Emporio Armani Classic Men’s 43mm Watch (AR0645)

A salmon dial is an unusual thing to find on a high-street watch. This one is a soft warm copper-pink, with brown Roman numerals printed around it and a small seconds register low on the face. Against a polished steel case and a dark brown strap it looks nothing like the black-dial version of the same watch. Case and Wrist Presence Forty-three millimetres of polished steel, with the case sides cut inward so the middle flares and the lug ends narrow. That waisted profile is what stops a wide case looking slab-sided, and it makes the watch read smaller on the wrist than the diameter implies. The crown is compact and sits flush. Dial and Legibility The salmon tone shifts with the light – closer to copper in daylight, closer to pink indoors – and it is what people will comment on. Brown Roman numerals run around the outside, large enough to fill the width. The hands are brown to match. This is a low-contrast dial by any measure: legible in good light, less so in a dim room, and chosen for its colour rather than its clarity. The small seconds register sits below centre, scaled to 60. Movement and Functions Quartz, driving hours, minutes and a running small seconds. There is no date window to break the dial colour, which is the whole point – a white date disc would have cut a hole in it. Set the time through the crown and leave the watch alone until the battery goes. Strap and Fit Dark brown leather with a crocodile grain pressed into it. Brown against salmon keeps the watch in one warm family; a black strap would have fought the dial. Grained leather hides marks better than smooth and takes a patina at the fold within a few months. Let it dry naturally if it gets damp rather than putting it near heat, which stiffens leather permanently. Who This Watch Suits Someone who already has the black one and wants a watch that starts a conversation. The colour is unusual without being loud, and Roman numerals keep it formal enough for a jacket. Care and Maintenance Coloured dials are the reason to use a proper watchmaker for battery changes – dust that would vanish on a black dial shows plainly on salmon. Keep the crystal clean with a dry cloth, and wipe the steel case down after a hot day. About the Brand Emporio Armani takes the design language of the parent house into watches, and this is one of the few places in the range where colour, rather than shape, does the talking. Technical Specifications Attribute Specification Brand Emporio Armani Reference AR0645 Case diameter 43mm Case shape Round Case Polished stainless steel Dial Salmon Markers Roman numerals Sub-dial Small seconds Movement Quartz Strap Dark brown croc-embossed leather Gender Men’s Warranty 24 months Buying With Confidence Twenty-four months of international manufacturer warranty cover the movement. The battery and everyday wear sit outside that. The watch arrives new and unworn in its original box with the manufacturer’s paperwork, delivered by tracked courier nationwide, and an unworn watch in its original packaging may be returned under the Consumer Protection Act.