Tommy Hilfiger Men’s 44mm Multifunction Watch (1791710)

Warm and cool at once. The dial is a cool grained grey, the numerals printed on it are a soft cream rather than white, and the strap underneath is a warm tobacco brown leather. That cream is what ties the two halves together, and it is the reason this reads as a vintage-leaning watch instead of a modern steel one that happens to be on leather. Case and Wrist Presence The steel case is 44mm wide and polished all over, with a slim bezel that gives the dial nearly all of that width. It is a large watch. On a 17cm wrist and up the lugs will land where they should; below that the case will sit past the flat of the wrist. Leather helps here, because a soft strap follows the curve of the arm more forgivingly than a steel bracelet does. Dial and Legibility Full Arabic numerals, one through twelve, in that cream tone, with a minute track and a second set of small figures for the 13 to 24 hours printed inside them. The hands are polished steel with long slim points. Against grey they read by contrast of brightness rather than colour, so legibility depends on light hitting them; in ordinary daylight that is not an issue. A framed date window sits at three. Movement and Functions Quartz. Two counters share the dial: a 24-hour register above the centre, and a minute register below it marked MIN. A central arrow hand runs over both. Nothing here needs to be started or stopped, and once the time is set the watch simply keeps it. Strap, Clasp and Fit The strap is genuine leather in a mid brown with a visible pebbled grain, and it fastens with a pin buckle. A pin buckle is the simplest adjustment there is: pick the hole that sits snug without leaving a mark, and the tail tucks under the keeper. Leather like this darkens where it flexes and where skin oils reach it, so within a few months the strap will have taken on your wearing pattern. Who This Watch Suits Someone who finds all-steel watches a bit cold. This is the same dial as the bracelet version of this reference but the leather softens it considerably, and it works better with chinos and knitwear than with a suit. Care and Maintenance Keep the strap out of water. Leather that gets soaked stiffens and cracks as it dries, and a swim will finish it. Loosen the buckle when you take the watch off so the strap is not left permanently bent at one hole. Straps are consumable; when this one goes, a 22mm replacement will fit. About the Brand Tommy Hilfiger’s watch line leans on clean sportswear proportions and a small flag marker instead of loud branding. Here the flag sits at three, just left of the date. Technical Specifications Attribute Specification Brand Tommy Hilfiger Case diameter 44mm Case shape Round Case material Stainless steel Dial colour Grey Hour markers Printed Arabic numerals Display 24-hour and minute registers, date Movement Quartz Strap Brown leather, pin buckle Reference 1791710 Buying With Confidence You get 24 months of international manufacturer warranty on the movement. The battery and the marks of ordinary wear sit outside that cover. The watch arrives new and unworn in its original box with the manufacturer’s paperwork, delivered by tracked courier nationwide, and the Consumer Protection Act protects your right to return it unworn in that packaging.