Emporio Armani Men’s 43mm Watch (AR11155)

Everything on this watch is one shade of dark grey except the dial, and the dial is the reason to look twice. It is finished to look like cut stone — pale veining drifting across a charcoal ground, no two areas the same. The case and bracelet are gun-metal, glossy rather than brushed. Case and Wrist Presence At 43mm the case is generous, and the very thin bezel pushes almost all of that width into dial. The result is a large, calm face rather than a heavy watch. Because the case and bracelet share the same dark tone, the watch reads as a single object on the wrist instead of a bright dial mounted on metal, which is why it looks less loud than the diameter suggests. Dial and Legibility Applied silver-tone batons ring the dial, longer at the quarters, with a printed minute track outside them. The eagle sits at twelve and the wordmark below it. Against the marbled grey the markers and the straight silver hands stand out by brightness alone — there are no numerals to help, so this is a dial you read by hand position. A framed date window sits at three. Movement and Functions Quartz, with a date. The date changes over at midnight and only needs your attention at the end of a short month, when you advance it with the crown. Nothing else on the dial moves except the hands. Bracelet and Fit The bracelet is a five-row design in the same gun-metal tone, with rounded polished centre links that catch light and flatter, brushed outer rows. It closes on a fold-over clasp and is sized by a jeweller removing links, so it is worth having it fitted properly once rather than living with it loose. Sized correctly, a bracelet this dense sits still on the wrist and does not spin the way a light one does. Who This Watch Suits Someone who likes a big dial but not a bright one. The all-over dark finish works under a dark suit and just as well with a knit, and the stone-effect dial gives it a texture most black-dial watches at this size do not have. Care and Maintenance A dark plated finish shows scratches more than bare steel does, so keep the bracelet off desk edges and take it off before anything abrasive. Rinse it under a tap now and then to clear soap and skin oils from between the links, dry it fully, and have the battery replaced by someone who will reseat the gasket rather than press the back on and hope. About the Brand Emporio Armani builds its watches around one visual idea at a time. Here it is texture: a stone dial in a case that gets out of its way. Technical Specifications Attribute Specification Brand Emporio Armani Reference AR11155 Case diameter 43mm Case shape Round Case colour Gun-metal Dial Grey stone effect Markers Applied batons Movement Quartz Functions Hours, minutes, seconds, date Bracelet Gun-metal, fold-over clasp 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.