Tommy Hilfiger Men’s 46mm Multifunction Watch (1792109)

Black dial, gold case, gold bracelet. It is the oldest formula in fashion watches and the reason it survives is contrast – gold markers on black are far easier to read than gold on gold, and they look considerably more expensive. \n Case and Wrist Presence \n A 46mm case finished in gold tone throughout, polished on the bezel and brushed along the flanks. The bezel itself is plain, and the black dial opening inside it is what gives the watch its shape from a distance. Crown and pushers at three, timer crown at ten, all in the same gold finish. This is a large and deliberately conspicuous watch; it wants a wrist of about 18cm or more. \n Dial and Legibility \n Black with a fine texture, marked by applied gold batons and gold hands. The internal timer ring is printed in gold on black around the inner edge. The three sub-dials – 24-hour at nine, days of the week at three, pointer date at six – are ringed in gold and sunk below the dial surface. Contrast is good in daylight and adequate indoors; gold reflects rather than glows, so the reading depends on angle more than on brightness. \n Movement and Functions \n \n Internal timer ring – set the marker against the minute hand using the crown at ten and read elapsed minutes off the inner scale \n Day – the counter at three carries the days of the week \n Pointer date – the counter at six sweeps 1 to 31 \n 24-hour – the counter at nine covers a full day per rotation \n \n Strap, Clasp and Fit \n A gold-tone link bracelet in three rows with a fold-over clasp. Size it by removing links at a jeweller and keep the ones you take out. On a gold-tone bracelet, fit matters twice over: a loose bracelet swings and the clasp rubs, and rubbing is exactly what wears plating through. \n Who This Watch Suits \n A man who wears gold jewellery and wants the watch to belong with it. It is an evening and occasion watch more than a daily one, and it carries a jacket and a dark shirt well. \n Care and Maintenance \n Plating is a surface, not a solid. It wears first at the clasp edges and on the bracelet undersides. Keep the watch off during contact with perfume, chlorine and cleaning products, wipe it down after wearing, and never use an abrasive metal polish on it. Have the battery replaced by a watchmaker so the case seal is reseated. \n Buying With Confidence \n Backed by a 24-month international manufacturer warranty on the movement, excluding battery and normal wear. New and unworn in its original box with the manufacturer’s paperwork, shipped nationwide with tracking, and returnable unworn in its original packaging under the Consumer Protection Act. The timer scale is printed gold on black – almost invisible until you tilt the watch and it lights up.