Daniel Wellington Classic St Mawes DW00100136: 36 mm Black Dial on Rose Gold

The Daniel Wellington Classic St Mawes DW00100136 is a 36 mm quartz watch with a rose gold PVD-plated stainless steel case, a black dial and a brown leather strap. St Mawes is the original, simplest Classic design: a round case, a clean dial and a single strap. In the Classic Black version the dial turns dark, and the rose gold case and markers stand out sharply against it. At 36 mm and 6 mm thick, the case sits neatly on small and medium wrists and slips under a cuff. The size is a classic women’s dress dimension, though the plain design suits any wrist that suits a smaller round watch.

Case and Wrist Presence

The round case is made from rose gold PVD stainless steel and measures 36 mm across by about 6 mm thick. The surface is a warm pink-gold PVD plating over 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.

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

Dial Layout

The dial is black with rose gold hour markers and matching rose gold hands for hours and minutes. There is no date and no seconds hand, so the face stays uncluttered, and the brand name is printed in small rose gold type below twelve. The tone-on-tone metal against black is what gives this reference its look: the markers pick up the case colour, so the dial and case read as one design.

Movement and Functions

This is a battery-powered Japanese quartz watch, so it keeps accurate time without winding. It shows hours and minutes only. Setting is done through the crown, and when the cell is spent, any watchmaker can fit a replacement.

• 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 brown leather, 18 mm wide at the lugs, with a pin buckle in the same rose gold finish as the case. It fixes with spring bars and adjusts from about 160 to 200 mm, and a quick-release tab means it can be swapped without tools. Brown leather softens the contrast of the black dial and the pink-gold case, and gives the watch a warm, everyday appearance.

Water Resistance in Practice

The watch is rated to 3 ATM, equal to 30 metres of static pressure, which Daniel Wellington describes as rain resistant. In practice that covers splashes, hand washing and a light shower of rain. It is not made for swimming, showering or bathing, and heat and steam can damage both the seals and the leather strap.

About the Classic St Mawes Range and Daniel Wellington

The Classic collection is where Daniel Wellington started. It was founded in Sweden in 2011 by Filip Tysander around the idea of simple, slim watches with straps that you can swap yourself. Classic Black uses the same case and strap system with a dark dial, which gives the range a firmer, more formal tone. Classic St Mawes 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

• Women who want a compact 36 mm watch with a black dial
• Wearers who like rose gold metal but prefer a dark face to a white one
• Anyone after a simple gift with no complicated settings
• People who change straps often and want standard 18 mm fittings

Care and Maintenance

Clean the case with a soft dry cloth and avoid soaking the strap, because water and sweat shorten the life of leather over time. Store the watch flat and away from strong sunlight. When the battery runs flat, have it replaced by a watchmaker who will also check the case back seal.

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