Tommy Hilfiger Men’s 44mm Watch (1791226)

Two metal tones on one bracelet can go wrong quickly. This 44mm Tommy Hilfiger keeps it in order by putting the gold where the eye lands first, on the tachymeter bezel and the centre links, and leaving the rest in plain steel. Case and Wrist Presence At 44mm across the case reads as a full-size watch without spilling over the wrist bone. The engraved tachymeter ring adds a step of height around the glass, so the watch catches light from the side as well as the top. On a wrist under about 17cm it will look deliberately large; above that it sits naturally under a cuff. Dial and Legibility The dial is silver-white with applied stick indices in gold at every hour and gold hands to match. Three sub-dials fill the lower half: a 24-hour register on the left, the day of the week on the right, the date at six. The sub-dial rings are printed a shade darker than the dial, so they separate at a glance instead of blurring into one another. Movement and Functions Day, date and a 24-hour indication all set from the crown. The tachymeter scale on the bezel is a fixed calculator rather than a moving part: time something over a measured kilometre and the figure the seconds hand lands on is the average speed. Use it or ignore it, it costs nothing either way. Strap Clasp and Fit The bracelet is a five-link design in matching two-tone with a folding clasp. Links come out in a couple of minutes at a watchmaker, and it is worth having that done properly. A bracelet sized to sit just behind the wrist bone is what stops a heavier watch swinging around during the day. Who This Watch Suits Two-tone works hardest for someone who already wears gold, a wedding band or a signet, and wants the watch to agree with it rather than argue. It is a smart-casual piece: fine under a jacket sleeve, equally at home with a collared shirt and jeans. Care and Maintenance Wipe the bracelet down with a dry cloth now and then. Skin oils collect between the links and dull the polished surfaces faster than anything else. Have the battery changed by a watchmaker so the case gasket is reseated at the same time, and keep the watch off the edge of a basin, where a steel case picks up its first ding. Buying With Confidence Ships new and unworn in its original box with the manufacturer’s paperwork, carries a 24-month international manufacturer warranty on the movement excluding battery and normal wear, and goes out with tracked nationwide delivery. Under the Consumer Protection Act you may return an unworn watch in its original packaging. Technical Specifications Attribute Specification Brand Tommy Hilfiger Reference 1791226 Case diameter 44mm Bezel Gold-tone, engraved tachymeter scale Dial Silver, applied stick indices Functions Day, date, 24-hour sub-dial, tachymeter scale Bracelet Two-tone gold and steel, folding clasp Gender Men’s Warranty 24 months international