I Don't Care About Your Watch (And Why That's a Good Thing)
Nope, not even a little
By Megan Collins | Jan 30 2018
How can you tell if a guy is wearing a $5,000 watch?
…Wait five seconds and he’ll tell you.
They say upon first meeting, a woman notices a man’s shoes and his watch. On the former, I’m in agreement. If I see a guy sporting square toe dress shoes or dad sneakers better suited for mowing than mating, I’m outta there. On the latter, not so much.
Would I prefer your timepiece be something classy and subdued…and not feature Mickey Mouse on the face, with his hands ticking away the minutes and hours? I suppose. But beyond that, I really don’t think much about your style of keeping time.
We’ve received blowback here for recommending watches that are…less than stellar, according to the watch aficionados who I imagine collecting timepiece trading cards. They get all up in arms (or is it wrists?) about the dial on this one, the bezel on that one.
“That is a crap watch,” they admonish. “I can’t believe you would even think,” they write, “that any man would wear that sorry excuse for a timepiece.” All of these comments, by the way, I read in a very proper British accent…that’s how you heard them in your head, too, right?
And honestly, that’s fine. I don’t claim to be an expert in men’s watches. I just know what, as a woman, I like to see guys wearing. I want to see you in trim suits. I want to see you in chukka boots. I want to see you tuck your shirt into your pants every now and then.
What I don’t want? I don’t want to hear about your watch that costs as much (or considerably more, if it’s really schmancy) than my rent. In the eternal words of Shania Twain, “That don’t impress-uh me much.”
Do you know who cares about the kind of watch you wear?
- Other guys who obsess about watches
- Women who can guesstimate your discretionary income before you’ve even introduced yourself
Okay, sure sure, there are women out there who take an interest in horology. And if that’s her thing and your thing, please marry one another immediately. Otherwise, your lecture over drinks to your date on the oscillations of quartz crystal at a precise frequency will probably fall on deaf and bored ears.
Personally, I think about beautiful watches the same way I do about the engine of a really fast car, or the process that goes into making a really smooth scotch. Very little.
Don’t get me wrong: having interests and passions is great. I just wouldn’t want men thinking (most) women assign you extra points for spending a small trust fund on your wrist.
Besides, if you want to geek out over your wristwear, there’s outlets for that! Specialty sites like Hodinkee, or maybe poker night with your buddies, maybe?
Finally, if you’re like me and watches don’t matter one way or another to you, but you’d still like a more stylish way to keep time than whipping out your phone on the :15’s, do yourself a favor. Go out and get yourself something simple, like a Timex – the J.Crew version is nice and you have lots of options for straps – or commit to a nice silver tank watch, and call it a day. If you want to go a little more polished or elegant, I think a leather band offers a nice touch. Beyond that, I can’t (won’t) offer too much help. If you like it – and it ticks – wear it.
Your turn.
Sound off in the comments below and tell me:
Do you wear an expensive watch? If so, what kind and why? And am I missing the point on your timepiece passion?
Illustration by Jeremy Nguyen
Originally published Oct ’12
i rotate between 3 watches; my Guess chronometer (sentimental when my old man gave it to me when i was 16. This is for day to day wear to work with a suit/has steel bracelet); lacoste (art deco inspired with brown leather strap) – for weekends; and designer inspired Ross McBride watch (was a gift from the xgf but it just looks too awesome not to wear – it has a steel mesh strap that receives many compliments). time pieces to men are indications of style, finesse and class. it embodies the wearers personality hence why you don’t see James Bond wear Swatch.
Your last comment is funny, because Omega is actually a subsidiary of Swatch. Swatch is a huge conglomerate in the watch world.
Most guys that I know who are into watches couldn’t care less what a woman thought about them. They appreciate them in the same way they do any luxury item–for the craftsmanship, the legend behind the piece & the way it makes them feel. It’s the same as a woman wearing a diamond bracelet–a man couldn’t care less (and likely wouldn’t even notice), but does she care? No, because it’s about how it makes her feel and the confidence it gives her.
(This coming from a guy with one cheap Orient and a bunch of Casio and Timex throwaways….)
Hey, what do you have against Mickey Mouse watches? It was a gift from my Godfather!
(Okay, I don’t wear it anymore, my collection is mostly Timex, Orient and Seiko watches.)
I would say more ‘clean cut’ rather than “fancy” (J.Crew Timex 1600 leather strap silver dial). Passion towards your watch is important as it is about self expression. I believe a watch for men is like a pair of glasses. You take the time to choose the right watch because (at least for me) you wear it daily. Like your glasses, it presents who you are as a person. When you see a man with an oversized dial versus a sport band watch, what can you say about him?
I agree that it’s about self-expression, but if it ticks, and you like how it looks, shouldn’t that be enough? I just think watches can get reaaaalllly expensive. It seems crazy to me that someone would spend considerably more than necessary for something you could get for 1-200 bucks.
Definitely enough for me but thats what type of person I am. I think thats the beauty of the watch though. How much you spend on it, what strap you pick, how big the dial is, even color presents different traits of a man. A girl should definitely care about the watch a man wears as it defines who he is. If he’s wearing a $3,600 watch that you can get the same look for $200, and thats the type of guy your looking for ($$$), I say go for it. Less high maintenance girls around for the rest of us
Men buy expensive watches for the same reasons women buy expensive jewelry
In essence they all do the same thing. Wear your watch for you not for anyone else. If you want to drop 7k on a Rolex do it for yourself not to impress others. Watches are a great way to add to your personal style and there are so many great options from less than $100 bucks to $50k (and up) for a Patek Philippe. I’m glad to hear SG’s input on the topic. I’m inclined to think most women feel exactly the same way.
‘Snooty British accent?’!!!! I nearly choked on my scones and earl grey tea.
I have an ebayed tissot automatic watch from the mid 60’s which cost me *does conversion for the fat Americans $45. It’s got a nice colour strap and doesn’t need a battery and that’s about as much as I know about it. It also looks like the sort of watch that’s been handed down generations. So far it has got me zero interest with women but I love it.
P.S. the fat comment was a joke before anyone gets the wrong idea. I don’t drink tea or eat scones (very often).
HOW DARE YOU
I feel like I’ve just been told off at school.
Did your post answer ‘why it’s a good thing’ that you don’t care what watch we wear?
I can’t stand having anything on my wrist…it drives me crazy. But I did notice a post from Put This On about buying watches used that sounded like great advice:
http://putthison.com/post/33365286157/seven-things-better-bought-used-its-sometimes
In my experience Put This On always has great advice 🙂
Megan! I love you but I have to disagree. There’s something to be said about a well crafted timepiece – it takes an eye for style and quality to be able to identify a good watch and I can respect a man who’s been meticulous in choosing that kind of accessory. Men don’t have as many accessory options as women do, so a nice timepiece (which doesn’t have to be expensive or fancy!!!) can go a long way with expressing one’s personal style. I like watches, a lot and most times I can identify make and model but I am in no way making assumptions about a man, how much money he makes and what status he has in life. He could’ve inherited the watch, it could’ve been gifted to him…who knows? All I know is that when I see a man with a nice watch on, I can tell he’s thought about what style expression he was going for. After all, isn’t the thought that counts?
To me it really just says one of two things. One, he’s a watch aficionado and you might have something in common to talk about, if his watch choice is nice. Two, that he’s not. It’s not that a watch can be bad or good, it’s just not something he’s doing to spend years researching and using as a hobby.
I can appreciate your point, as long as you don’t think less of guys who just aren’t into that hobby/interest.
I’m certainly projecting a bit, there, but then again i think every comment does. 🙂
Wow, you are like the perfect girlfriend!
Target, JCP, and I’m sure other department stores, have an alternative to the J-crew timex that are considerably less money.
While I don’t have expensive watches I know that they are a status pieces. In a business situation, if you walk into a meeting with a very nice watch it can convey a certain air of authority. Of course, the rest of your style has to be on point to go with the watch.
As I write this, I am wearing the Kenneth Cole watch my wife bought for me as a wedding gift 8 years ago. She got it from K&G and it probably cost about $70. I wear it every day. She liked it enough to buy it for me which means she likes to see it on me. At some point, I’d like to own Patek Phillipe or something amazing like that and I’d love to pass it down to my son. But I until I have his college education saved for, no Patek. (Maybe he can buy me one when he graduates in 20 years and uses the education to become a multi-millionaire!).
Megan is right, my wife could care less about cars or scotch. I tried talking to my wife about a F-450 King Ranch on our 5 hr road trip to South Carolina last month and pointed out all the F-150’s on the road that had the King Ranch package and she was less than enthused. She cares even less about scotch. (I love scotch – especially in the fall. And I’m planning right now what bottle I’ll buy this weekend).
The only thing I would say in response to Megan directly about watches is this: There are girly things you can do/have in life that bring out the woman in you and there are manly things in life that bring out the man in us. These are personal luxuries, and any good relationship allows space for the other to partake in those. I do agree with you though, that they shouldn’t be pick up lines. In fact, I’ll drink (scotch) to that.
I think it’s fine to say women could and likely would not initially care about a man’s watch the way they check out a man’s choice in shoes or suit cut/fit. But I think simply ignoring a man’s choice in a watch (or lack thereof) altogether would be a mistake. A man’s choice in a watch could speak volumes about the man before you. The only time I find a watch choice as simply a bad choice by the man and as such a man that women should completely avoid him at all costs would be counterfeit watches. This just screams poser (shout out to my 80’s/90’s peeps)!!!
Otherwise the watch choice could be based on family history, utility, fashion, style, affordability, and the like.
Every one of the watches I own has a story to it… the latest Rolex (vintage mint Date) signifying a celebration of being a new father to two beautiful twin girls. This purchase was also accompanied by a ladies Rolex for my wife (vintage Date similar but not exact to mine) from which I hear are called “Push Gifts.” My Montblanc Time Walker Chrono was for obtaining my ideal career. My vintage Rolex Day-Date president, a present passed down from my father… a now late, great Vietnam War veteran. I could go on and on about my other watches but you get my point.
Ask me about my Day-Date and I will have mad stories about my father… before my time, how he got his Purple Heart or his Bronze Star in the war, meeting my Mom, being my Dad, up to his passing right before I graduated high school. Ask me about my vintage Date and I’ll show you pictures of my gorgeous girls and how I joked about having twins months before we found out “… one and done would be awesome, right love?” Ask me about my vintage Florsheim Imperial longwings… and all I have for you is how I copped it on the cheap from a vintage shop. How many guys have stories about their shoes?
Women today really need to decide what is truly important to try to define a man on first impressions and later what truly defines him. Neglecting to check out his wrist may have you miss the real man of your dreams and instead have you fall for the douche in the beaded baroques… seriously, who wears that crap!
I’m not ignoring the watch! I say above, I notice watches that I like, but I don’t have super-refined-fancy taste when it comes to your wristwear. If you’re wearing a $50 Timex that looks good, I’m happy.
I love wearing watches, I feel naked without one on the same some women I know do without earrings. That being said, I wear them for myself. I feel it’s a nice accessory for a guy to wear, and can complete a look. Not everyone agrees, and I have even gotten the “why do you still bother wearing a watch, you’ve got a phone right?” remark. To each there own. But I also get a few compliments on them every so often, which I don’t mind.
I have a few, eventually I’ll get more…but I agree, most people don’t care. I wear them because I enjoy them. And yes, I do appreciate the craftsmanship, but I am no expert, and I just buy the watches I like. I wear a fancy watch for more formal occasions, and have 2 more ‘daily wear’ watches. It’s the only fashion accessory I have got…and men have very few options in that arena. Women get rings/necklaces/bracelets/etc…we get watches. Truth be told, I am not all that interested in who makes your fashion accessories either.
Ahhh, thank you! I feel like some people are not reading this post all the way through. I have nothing against fancy watches and I appreciate the passion that some guys have for this detail of style….I’m just not all that interested in hearing said-details.
And if you did have something against fancy watches? meh…I’ll still keep wearing mine. As they say…”Haters gonna hate”
Reminds of a line from Caddyshack,
“How do you compare yourself to other men?”
“Height.”
I think a lot of comments are missing the point. Megan is dismissing a very common axiom in mens’ magazines that magazines that women notice and care about men’s watches. I’ve read it a few times that, after shoes and wedding rings, women notice watches. Watches can be luxury goods or inexpensive utilitarian devices, and buying a watch for whatever role you want it to or need it to play in your life is fine. What I took away from her post is that, from a first impression with a woman point of view, there isn’t any real difference between an $8,000 Omega and a $200 Timex. There clearly is from a quality and craftsmanship POV, but it isn’t going to impress women in bars, and if it does, there are other issues to worry about.
She isn’t saying that you should not care about your watch. She is saying that you shouldn’t expect her to elevate her initial opinion of you, even if GQ said she would.
I think you summed up Megan’s points quite well and I while I enjoy my watches I definitely understand where she’s coming from. I’ve had maybe 2 girls notice my watch and mostly because of the unique blue hands.
We do love bright, shiny things…
You hit the nail on the head, Miguel. Thanks for chiming in!
And more globally, she’s saying there is a point past which you shouldn’t care about things, because nobody else does. Forget about clothes and style, you can get very into the details of anything to the point that it becomes masturbatory. I’m a musician and I could get very into the details of instruments, the components of those instruments, the materials, the year of production, etc. but when I–or anyone else for that matter–play, no one gives a rip about that stuff. They just know if I suck or not. And at the end of the day, that’s all that matters.
Curious about whether you care about (a) jewelry on women, (b) style and performance of cars, or (c) design of buildings. Not sure why you care about style, in general, but not when it comes to one of the objects that may best allow a man to best express his style. Yes, you hit a sensitive spot!!
Wait a minute…you don’t care about scotch? We just broke up, Style Ex-Girlfriend.
But seriously, it’s good to know that watches aren’t all that important to women. I think that’s because I have horrible taste in watches (you know those crazy watches that you need a Master’s Degree in Morse Code and Kanji to tell the time? yeah, I like those). Most of the watches I see being touted on style sites across the netiverse seem so boring to me.
“Scotch scotch scotch. I love scotch.”
see i knew you’d come around
I like you even more since you quote Anchorman!!! haha…
that was ridiculously funny…the break up part
This is about on par with how much I care about her purse.
exactly! I love a good purse, but I won’t bore you with details about it, and I don’t expect its pricetag to impress you (actually quite the opposite really)
Agreed. A watch is to tell time and look good. If it does those, what else matters?
I wear a Timex Weekender watch with a leather strap. It cost $35 at J.C. Penny and the strap was $15. It’s spartan design and stark white face has actually attracted more attention and interest from my male friends than any of the girls I know so I think Megan’s article is a real testament to how little they care about it! Going off subject, I think a watch can really pull an outfit together but as long as its clean and simple, you can never go wrong no matter whose eye your looking to catch.
Right! A watch doesn’t need to be expensive to be stylish.
I’m a kid in college. I wear a G-Shock because it’s childish and trendy for children. Oh, and it tells me the time.
As always, the style girlfriend is right.
I had been wearing expensive watches for years. But those I bought from the guy who placed watches in a basket (yes) on the pavement were the only ones that attracted compliments. (True)
It was weird and funny.
Now I don’t wear watches anymore because they bother me. I use pocket watches sometimes, but cufflinks are my only luxury. Not that they are expensive, but they are the only men’s jewelry I’ll allow myself to wear.
Moreover, there are clocks on every office walls, any kind of tech you may look at, like a modern telephone, a computer, your cellphone, a radio, a car dashboard..
I also like to have the luxury of an opportunity to ask a woman for the time, which is a reasonable excuse to try start a conversation. Most women wear watches. Guys tend to forget this.
Even if a lady doesn’t have a watch, I may still start the conversation by asking the time. I need to start somewhere, and this old fashioned way is one I endorse.
Thanks, Megan.
Your blog posts are always welcomed.
@Arkhangael
Thank you! I tune out as soon as someone writes “timepiece” when discussing their watch. It’s right up there with keeping a Bluetooth headset in all the time. I have a couple that I like, but it’s the story as much as anything else. I have a Russian Submarine Commander watch that was my grandfather’s. It needs winding every day and loses about 2 minutes a day, but it looks good and it was his, so I wear it. It’s not worth anything except to me. Wear it because you like it, not because it cost as much as your first car.
I know this isn’t a watch blog or thread, i’ll just make this a quick tidbit – you might take it in to a high-end retailer and ask about a COA (clean/oil/adjust); that two-minute loss could be a super-simple fix.
Good suggestion!
You’ve really touched a nerve here. Not impressed by an expensive watch? Heresy! That goes against everything the other menswear blogs preach. You’re supposed to tell us that a fine watch is the embodiment of craftsmenship and style; that 2 grand (or more) for a Swiss chronograph is the absolute minimum for the truly well-dressed man. A bargain, really, when you amortize that cost over the life of the timepiece, which will be passed down for generations.
Quick: how can you tell if a guy is wearing a $5,000 watch?
Wait five seconds and he’ll tell you.
I’ve actually seen this completely crass and ungentlemanly behavior take place, and I’ll tell you, it takes an especially brazen breed of douche to do something like that. I can guarantee with absolute certainty that there’s a zero percent chance that the price of your watch will come up in a conversation organically.
It’s one thing to appreciate an expensive watch for its craftsmanship and quality, but it’s quite another to own one just to impress people. You don’t need a $15,000 Jaeger Lecoultre with a working astrolabe to impress women, and more importantly, if that’s why you bought it in the first place, then you’re doing it wrong.
I have one decent watch – a Tag Heuer that my folks gave me when I graduated from college. I wear it on nicer occasions for a couple of reasons 1) I’m surrounded by clocks all day long – my computer, phone, my car, my oven and 2) I don’t like how it bangs on my desk when I’m at work. So I wear it if we’re going somewhere nice (somewhere that requires a suit) where I might not want to whip out my phone to check the time.
As a guy, I’m not terribly impressed by a ridiculously expensive watch. I feel like the only purpose at that point is to advertise how much you spent on it. I mean, a car I can sort of get – a nice car can be a lot of fun to drive – but a watch, I don’t understand.
I say if it tells time and looks ok then you’re good.
On watches and purses (and other well-crafted things):
There seems to be this desire within us to own a piece of craftsmanship that we can take through life’s journey. A good pair of shoes that last for years – paired with jeans, suits, etc. A purse (ok maybe a well made duffel) that travels on the plane with us and to the gym, and has survived our weekend get-a-ways for the last 10 years but still looks good on our shoulder whether we’re wearing a suit or sweats. Or more pertinent to SG’s post today – a timeless.watch.
Hypothetical conversation:
Girl: Nice watch!
You: A. Thanks it cost 5 grand.
B: Thank you my grandfather gave it to me.
Doesn’t Answer B have nicer non-douche bag ring to it. I suppose the same is true for a girls purse. If she responds with a simple “thank you” to your compliment vs going into detail on how much it costs and Macy’s doesn’t even carry the line/ only Bergdorf Goodman’s does, it just comes across better.
I think SG’s point is about social etiquette. You should not woo a potential mate with the cost of your objects. It’s poor taste.
If it helps I used to have a plastic watch I bought for £1 which talked but did so in German (probably why it was so cheap). Most expensive watch I own is a GPS running watch.
My 2¢. SG is correct in that most people don’t care about watches anymore. Nowadays most people wear a watch for functional or sentimental reasons. E.g. ironman or g-shock for sporting events or work will wear a watch will take beating, diver for diving etc. I have many functional watches and a few sentimental watches, old art deco or manual wind 14K dress watches. I like the style options of having many different watches and this suits me and me alone. Any watch will tell the time but I read somewhere that if you spend over $200 on a watch you’re buying jewelry which is the case for me with my 14k watches.
Now as for scotch, SG I dare it’s not that you don’t care about scotch it’s that you haven’t found your scotch. I highly encourage to attend the next scotch tasting you get invited to as you just may find your scotch.
I used to be a scotch hater because I thought that I knew what scotch was (Cutty Sark, JB) boy was I wrong. I had my eyes opened at a Macallan scotch tasting where i received a little education and got to taste a few scotches and fell in love with the Macallan 18
I don’t think she meant she didn’t like scotch (she may or may not). I think she meant she doesn’t want to talk about it at length.
Just checked back in on this article, holy firestorm batman! I have one question, where in the world did you find such a relevant picture for this article! I didn’t even notice it the first time reading through, but it’s awesome 🙂
Not only a woman’s point of view but a ‘good’ woman’s point of view.
Good post! I am a watch guy myself, I love watches and own a few different ones. I wear them mostly for style and kinda feel naked without one on. I don’t spend a lot on them, I think the most expensive I have is about $200. I do get a lot of compliments from women on my watches, but I respond with a “Thanks”. I don’t need to go into any details or anything like that. Don’t get me wrong I would love to own a Rolex just because they look nice, I do understand the fine craftsmanship and I respect that, but I cant justify spending that much on a watch. Maybe if I had so much money that I didnt know what to do with it I would buy one. One of my favorites is a sweet Invicta Pro Diver that I got for about $80 and I put a J.Crew NATO strap on it. I get what Megan is saying. She can appreciate the style men have with nice looking watches, but the cost and brand name will not impress most women.
The only watch I own is my Mickey Mouse watch I got at Disneyland when I was fourteen. It’s fancy enough.
When I save up and buy a “Grown-ups” watch, I am buying it for ME. I enjoy the idea of a finely crafted mechanical timepiece that is powered by nothing more than a tightened spring, and I am attracted to the heritage of its maker.
So I guess I agree with Megan on this one. If you are buying fine watches to impress girls, you are doing it wrong.
Let me ask a question. Going watch-less is as good, right?
I totally agree. I couple of years back I bought my brother a watch from Fossil because he’s a teenager and he use to go through cheap watches like water(both literally and figuratively, I think water may have been involved in the death of a few of those watches) Anyway I both him a what I thought at the time nice $120 watch. It only occurred to me recently that men have strong feelings about watches, when a coworker told me that watches and shoes are the only things that men really need to spend money on. Which I thought how odd I’ve never noticed a man’s watch before more than “Oh that’s a chunky monstrosity.” or “That looks nice.”
I’m glad you said this. I agree that I’ve never actually had a girl say, “that’s an awesome watch” except if they were already friends with me and have a mentioned that they just happen to like watched.
But the Mickey thing, I kind of disagree with. You know why, because I frequently rock this watch (http://www.rainbo.net/pics/watches/07-0084.jpg) and it’s a great conversation starter.
I love Goofy. I think I dress well but sometimes, you’ve just gotta be you.
So I’m rockin’ Goofy.
..otherwise known as ‘peacocking’
I love the watches from Taylor & Jennings – really bold straps & I love the watch face as well. I think these are different enough from normal, stainless steel watches to be worth a mention.
Larsson & Jennings* No idea how I got that wrong. Been a long day…
We’ve all been there 🙂
This made me laugh so hard — it is SO true! I never notice a guy’s watch…unless it’s one of those ridiculous dinner plate sized ones that make me wonder if he’s overcompensating for something *ahem. I also thought I didn’t care about scotch, but then I had a rather fun taste test tutorial and now I kinda get it:)
I love how you don’t care how fancy a guy’s watch is. However, I want to ask a more fundamental question? Would you mind if a guy doesn’t wear a watch at all? I know you probably wouldn’t mind if he’s wearing casual clothes. But would you prefer a guy in suit to wear a watch, or it doesn’t matter to you in this scenario either? Personally I hate wearing a watch or other accessories because they make me uncomfortable and constantly remind me that I’m wearing them.
What, pray tell, are “Dad sneakers” ? Examples would help out a lot here. Perhaps there is a future post on do’s and don’ts of sneakers as well…
I’m in the entirely unfancy camp. At the risk of violating Megan’s great advice and, well, plain old good style sense, I wear watches like I sometimes wear socks: a random element of color to pull an otherwise staid outfit a bit out of character (especially on those gotta-meet-with-CxOs days at work which usually dictate more conservative dress) or to pull an interesting outfit entirely out of orbit. I found that Swatches still exist – there’s a store at Bush Intercon airport in Houston, but you can get them online too – and are perfect for this. No matter the season, you’ll find a Swatch to kick your outfit in the pants. Most are sub $100, with a few going up to $200 or so, so you can get a bunch and pick one that suits your mood.
i like thiis article other than the shania twain reference.
i disagree. women always comment on my watch, and it’s not even what most would consider an expensive watch. it’s a citizen watch that cost me about $100, and something i forget i’m wearing every single time i go out.
You sure are a stuck up bitch, aren’t ya?
I’ve met women who have noticed my high end watch, and have complemented me on it. So why do you generalize all women who don’t notice a mans watch? Or it could be that you’re a stuck up bitch.
You spelled “complimented” wrong
I don’t think all people who care about the watch a man wears are shallow. I like a nice, quality watch. If you recommend watches solely based on aesthetics, why can’t I like a watch based on quality (which can sometimes mean, you get what you pay for)? Especially if you’re like my hubs and I, meaning that you own one watch that you wear with everything, and you expect to keep it for a lifetime. I guess we do agree on two points, though: you don’t have to pay 10,000 for a *good* watch; and flaunting the cost of your watch is douchebaggery.
Something I can buy without getting a girls opinion….Good because this truly a personal choice.
Slim suits, chukka boots, and cheap watches? Why?
The cut of a mans suit is pretty standard. Many men today unfortunately believe that a black or navy jacket with grey pants is a suit (it is not.)
As a law professor, I wear a suit everyday to work. I think most men should just buy off the rack and have their suits tailored. I buy decent non-glued suits, but I literally wear them till they fall apart. Most men can get away with just buying the following American cut suits at any discounter or department store, they will last you forever: a black suit (funerals, formal business meetings,) dark brown suit (non formal meetings, dinners, interviews) and a summer weight suit that is suitable for the horse track or summer weddings (so if you only have one, no seersucker.)
I was raised in Connecticut, my father was a transactional attny for a white shoe firm in the City. Except for me being 15lbs overweight and a little taller, I could have fit in my fathers clothes and been fine. That is the reason not to buy “skinny” suits or suits with weird buttons or stitching. I dress very traditionally and can wear the same suits year after year with no fear at all. I still wear my grandfathers Brooks Brothers rep ties (as a country doctor he only had two.)
Shoes? chukka boots? No!
For dress shoes I wear Allen Edmond Park Avenues. Every US president of this century has worn them. Every male member of my family has worn them. I have them in black, brown, and cordovan. There is no reason for any other dress shoe.
For casual shoe: LL Bean moccasins, Sperry Gold Label Topsiders, Bass Weejuns, and Ferragamo Bit Loafers.
Sporting: LL Bean duck boots, New Balance 993
As far as watches, I have my fathers Patek Philippe Calatrava which is very formal, almost requiring black tie (hence white dial, no second hand–required in a formal watch, and alligator bracelet) grandfathers 1962 Omega Seamaster on shark mesh band for wearing with suit, and Timex Easy Reader on grosgrain strap (I wear it with my nantucket reds like HW Bush and Joseph Kennedy did.)
At the end of the day, I do not care whether women notice my watch or not. I do not dress for them. I learned how to dress as a very young child, I realized that the way that I dressed, led me to be treated in a certain manner, and that if I did not follow tradition, I would be viewed as “different” or an “outsider” to the very social groups that it is important for me to be a part of.
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I feel like I may have commented on this a while ago, but a new watch story happened recently (well, two within a few days of each other).
I have a Timex Weekender with a leather strap from Form:Function:Form, and had two people ask if it was a Shinola watch that cost probably 10x as much as the Timex did. That speaks for what a nice timeless watch design can do for you.
Love it!!
got a timex with a strap from some bloke in Louisiana – just a single piece of leather with a stud and three holes super simple. Get tonnes of comments.
Oh yeah. That sounds like my strap. Here’s the link to it. Thankfully I could use Birchbox points when i got it, so I only paid like 30 bucks for it.
http://formfunctionform.com/product/button-stud-weekender/
that looks like what I got but nice that they have different colours. The more “worn” the strap gets the better it looks – mic drop!
I am british and I don’t feel I have a snooty accent – imagine if I said Megan Collins said “yee haw that’s a hoot!” every time I read what she says. 😉
I mean, I do say that ALL the time, so….
I wear a watch because they look cool, it’s a way to add character to an outfit. And women do notice – they may not ‘care’ but they notice. Dudes notice too. If anything people comment on something. I have like 3-4 watches, a Storm one which looks cool, metal band I wear it to work meetings it’s my “nice” watch not super expensive. Then I have a Police watch which is huge and heavy loads of detail black leather and studded it’s verging on douchey and I used to wear it alot it has loads of detail. Got a Casio because it’s vintage. usually just use it at the gym now to time myself.
Then I bought a Timex Weekender and a strap from Etsy and some coloured ones from Cheap Natio Straps. Haven’t looked back, swap out the straps almost daily and get tonnes of comments. The Timex was cheaper than the other two by far. So you don’t have to spend a tonne and Timex is always up on mr Porter so it gets respect.
…hopefully you’re picking up what I am putting down?