There is one ornament on this dial and it sits at six o’clock: a small gold flower with a crystal at its centre, no bigger than a grain of rice. Everything else is left as bare mother-of-pearl. \n\n Case and Wrist Presence \n A 32mm round case in gold tone plated steel with a plain polished bezel and no lugs. The bracelet attaches through curved bridges at twelve and six, which gives the watch a closed, bangle-like outline and keeps it flat against the wrist. Yellow gold tone reads warmer and more traditional than rose gold, and on a small case it looks like jewellery rather than a watch that happens to be gold. \n\n Dial and Legibility \n White mother-of-pearl, which is a slice of real shell and shows the iridescence and grain of the material rather than a printed imitation of it. The eagle sits below twelve with the wordmark beneath it, the flower motif sits at six, and there are no hour markers at all. Two gold hands run over the surface. With nothing to count against, you read the position of the hands rather than an index, so this is a watch for knowing roughly what time it is, not for timing anything. \n\n Movement and Functions \n A quartz movement showing hours and minutes. Battery driven, so it keeps time whether you wear it daily or twice a month, and it needs no winding at any point. \n\n Bracelet and Fit \n A gold tone plated steel bracelet with wide, gently scalloped links that echo the shape of the case bridges. Links come out at a jeweller to size it. The scalloped edges make the bracelet look softer than a standard three-row, and they also give the plating more edges to wear on, so a snug fit matters here. \n\n Who This Watch Suits \n A woman who already wears gold and wants the watch to sit in with it. The 32mm case is small enough to stack with bangles without knocking against them constantly. \n\n Care and Maintenance \n Take it off before applying perfume or hand cream; both attack plated gold faster than anything else in a normal day. Clean with a soft dry cloth only. Mother-of-pearl can be marked by solvents, so keep nail polish remover well away from the crystal. \n\n About the Brand \n Emporio Armani’s women’s watches lean on shape and material rather than on complications. This one is a clear example: a shell dial, one small applied motif, two hands and nothing else. \n\n Technical Specifications \n \n Reference AR11198 \n Brand Emporio Armani \n Case diameter 32mm \n Case finish Gold tone \n Dial White mother-of-pearl \n Movement Quartz \n Functions Hours, minutes \n Bracelet Gold tone stainless steel \n \n\n Buying With Confidence \n Backed by a 24-month international manufacturer warranty on the movement, excluding battery and normal wear. Ships new and unworn in its original box with the manufacturer’s paperwork, delivered nationwide with tracking, and returnable unworn in its original packaging under the Consumer Protection Act. Because mother-of-pearl is cut from shell, the pattern on the dial you receive will not match the photograph exactly.