Burberry Men’s 40mm Watch (BU10001)

The Burberry BU10001 is a mid-sized watch. \n Case and Wrist Presence Case diameter is 40 mm. That puts it in the middle ground: substantial enough to read at a glance, small enough to sit under most shirt cuffs. It is a size that works equally well with a shirt cuff or a t-shirt sleeve, which is most of what a watch actually needs to do. The case is gold plated over a base metal, which gives the warmth of gold without the cost or weight of a solid case. The gold-tone finish is the dressier option, built to read as jewellery as much as a timepiece. \n Dial and Legibility The dial is cream, laid out with a mix of an applied Arabic numeral and baton markers. It is a fairly common layout for a dress watch – one or two numerals for orientation, batons for the rest. \n Functions A date function is included, shown through a small cut-out on the dial. \n Water Resistance The 5 ATM rating covers rain, hand-washing and incidental splashes; it is not rated for swimming or diving. \n Strap, Clasp and Fit The strap is a woven fabric on a leather backing, stitched in the house check pattern rather than a plain colour. The colour is multicolour. The check pattern is woven into the strap rather than printed on, which is why it does not fade the way a printed strap would. \n Who This Watch Suits The check strap is the house’s signature pattern, and reads as more casual than the plain leather version of the same case. \n Care and Maintenance Keep it away from perfume, solvents and extreme heat, and have the battery changed by a watchmaker rather than a kiosk – a proper change reseats the case seal at the same time, which is what actually protects the water rating. Keep a fabric strap away from prolonged damp, since the leather backing behind the weave can take longer to dry out than the fabric itself. \n About the Brand Burberry’s watches carry the same understated house codes as the rest of the label, with the signature check reserved here for the strap rather than the dial or case. The house is better known for outerwear than watches, and the timepieces are built to the same conservative brief – correct rather than showy. \n Technical Specifications Case diameter 40 mm Case material gold plated Case colour gold Dial colour cream Strap/bracelet fabric Water resistance 5 ATM Gender Men’s Warranty 24-month international manufacturer warranty \n Buying With Confidence This watch carries a 24-month international manufacturer’s warranty covering the movement, excluding the battery and normal wear. It ships new and unworn in its original box with the manufacturer’s paperwork, with nationwide delivery and tracking. As with any unworn watch in its original packaging, it is covered by your rights under the Consumer Protection Act. The gold-tone case picks up the warmer tones in the check pattern rather than the strap and case reading as two unrelated colours.