One colour, top to bottom. The case, the bracelet, the hands and the markers are all rose gold-tone, and the dial is a soft blush that sits a shade lighter than the metal around it. Watches built in a single tone live or die on their proportions, and this one keeps everything thin. Case and Wrist Presence The case is 32mm with a very narrow bezel, so almost all of that measurement is dial. Long shaped lugs sweep out and down to meet the bracelet, which stretches the watch visually along the wrist rather than across it. The crown is small and set close to the case at three. There is nothing on the case surface to catch the eye: no fluting, no stepping, just a clean polish. Dial and Legibility Blush pink with a sunray finish that brightens towards the centre. Slim rose gold-tone batons mark the hours, applied rather than printed, and the hands are needle-thin with a fine seconds hand over them. The eagle and wordmark are printed above centre. A tone-on-tone dial like this is a design decision with a cost attached: the markers read as texture more than as high contrast, so this is a watch you glance at rather than one that shouts the time at you across a room. Movement and Functions Quartz, showing hours, minutes and seconds. There is no date window, which keeps the dial surface unbroken and means nothing needs correcting at the end of the month. Setting it is one pull of the crown. Bracelet Clasp and Fit The bracelet is the most distinctive part. Instead of a solid band, it uses open-sided links: a slim rail down the middle with cut-outs on either side, so the metal is narrow where it leaves the case and stays light on the wrist. It reads more like a bangle than a watch bracelet. Sizing is by link removal and belongs with a jeweller, because there is less metal in each link to take the force of a pin pusher. Who This Watch Suits Someone who wears rose gold jewellery and wants a watch that joins the set rather than interrupting it. It suits a slim wrist particularly well, and the open bracelet keeps the weight down for all-day wear. Daytime and evening both work; it is not a watch for rough handling. Care and Maintenance The rose gold tone is plated over steel, and plating wears fastest at edges and high points, so keep the watch away from abrasive polish, chlorinated water and perfume sprayed directly onto the wrist. A dry soft cloth is all it needs. Check the open links occasionally for grit caught in the cut-outs. Battery changes belong with a watchmaker who will reseat the caseback gasket. Technical Specifications Attribute Specification Brand Emporio Armani Model AR11055 Case diameter 32mm Case shape Round Case colour Rose gold tone Dial colour Blush sunray Hour markers Applied batons Movement Quartz Functions Hours, minutes, seconds Bracelet Rose gold-tone stainless steel Gender Women’s 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.