Emporio Armani Men’s 46mm Chronograph Watch (AR1918)

\n Black case, black dial, black strap, and silver hands and markers doing all the work. The AR1918 is a\n46 mm chronograph that removes colour from the equation entirely and relies on contrast and size\ninstead. \n\n Case and Wrist Presence \n The case is round and 46 mm across with a matt black finish that kills reflection almost\ncompletely. It is a genuinely large watch — the bezel is thin, so the dial takes up most of that\ndiameter, and on the wrist it covers a lot of ground. Two black pushers and a black crown sit at three\no’clock, all in the same finish as the case, which is why the watch reads as one solid shape from a\ndistance. \n\n Dial and Legibility \n Black, with applied silver batons at every hour and longer markers at the quarters. Three sub-dials\nare printed in white on the black ground — at nine, twelve and six — and a date window is cut in at four.\nThere are no numerals on the hour track at all, which is what keeps a large dial from looking cluttered.\nThe hands are polished silver with white infill, and against matt black they are about as legible as this\nkind of watch gets. \n\n Movement and Functions \n Quartz chronograph with a date. Start and stop from the upper pusher, reset from the lower. The\ncentral sweep hand counts seconds, the sub-dials total minutes and hours, and the date advances at\nmidnight — with a manual correction needed after months shorter than thirty-one days. \n\n Strap, Clasp and Fit \n Plain black leather, smooth rather than grained, with visible stitching at the lug ends and a wide\nprofile to match the case. Smooth leather shows scuffs more readily than a pressed grain does, but it\nalso stays flatter and softens faster. Give it two weeks of wear before deciding on the hole. \n\n Who This Watch Suits \n Someone who wants a big, blacked-out watch and is not interested in shine. It suits a wrist of about\n18 cm or more; below that the case will overhang. The all-black treatment works better with casual\nclothes than with tailoring, where a case this size fights a shirt cuff. \n\n Care and Maintenance \n No water rating is printed on the dial, so keep the watch dry. A matt black coating scratches\nbrighter than a polished one — a scrape shows as a silver line — so keep it clear of door frames and\ngym equipment. Wipe it with a soft dry cloth only; solvents will lift the finish. \n\n About the Brand \n Emporio Armani’s large black chronographs are the volume end of the range, and this is the most\nstripped-back of them: no numerals, no contrast colour, no metal showing anywhere except the hands and\nmarkers. \n Technical Specifications Reference AR1918 Brand Emporio Armani Case diameter 46 mm Case shape Round Case finish Matt black Dial Black Hour markers Applied silver batons Movement Quartz chronograph Calendar Date at four o’clock Strap Black leather EAN 4053858567573 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.