Emporio Armani Aviator Men’s 43mm Chronograph Watch (AR11123)

The word TACHYMETER is printed along the top of the dial, and the scale it belongs to runs right around the outer edge – 500 down to 60, in blue. That, a red central chronograph hand and a rose gold-tone case on blue leather is the whole idea of this watch: a pilot’s chronograph layout wearing dress-watch colours. \n\n Dial and Legibility \n The main dial is a bright silver-white with a soft sunray brush. Applied rose gold batons mark the hours. Two sub-dials sit at nine and three – a minute counter reading to 60, and a 24-hour register – and a date window is cut at six. The tachymeter scale sits on a stepped outer ring, printed in fine blue figures, which keeps it visually separate from the time-telling part of the dial. A red seconds hand runs from the centre. Legibility is good in daylight; the rose gold markers against silver are the softest contrast on the dial, so the red hand ends up being the thing your eye locks onto first. \n\n Case and Wrist Presence \n Forty-three millimetres, round, in a polished rose gold-tone finish, with a stepped bezel, faceted lugs and a fluted crown flanked by two pushers. It is a large watch and it looks like one – the rose gold catches light across the whole case side. This is not something that hides under a cuff. \n\n Movement and Functions \n Quartz, chronograph, date. The pushers start, stop and reset the timing hands. The tachymeter is worked by timing an object over a known distance and reading the speed off the outer scale where the chronograph hand stops – a kilometre marker to kilometre marker on the highway is the usual demonstration. \n\n Strap, Clasp and Fit \n Navy leather with a crocodile-pattern emboss, lined in red – the red shows at the strap holes and along the underside, which is a nice detail that only the wearer sees. Embossed leather holds its pattern well but does not develop the deep patina that plain calf does; expect it to soften and darken slightly at the fold rather than change texture. \n\n Who This Watch Suits \n Someone who likes a chronograph with a bit of ceremony to it. Blue and rose gold is a dressier combination than steel and black, and the size means it works better with a jacket than a suit sleeve. \n\n Care and Maintenance \n Keep the leather dry and do not work the pushers while the watch is wet. Rose gold-tone plating dulls if it meets perfume, aftershave or abrasive cloths, so clean it with a soft dry cloth only. Store the watch out of direct sun, which fades blue leather faster than any other colour. \n\n Technical Specifications \n \n Brand Emporio Armani \n Collection Aviator \n Model AR11123 \n Gender Men’s \n Case diameter 43mm \n Case colour Rose gold-tone \n Dial colour Silver \n Movement Quartz \n Functions Chronograph, date, tachymeter \n Strap Blue leather, croc emboss \n EAN 4051432327889 \n \n\n Buying With Confidence \n Covered by a 24-month international manufacturer warranty on the movement, excluding battery and normal wear. It ships new and unworn in its original box with the manufacturer’s paperwork, nationwide with tracking, and an unworn watch in its original packaging can be returned under the Consumer Protection Act. Look at the strap edge in daylight – the red lining runs the full length.