Emporio Armani Men’s 43mm Chronograph Watch (AR11348)

Gunmetal plating sits between steel and black, and it changes how a blue dial behaves. There is no bright bezel here to bounce light back at the face, so the blue reads deeper than it would in a polished steel case. Three registers and a date window fill the dial without crowding it. Case and Wrist Presence Forty-three millimetres, round, with a narrow flat bezel and two chronograph pushers flanking a fluted crown on the right. The plating has a satin surface across the top of the case and a brighter line along the polished edge, which is what keeps a dark case from looking flat. At this diameter the watch covers most of a medium wrist and needs a cuff with some room in it. Dial and Legibility Deep blue with a fine sunray brush running out from the centre. Roman numerals mark nine and six, applied metal batons handle the rest, and a printed minute track with numbers every five minutes runs around the outer edge. The hands are long, faceted and finished bright, so they stay visible against the blue from an angle rather than only head on. The date sits in a framed window between four and five. Movement and Functions Quartz chronograph. The two pushers start, stop and reset a stopwatch, with the elapsed minutes counted on the register at nine and the seconds swept by the long central hand. The register at three carries a 24-hour scale and the one at six runs the constant seconds, so you can see at a glance that the watch is still going. Reset before you time anything: a chronograph left running for a week is the fastest way to flatten a battery. Bracelet and Fit A three-row link bracelet in the same gunmetal plating, with polished centre links and satin outers. It is sized by removing links, so have it fitted properly rather than living with a bracelet that slides. On a chronograph that matters more than usual, because a case that rolls to the side of the wrist puts the sub-dials at an angle just when you need to read them. Who This Watch Suits Someone who wants a full-size chronograph that does not shout. The gunmetal takes the glare out of it, and the blue dial gives it enough colour to sit against a navy suit or a denim shirt without looking like an afterthought. Care and Maintenance Ion plating wears at the clasp and where the links rub, so rinse and dry rather than scrubbing, and keep it out of chlorinated water. A dry microfibre cloth is enough for the case. Have the gasket reseated at every battery change. Technical Specifications Attribute Specification Brand Emporio Armani Reference AR11348 Case diameter 43mm Case shape Round Case Gunmetal ion-plated stainless steel Dial Blue sunray Markers Roman numerals and applied batons Movement Quartz chronograph Date Window between four and five Bracelet Gunmetal ion-plated stainless steel Gender Men’s Warranty 24 months Buying With Confidence The watch carries a 24-month international manufacturer warranty on the movement; the battery and normal wear fall outside it. It ships new and unworn in its original box with the manufacturer’s paperwork, travels on a tracked nationwide courier, and the Consumer Protection Act gives you the right to return an unworn watch in its original packaging.