Most dress watches are round. The Mido Belluna Royal Gent M024.507.36.061.00 is not, and that is the point: its cushion-shaped case, softly squared with harmonious curves, gives it a distinctive silhouette that stands apart from the usual crowd of circular watches.

Part of the Belluna collection, which draws its lines from London's Royal Albert Hall, the Royal adds a guilloche-style sunray dial in anthracite gray, faceted indexes and diamond-cut dauphine hands that flash in the light. The case, about 41mm wide and just over 10mm thick, is coated in rose gold PVD, warming the whole design. Inside sits the Mido Caliber 80 automatic, providing up to 80 hours of power reserve and visible through the see-through caseback.

A brown leather strap with alligator-look embossing and a folding clasp completes a watch that feels distinguished without trying too hard.

Belluna Royal Gent 41mm (M024.507.36.061.00)

• Case: cushion-shaped steel with rose gold PVD, approximately 41.3mm
• Thickness: about 10.1mm; lug width 20mm
• Dial: anthracite guilloche-style sunray with faceted indexes and date
• Hands: diamond-cut dauphine
• Movement: Mido Caliber 80 automatic
• Power reserve: up to 80 hours
• Crystal: sapphire, anti-reflective both sides
• Water resistance: 50m
• Strap: brown embossed leather, folding clasp

A shaped-case automatic with real personality.