Emporio Armani Men’s 44mm Chronograph Watch (AR80003)

A tachymeter scale printed around a black bezel ring, gold-tone pushers standing proud of a brushed steel case, and soft black silicone underneath: this one is dressed for a race track and built to be worn to the shops. The mix of steel and gold works because the gold is kept to the bezel ring, the crown and the pushers rather than smeared across the whole watch. \n Case and Wrist Presence \n 44mm across and round, with a brushed stainless steel case body and crown guards flanking a fluted gold-tone crown. Two gold-tone pushers sit above and below it for the chronograph. This is a wide watch. On a wrist under about 17cm the lugs will reach the edges, so it suits a bigger wrist or someone who wants the watch to be the thing you notice. \n Dial and Legibility \n The dial is black with a fine sunburst finish and applied gold-tone batons with white lume filling. Three registers are sunk into it: a thirty-minute counter at nine, a twenty-four-hour indicator at three and a running seconds sub-dial at six. A framed date window sits between four and five. Around the outside, a black tachymeter ring runs from 500 down past 60. Contrast is good because the gold markers are outlined against a matte black field, though the black-on-black registers ask for decent light. \n Movement and Functions \n Quartz. Chronograph with date and a tachymeter scale. The top pusher starts and stops the timing, the lower one resets. The tachymeter converts elapsed seconds into units per hour if you time something over a measured kilometre, which is a genuinely useful trick and mostly an aesthetic one. \n Strap Clasp and Fit \n Black silicone, textured with a fine grid and moulded with ARMANI on one side and EMPORIO on the other. Silicone is the practical choice on a watch this size: it does not stiffen in cold weather, it wipes clean, and it will not hold sweat the way leather does after a summer of wear. It also lets the case sit closer to the wrist than a padded leather strap would. \n Who This Watch Suits \n Someone who wants a large, obviously sporty chronograph but not an all-steel bracelet watch. The silicone keeps it casual enough for weekends while the gold-tone accents stop it looking like gym kit. \n Care and Maintenance \n No water resistance rating is printed on the dial, so keep it away from swimming and showers. Wipe the silicone with a damp cloth and dry it if you have been sweating in it. Do not work the chronograph pushers while the watch is wet. \n Technical Specifications \n Brand Emporio Armani Reference AR80003 Case diameter 44mm Case Stainless steel, two-tone steel and gold finish Dial Black, applied baton markers Movement Quartz Functions Chronograph, date, tachymeter Strap Black silicone \n Buying With Confidence \n Backed by a 24-month international manufacturer warranty on the movement, battery and normal wear excluded. Ships new and unworn in the original box with the manufacturer’s paperwork, delivered nationwide with tracking, and returnable unworn in its original packaging under the Consumer Protection Act. Look closely and the date window is framed in the same gold tone as the markers, which is the sort of detail that usually gets skipped at this size.