Emporio Armani Men’s 32mm Watch (AR11220)

The dial is striped like a Breton shirt: navy blue ruled across with fine white lines, edge to edge, with nothing else on it but the eagle, two hands and three small markers. It is a textile idea put behind glass, and it is what makes this watch look like nothing else in the case. Case and Wrist Presence 32mm across and very slim, in a warm rose gold tone that runs unbroken from the bezel through the lugs and down the whole bracelet. The bezel is a thin polished ring; the crown at three is small and set with a dark blue cabochon that picks up the dial. On the wrist this reads as a bracelet with a face on it rather than as a watch, which is the intention. Dial and Legibility The stripes run horizontally, which means they line up with the hands at some times and cut across them at others. That is a design that rewards a second look and costs a little in speed: reading the exact minute takes an extra moment because there is no minute track and only three markers, at three, six and nine. The hands are slim rose gold-tone batons that stay visible because the dial is dark and they are not. Twelve is marked by the eagle rather than by a baton. Movement and Functions Quartz, hours and minutes only. No seconds hand and no date, which is what keeps the stripe pattern intact — an aperture cut into it would have ruined the whole idea. Pull the crown out, set the hands, push it home. Bracelet and Fit A three-row bracelet with polished links, narrow enough to suit a 32mm case and light enough that it does not slide around a slim wrist. Rose gold-tone plating over steel gives you the colour without the weight or the price of solid gold; it is a surface layer, so the wear points to watch are the clasp fold and the underside of the links where they rub each other. A jeweller sizes it by taking links out. Who This Watch Suits Someone who wants a watch that goes with navy and white and is not trying to look like a tool. It sits well next to a thin bangle and badly next to a chunky one. Care and Maintenance Keep perfume and hand cream off the bracelet — both attack plating faster than water does. Wipe it with a dry soft cloth after wearing, and clean between the links occasionally with a barely damp brush. Take it to a watchmaker for battery changes so the case is closed and sealed properly. About the Brand Emporio Armani regularly borrows a pattern from the clothing and prints it on a dial. The stripe is one of the house’s oldest motifs and it survives the translation better than most. Technical Specifications Attribute Specification Brand Emporio Armani Reference AR11220 Case diameter 32mm Case shape Round Case colour Rose gold-tone Dial Navy with white stripes Markers Applied batons Functions Time only Bracelet Rose gold-tone steel Movement Quartz Warranty 24 months Buying With Confidence Movement cover runs for 24 months under the international manufacturer warranty, with the battery and ordinary wear excluded. Every watch leaves us new and unworn, boxed with the manufacturer’s paperwork, and goes out by tracked courier anywhere in the country. An unworn watch in its original packaging can be returned under the Consumer Protection Act.