Cheap Alain Miller men's watch gold-tone dial

At 36.5 mm across and 10.5 mm thick, this Alain Miller is a compact men's watch that slips under a shirt cuff without catching, and it suits slimmer wrists well. It is a round quartz model with a gold-tone dial and a two-tone metal bracelet, and it is genuinely inexpensive for what you get.

Reading the dial

The gold-tone dial keeps things easy to read, with simple line markers that structure the face without crowding it. The hands are luminescent, so after a little time in the light they stay visible in a dark room. A date window shows the day of the month at a glance.

The movement inside

Inside is an SL28 quartz movement. It is accurate, needs no winding or fiddly setting, and all it asks for is a fresh battery when the old one runs out. The display is analogue, with a mineral glass crystal over the dial.

Fitting the bracelet

The two-tone bracelet is made of metal links, and you adjust it by removing one or more of them. Our watch size guide walks you through the steps, and it is worth keeping any links you take out in case you need them later. Total length is 23.5 cm. The gap between the lugs is 20 mm, which is the number to note if you ever want to swap the bracelet for another strap.

Case and build

The case is two-tone to match the bracelet, so the whole watch looks like one piece rather than a collection of mismatched parts. At 10.5 mm thick it stays reasonably slim on the wrist.

This is an easy watch to wear every day, from the office to the weekend. The metal bracelet copes with a busy week, and the modest case size means you will barely notice it is there.