Emporio Armani Men’s 43mm Chronograph Watch (AR1889)

\n Pale blue is a difficult dial colour on a chronograph — it flattens contrast — and the AR1889 handles\nit by printing everything in dark navy and leaving the sub-dials almost unmarked. The result is a\n43 mm steel chronograph that looks lighter than its size suggests. \n\n Case and Wrist Presence \n Round stainless steel, 43 mm across, polished on the bezel and along the flanks. The lugs turn\ndown sharply, which shortens the effective lug-to-lug span and helps a case this wide sit properly on a\nmedium wrist. Two chronograph pushers flank a fluted crown at three o’clock. \n\n Dial and Legibility \n The dial is light blue with a soft satin finish. Applied navy Arabic numerals mark twelve, two, four,\nsix, eight and ten, with printed batons at the odd hours and a fine minute track running round the edge.\nThree sub-dials sit at nine, twelve and six, recessed slightly and printed in small figures, and the date\nwindow is cut in at four. The hands are polished steel with navy tips. In daylight the contrast is\ngood; in dim light the pale dial gives up detail quickly, so treat legibility as a daytime strength. \n\n Movement and Functions \n Quartz chronograph with a date. The upper pusher runs and halts the stopwatch, the lower resets it,\nand the sub-dials total the elapsed minutes and hours while the central sweep hand counts seconds.\nThe date advances at midnight and needs a manual nudge after any month shorter than thirty-one days. \n\n Strap, Clasp and Fit \n Dark navy leather, stitched in matching blue along both edges, with a plain flat profile rather than a\npadded one. It sits low against the wrist and takes very little breaking in. Navy leather shows salt\nmarks if it is worn wet and then dried in the sun, so keep it out of both. \n\n Who This Watch Suits \n Someone who already owns a black chronograph and wants the second one to be different. Blue on steel\nreads as smart-casual rather than formal, and the pale dial keeps it from disappearing under a jacket\nsleeve. The 43 mm case wants a wrist of about 17 cm upwards. \n\n Care and Maintenance \n The dial prints no water resistance, so keep the watch away from taps, rain and swimming. Wipe the\ncase with a soft dry cloth. Do not leave the chronograph hand running permanently; a quartz chronograph\ndraws more current with the stopwatch engaged and the battery will run down noticeably faster. \n\n About the Brand \n Emporio Armani builds most of its watch range around a small set of case shapes and then changes the\ncolour. This reference is the pale-blue reading of the house chronograph, and it is one of the few in the\nrange where the dial, not the case, is the reason to buy it. \n Technical Specifications Reference AR1889 Brand Emporio Armani Case diameter 43 mm Case material Stainless steel Case shape Round Dial Light blue Hour markers Arabic numerals Movement Quartz chronograph Calendar Date at four o’clock Strap Navy leather Buying With Confidence Every watch ships new and unworn in its original box with the manufacturer’s paperwork, and carries a 24-month international manufacturer warranty on the movement, excluding the battery and normal wear. We deliver nationwide with tracking, and the Consumer Protection Act right of return applies to an unworn watch still in its original packaging.