Mother-of-pearl and diamonds in a 25mm case: the Mido Baroncelli III Lady M010.007.11.111.00 is as close as a Swiss automatic gets to a piece of fine jewelry. It is delicate, luminous and endlessly wearable, the kind of watch that is given for an anniversary and then worn every day.

The dial is cut from natural mother-of-pearl, whose iridescence changes with every turn of the wrist, and diamond hour markers add small points of sparkle around it. Silver-tone dauphine hands and a discreet date at 3 o'clock keep everything legible. The polished case follows the gentle curves Mido associates with the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan, the muse behind the Baroncelli line.

Inside is the self-winding ETA 2671 with 25 jewels and a power reserve of about 38 hours, visible through the skeleton caseback. A steel bracelet and deployant clasp complete a watch that is small in size but complete in every detail.

Baroncelli III mother-of-pearl and diamonds, M010.007.11.111.00

• Case: 25mm stainless steel, 9.14mm thick
• Dial: mother-of-pearl, diamond hour markers, date at 3
• Hands: silver-tone dauphine
• Movement: ETA 2671 automatic, 25 jewels
• Power reserve: about 38 hours
• Crystal: sapphire; see-through caseback
• Water resistance: 50 meters
• Bracelet: stainless steel, deployant clasp

A jewel-like everyday automatic that never feels too much.