Emporio Armani Men’s 41mm Chronograph Watch (AR1735)

Grey on grey, with steel as the only bright element. The AR1735 runs a matte grey chronograph dial into a perforated grey leather strap, and the effect is quieter than a black watch and less formal than a white one – closer to workwear than to a suit. \n\n Case and Wrist Presence \n The case is round stainless steel, 41mm wide, polished, with a slim bezel and two rectangular pushers either side of the crown. Because the dial and strap share a colour, the eye reads the polished case as a ring rather than a block, and the watch looks slightly smaller than its 41mm on the wrist. That makes it an easy size for anyone stepping up from a 38 or 40. \n\n Dial and Legibility \n A flat mid-grey dial with three sunken sub-registers – counters at nine and three, a running seconds at six – printed in white with graduations at every marker. Applied polished stick indexes ring the dial, and there is a small framed date at four o’clock. Grey is the hardest base colour to read against, so the design leans on the applied markers and the polished hands to carry contrast. In daylight it is crisp. In a dim restaurant you will pick up the hands from their reflections rather than from colour separation. \n\n Movement and Functions \n Quartz chronograph with the date. Centre seconds handles the timing; the sub-dials collect the elapsed minutes and hours and show a 24-hour reference. Start, stop and reset run off the two pushers. The battery does the rest. \n\n Strap, Clasp and Fit \n Grey leather punched with a rally-style perforation pattern through the upper section. The holes are cosmetic, but they do let the strap breathe a little more than a solid panel, which matters in a Highveld summer. Perforated leather also creases along the punch lines faster, so expect a defined fold to form where the strap turns over your wrist. \n\n Who This Watch Suits \n Someone whose weekday clothes are grey, navy and denim, and who wants a chronograph that does not read as jewellery. It also suits a wearer who already has a black watch and wants a second one that is clearly different from across the room. \n\n Care and Maintenance \n Do not swim or shower with it. Blow dust out of the strap perforations rather than picking at them. Wipe the case with a dry cloth; polished steel marks and unmarks constantly and does not need polish paste. Get the battery changed by a watchmaker so the gasket seats correctly. \n\n Technical Specifications \n \n Reference AR1735 \n Brand Emporio Armani \n Case diameter 41mm \n Case material Stainless steel, polished \n Case shape Round \n Dial colour Grey \n Markers Applied stick \n Movement Quartz chronograph \n Functions Chronograph, date \n Strap Grey perforated leather \n Gender Men’s \n \n\n Buying With Confidence \n Backed by a 24-month international manufacturer warranty on the movement, excluding battery and normal wear. Supplied new and unworn in its original box with the manufacturer’s paperwork, delivered nationwide with tracking, and returnable unworn in its original packaging under the Consumer Protection Act. The perforations stop short of the buckle end, so the holes never land under a shirt cuff.