i have a huge silver one that i love, but am looking for something daintier or at least less in-your-face.

i have an irrational thing against gold watches especially large face ones, especially if the watch face is black. clearly irrational, clearly my thing.

I've worn a chunky gold watch for over three years and still love it. Like Marley, if I were worrying over staying power it would be about the large size and not the gold. I wear silver a fair amount but never with a chunky watch, only traditional size watches in silver, don't know why.