The Glitterati Guru: Misha Daud Is The New Bazaar Arabia Agony Aunt For All Your Watch And Jewellery Dilemmas
In her inaugural column, watches and jewellery agony aunt Misha Daud answers your questions on how to mix metals
We all need a little advice from time to time. Whether it’s life’s big questions, or just how not to sweat the small stuff. In the case of how to style your jewellery, it’s definitely a nice problem to have. If you’re investing in a major piece or simply adding a few new trinkets to your stack, over the course of building my own collection I’ve learned a thing or two. Here, I’ll be answering your questions – the real ones. The ones that you message me at midnight, that you pose to me in voice notes, or send with pictures when you’re in the store. I’m here to help you style your way to wrist-roll confidence. Our first lesson? How to mix metals.
I really hate wearing yellow gold and rose gold together. Any advice?
Golden Girl, 34, Dubai
Oh my… same, same. This speaks directly to me. In my opinion they simply do not work together. One of the major obstacles is that tones of rose gold differ so much from brand to brand. While 18-karat yellow or white gold is pretty standard, the exact hue of rose gold varies with every designer, who each employ their own unique pink-tinged alloy. The only way around this is to wear all three gold types together, and break up the rose and yellow gold with white diamonds. As for a rose gold watch? My rule is never to add a yellow gold bracelet to it. Stick to white gold, or even better, create a blushed rose gold stack.
I’ve been considering a steel Daytona as an everyday watch; however, I typically wear yellow gold jewellery. Does mixing these metals look awkward? I was considering a two-tone watch, but I’d love to know your thoughts.
Mixed Bag, 39, Abu Dhabi
A steel Daytona is a definite must-have in any watch collection, and you have obviously followed me long enough to know I don’t love the bi-colour one! As a rule, when wearing a yellow gold watch I am happy to mix yellow, white gold and diamond bracelets, but with a steel watch, I never wear it with a plain gold bracelet – such as Cartier’s Love bangle – alone. The beautiful thing is that we have two wrists, so you can wear your yellow gold bracelets on the other arm. Stacking is personal. It’s about self-expression. Trust your eye and ask yourself, “Does this suit my skin tone?” If there’s one rule that I always tell you to follow, it’s to buy and wear what you love – you’ll never go wrong.
I love my yellow gold watch, but my engagement ring and wedding band are white gold with diamonds – is this a precious metal faux pas?
Bright Spark, 43, Muscat
A diamond engagement ring set in white gold or platinum, worn with a white gold band… it’s a tradition as old as time. Or at least the 1980s. Then the Daytona (or any Rolex, to be fair) became the ultimate It-watch and we suddenly had a conundrum on our hands. Fear not. Yellow gold and white diamonds are a match made in heaven, so wear them together gleefully. The only thing I wouldn’t do? Don’t stack a single white gold chunky bracelet without diamonds next to the watch – you need to inject a little extra sparkle.
Have a regalia-related conundrum? Confused about bijouterie etiquette? Send all your questions to @watch_fashionista.
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From Harper’s Bazaar Arabia October 2025 Issue.