Burgundy leather and a grey shell dial is a quieter, more grown-up pairing than the pinks and creams elsewhere in this range. The dial is mother-of-pearl broken into irregular fragments rather than neat tiles, so it looks closer to polished stone than to shell. \n\n Dial and Legibility \n Grey shell, cut into uneven pieces and set flush, with the natural iridescence showing as faint green and blue where the fragments meet. Rose gold batons mark every hour – twelve of them, all the same length, with no numerals anywhere. The eagle logo sits at twelve and the wordmark below it in white. Two slim rose gold hands, no seconds hand, no date. Rose gold on mid-grey reads reasonably well in daylight; the busy dial surface is what slows you down more than the contrast does. \n\n Case and Wrist Presence \n A 32mm round case in polished rose gold-tone, very thin, with a narrow bezel and short lug posts. Almost the whole diameter is dial, which makes it look bigger on the wrist than the measurement suggests, and it still slides easily under a sleeve. \n\n Movement and Functions \n Quartz, time only. Nothing to wind and no date to correct. \n\n Strap, Clasp and Fit \n Deep burgundy leather, smooth-finished, running an even width from lug to buckle. Dark red is a forgiving strap colour – it hides marks far better than the tan and cream straps in this family, and it sits well against both black and camel. Like any smooth leather it will develop a slight sheen where it folds over the wrist as it wears in, and it takes the wrist’s shape within a couple of weeks. \n\n Who This Watch Suits \n Someone who wants a shell dial without white or pink. The grey-and-burgundy combination reads as autumn or winter dressing, and the plain baton markers keep it more sober than the crystal-set versions in the same range. \n\n Care and Maintenance \n Keep the leather dry; repeated wetting stiffens and cracks it, and no strap recovers from a soaking. Wipe the case with a soft dry cloth and keep perfume and hairspray off the rose gold plating, which is a thin surface layer. Mother-of-pearl is natural shell – the fragment pattern differs from one watch to the next. \n\n Technical Specifications \n \n Brand Emporio Armani \n Model AR11172 \n Gender Women’s \n Case diameter 32mm \n Case shape Round \n Case colour Rose gold-tone \n Dial Grey mother-of-pearl \n Dial markers Batons \n Movement Quartz \n Strap Burgundy leather \n EAN 4013496069785 \n \n\n Buying With Confidence \n Backed by a 24-month international manufacturer warranty on the movement, excluding battery and normal wear. It ships new and unworn in its original box with the manufacturer’s paperwork, nationwide delivery with tracking, and the Consumer Protection Act right of return applies to an unworn watch in its original packaging. The shell fragments are irregular, not cut to a pattern – look at where three of them meet near six o’clock.