Emporio Armani Aviator Men’s 43mm Chronograph Watch (AR11201)

Blue dial, black everything else. The case, the pushers, the crown and the mesh bracelet are all the same dark ion-plated steel, which leaves the blue sitting in the middle like a window. On a chronograph, where there is a lot to look at, that kind of restraint is worth having. \n\n Case and Wrist Presence \n The case is 43mm across and round, finished in black over steel with a matt surface that keeps reflections down. Two rectangular pushers flank the fluted crown at three o’clock, spaced well apart so you can work them without catching a fingernail on the crown. Straight, chunky lug bars hold the mesh, and the whole thing looks like a pilot’s instrument, which is the intention. \n\n Dial and Legibility \n The blue dial is stepped. A sunken outer ring carries a printed tachymeter scale running from 500 down to 60; inside it sits the applied baton hour markers and the two sub-dials. The left counter runs to 60 for elapsed chronograph minutes and the right one is a 24-hour indicator. The date sits above six o’clock in a black window with white type. Hour and minute hands are white-tipped, which is the only high-contrast element and the reason the time stays readable on a dial this crowded. The tachymeter converts elapsed seconds into units per hour, which in practice means measuring speed over a known distance, and it is only useful for events under sixty seconds. \n\n Movement and Functions \n Quartz, driving the time, the date and the chronograph. Start and stop with the top pusher and reset with the bottom one; the chronograph hands snap back to zero. A quartz chronograph like this will time an interval far more accurately than a mechanical one and does not need winding before you use it. \n\n Bracelet and Fit \n A black ion-plated stainless steel mesh bracelet, woven fine and flexible enough to fold flat around the wrist. Mesh is one of the more comfortable bracelet types because it has no fixed link steps, and on most designs it is adjusted by sliding the clasp along the weave rather than by removing links, which means fine adjustment rather than jumping in whole-link increments. \n\n Who This Watch Suits \n Someone who wants a chronograph that is not silver and steel. The black-on-blue palette keeps it more subdued than most chronographs of this size, and the mesh dresses it up rather than down. \n\n Care and Maintenance \n Mesh traps dust and skin in the weave, so rinse it under warm water occasionally and dry it fully. Use a dry cloth on the case and avoid abrasives on the plating. Do not operate the chronograph pushers underwater. \n\n Technical Specifications \n \n Reference AR11201 \n Brand Emporio Armani \n Collection Aviator \n Case diameter 43mm \n Case colour Black \n Dial colour Blue \n Movement Quartz \n Functions Chronograph, date, tachymeter scale \n Bracelet Black ion-plated stainless steel mesh \n \n\n Buying With Confidence \n Backed by a 24-month international manufacturer warranty on the movement, excluding battery and normal wear. Ships new and unworn in its original box with the manufacturer’s paperwork, delivered across South Africa with tracking, and returnable unworn in its original packaging under the Consumer Protection Act. The word TACHYMETER is printed at the top of the flange in white, and it is the only text on the dial besides the brand name.