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Get the Look: 15 Stainless Steel Women’s Watches

I still remember my very first watch—a Lucy from the Peanuts watch with a white band, that for some reason I wore on my belt loop. Then, in high school, I had Swatches; a true child of the ’80s. I had the one with a black lace print over a teal face and a semi-translucent purple band, with one of those rubber things in hot pink to protect the face. Before I went to college, I really wanted a black Movado with gold dot. I couldn’t afford it, and went for a Gucci that was half the price that I never loved. A few years later, as a college graduation gift, I got a stainless and gold Movado.

These days I have two watches—a stainless steel Cartier watch that I bought with an unexpected check I received to appear in a Samsung ad campaign shot by Peter Arnell (they shot a whole bunch of Internet pioneers of the early-mid 1990s) and a silver & gold stretchy Timex Indiglo. And then there’s the watches I covet: the Chanel white ceramic and diamond watch and the Chanel pearl watch. I also had my eye on this Rolex, though it’s on the large side.

If I were in the market for a watch, I might go for one with rose gold details. Then again, the ones with blue faces are so pretty. And diamonds mixed with stainless steel is a look I love. Here are 15 stainless steel women’s watches that would work for me.

S H O P P I N G

1. Baume and Mercier Capeland Watch

2. David Yurman Thoroughbred Diamond Bezel Watch

3. Cartier Pink Gold & Stainless Steel Watch

4. Burberry Diamond & Mother-of-Pearl Stainless Steel Watch

5. Peugeot Stainless Steel Rose Gold Tone Watch

6. Omega De Ville Ladymatic Co-Axial Watch

7. Bulova Stainless Steel & White Ceramic Watch

8. Skagen Mesh Watch

9. Michael Kors Emery Embellished Rose Goldtone Stainless Steel Watch

10. Nixon The Kensington Crystal Watch

11. Kate Spade Gramercy Pave Grand Watch

12. Movado Stainless Steel Watch With Rose Gold

13. Tissot Cera Women’s White Ceramic Watch With Diamonds

14. Cabochon De Ce Monde Multi-Function Green Dial Stainless Steel Watch

15. Coach Hamptons Watch

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ARTmonday: 15 Bicycle Artworks

No deep thoughts today, or even particularly serious artwork. Just some fun images of bicycles. Over the weekend it was almost warm enough, by Boston standards (and by that I mean it was over 40 degrees and sunny), to think about getting my bike down from its hanging place and going for a ride on the Esplanade. I settled for a walk It’s wet and muddy, with dirty, frozen mounds of snow still scattered, but I’m hopeful. For now (unless I become a different person and hit the new Soul Cycle), I’ll just enjoy these 15 bicycle artworks.

Bicycle Yellow • CB2

Kelly Nicolaisen • Show Off

Ed Pullela • Bicycle

Elizabeth Graeber • Bicycle

Cecilia Vassolo • Ride In Bicycle

Gabriel Winter • Bicycle Pose

Run4It • Fashionable Hipster Deer

Vassi Slavova • Bike Chick

Allison Glancey & Craig Seder • Going to See My Baby Blue

Chris Whittaker • The Bicycle and the Bee

Ashley Percival • Cat and Owl on Bike

Erin Wallace • Cycling

Jessica Abbott • Red Bicycle

Walter Bibikow • Bicycle Display at Swiss Transport Museum

Moe’s Home Collection

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Sunday Bouquet: Rose Bunch

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Blogger Kelly Beall of Design Crush on Instagram

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Saturday Say It: Follow Your Passion

“Always go with your passions.
Never ask yourself if it’s realistic or not.”
—Deepak Chopra
And that, my friends, is how you have a happy work life.

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Foodie Friday: Didriks Dinner Series

The lovely Alexandra Boeri from Didriks just sent over the official photos from last Saturday night’s dinner put on by Didriks at Austin Architects in Cambridge. These images are a lot more clear and well composed than the Instagram photos I posted yesterday. Enjoy the gorgeousness of the flowers by Laura Jean Floral & Design, decor by Nicole Rueda-Watts of Observatory, and table settings and food by Taryn Collins for Didriks.