correct at the end of a month. A pull-out crown on the side of the case sets the time.

• Hours and minutes – two hands, with no seconds hand, date or sub-dials
• Quartz accuracy – steady timekeeping from a battery
• Simple setting – one crown, nothing else to adjust

Strap and Fit

The strap is black leather, 20 mm wide at the lugs, finished with black stitching along both edges and closed with a silver-tone pin buckle. It fits wrists from roughly 160 to 210 mm and fixes to the case with push-pin spring bars, which means it can be swapped for another 20 mm strap without tools. Black on black on silver makes this the most formal of the three 40 mm Classic Black references in the range, and it pairs easily with a suit, a plain shirt or a knit.

Water Resistance in Practice

With a 3 ATM rating, this watch copes with splashes and drizzle but not with swimming or showering. Treat it as splash resistant: keep it away from pools, the sea and hot water, and dry it if it gets wet. The leather strap is the part that suffers first when it gets soaked.

About the Classic Sheffield Range and Daniel Wellington

Daniel Wellington is a Swedish watch brand founded in 2011 by Filip Tysander, and it built its name on slim, minimal watches with interchangeable straps. The Classic collection is the foundation of that approach: a round case, a clean dial and a leather strap that can be changed to suit the occasion. The Classic Black range keeps the shape but turns the dial dark. Classic Sheffield is one of the named variants in that range, and it shares its case construction and strap fitting with its siblings.

Who This Watch Suits

• Wearers who want an understated 40 mm dress watch with a black face
• Anyone building a small rotation who needs a plain black-on-silver option
• Gift buyers looking for a recognisable Swedish brand without a busy dial
• People who prefer a thin case that slides under a cuff

Care and Maintenance

A soft, dry cloth is all the case needs. Take the watch off before washing your hands, applying creams or cleaning, and let the leather dry naturally if it gets wet. Replace the battery promptly when it runs down, using a watchmaker who can reseal the case.

Technical Specifications