Emporio Armani Men’s 43mm Chronograph Watch (AR11169)

A warm bronze-brown case and mesh, and a dial that fades from pale silver at the centre to charcoal at the rim. It is an unusual metal colour for a chronograph – closer to old brass than to rose gold – and it makes the grey dial look cooler than it actually is. \n\n Case and Wrist Presence \n Forty-three millimetres, round, with a stepped bezel and a fluted crown flanked by two pushers, all in the same bronze-brown finish. The tone shifts noticeably with the light: warm and coppery near a lamp, closer to dark taupe outdoors. It is a large case, and because the bezel is broad the dial opening sits well inside it, giving the watch depth rather than width. \n\n Dial and Legibility \n A radial gradient runs from near-white at the centre out to dark grey at the edge, with applied dark batons at the hours. Two sub-dials at nine and three – a 60-unit counter and a 24-hour register – sit in the pale part of the gradient, so their printing reads clearly. The date is cut at six. A tachymeter scale runs around the outer ring in white with TACHYMETER along the top. White-filled hands and a bright orange central seconds hand give the dial its contrast; the gradient means the markers near the rim are harder to pick out than the ones near the centre. \n\n Movement and Functions \n Quartz, chronograph, date. The pushers run the timing hands, and the tachymeter reads a speed off an elapsed time over a fixed distance. \n\n Bracelet and Fit \n Bronze-brown mesh, woven from fine steel wire in the same finish as the case. Mesh drapes in every direction and lies flat against the wrist without the gaps a link bracelet leaves, and it breathes better in heat. It scuffs across the surface more visibly than brushed steel, and grit needs brushing out of the weave from time to time. \n\n Who This Watch Suits \n Someone looking for a chronograph in a metal tone that is neither steel nor black nor rose gold. The brown works with tan leather, olive and earth colours, and the orange hand keeps it from looking sober. It is casual by design. \n\n Care and Maintenance \n The brown is a coating over steel. Clean it with a soft dry cloth only – polishing compounds and abrasive pads will cut through it, and there is bright metal underneath. Brush dust out of the mesh weave. Do not press the pushers or pull the crown while the watch is wet. \n\n Technical Specifications \n \n Brand Emporio Armani \n Model AR11169 \n Gender Men’s \n Case diameter 43mm \n Case shape Round \n Case colour Bronze brown \n Dial colour Grey gradient \n Movement Quartz \n Functions Chronograph, date, tachymeter \n Bracelet Stainless steel mesh, bronze brown \n EAN 4013496069730 \n \n\n Buying With Confidence \n The movement is covered by a 24-month international manufacturer warranty, excluding battery and normal wear. It arrives new and unworn in its original box with the manufacturer’s paperwork, shipped nationwide with tracking, and an unworn watch in its original packaging can be returned under the Consumer Protection Act. Put it under a warm bulb and the case goes almost copper; take it outside and it drops back to brown.