There’s also a two-tone model with the same dial, but this one has rose gold colored accents on the bracelet and dial furniture to match. On both watches, the dial has a very subtle sunburst pattern. Because of the color and finishing, the two-tone version is perhaps more feminine, but in terms of size, most men could easily pull these off, and if you’re a fan of the Bambino aesthetic and like a watch with a smaller footprint, it’s worth checking out.

This is a nice looking watch that could easily serve as an inexpensive or everyday watch in an office setting or as a “dress beater,” which may or may not be a product category that I just invented. I could easily see this piece working with the bracelet removed and a nice pebbled leather strap.

It’s worth remembering that 36mm is not only a classic size for dress watches still used today by many brands, but through the 50s, 60s, and 70s it would be completely normal to see these dimensions in more rugged sports watches designed to be worn much more casually. If you’re a younger gentleman who has always been curious about how a more classically sized watch would wear, this new Bambino might be a great low stakes way to test drive a smaller size.