Tommy Hilfiger Men’s 47mm Multifunction Watch (1791104)

The single large 12 at the top of the dial is doing a lot of work on this watch. Everything else is a baton, so that one numeral tells you which way is up before you have consciously read anything — a racing-dial trick, and it suits a case this wide. \n Case and Wrist Presence \n A 47mm polished steel case with a black tachymeter bezel set into it, scaled from 60 round to 400. That black ring is what stops the watch reading as one big slab of steel: it frames the dial and narrows the apparent diameter. The crown is fluted with a pusher above and below it on the right. This is a genuinely large watch and needs a wrist to match; the short downturned lugs help, but not endlessly. \n Dial and Legibility \n Black, with applied steel batons at the hours and one oversized 12. TOMMY HILFIGER is printed under twelve with 5 ATM / 165 FEET WATER RESISTANT beneath it, and the flag motif sits above. The hands are long steel batons with white infill and the central seconds hand is red, which makes it easy to see it running at a glance. The three sub-dials are the same black as the main dial with white printing, so the face keeps its darkness instead of breaking into discs. \n Movement and Functions \n At nine, a 24-hour register marked 24, 8, 12 and 16. At three, the days of the week running FRI through THU, with THU picked out in red. At six, a pointer date numbered around to 31. The bezel tachymeter converts elapsed seconds over a known distance into a rate per hour — the traditional use is measuring average speed, and it works the same way for anything measured against time. \n Strap Clasp and Fit \n A steel bracelet with a three-row link pattern, brushed on the outer links and polished at the centre, tapering from the case towards the clasp. That taper matters on a 47mm watch: a bracelet running full width all the way round would feel like a cuff. Steel needs no care beyond a rinse, does not stretch, and links can be removed by a jeweller. \n Who This Watch Suits \n Someone who wants a proper big sports watch in plain steel and black, with day, date and a second hour scale on the dial. It reads as sporting rather than formal. Given the size and the bracelet weight, it is a watch you notice wearing — some people want that. \n Care and Maintenance \n Rated to 5 ATM: rain, splashes and hand-washing are fine, swimming and showering are not, and the crown must be fully pushed home for the rating to mean anything. Rinse the bracelet occasionally and dry it, since grime collects in the link gaps on a three-row design. Polished centre links will pick up hairline scratches, which is normal and can be polished out. \n About the Brand \n Tommy Hilfiger’s large multifunction watches all share this vocabulary — tachymeter bezel, single 12, three registers, red accent. The brand dates from 1985. \n Technical Specifications \n \n Brand Tommy Hilfiger \n Case diameter 47mm \n Case shape Round \n Case material Stainless steel \n Bezel Black, tachymeter scale \n Dial Black \n Functions Multifunction, day, pointer date, 24-hour \n Water resistance 5 ATM \n Bracelet Stainless steel \n Gender Men’s \n SKU 1791104 \n \n Buying With Confidence \n Covered 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, nationwide with tracking, with the Consumer Protection Act right of return on an unworn watch in its original packaging. THU is printed in red on the day register — a small piece of colour placed where nothing else on the dial goes.