Thread: What types of watches do you like?

I'd enjoy wearing a Breitling dress watch. All tool watches all the time gets dull.

Of course I'd also enjoy wearing a Navitimer or a 1960s reverse panda Top Time.

Not fancy, but dressy enough for work.
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Originally Posted by noelekal

I'd enjoy wearing a Breitling dress watch. All tool watches all the time gets dull.

Of course I'd also enjoy wearing a Navitimer or a 1960s reverse panda Top Time.

I agree. A vintage or classic dress watch is always a winner for an (pardon the expression) Old Money fashion statement.

I was on a large corporation's Board of Directors in my 40s, and your dress in the Boardroom was paramount. You would not want to show up (back then) with a Rolex metal band watch. It was a sign to the other board members that you were not well groomed for that position. A conservative fine timepiece with a leather band was what you'd wear with your bespoke suit and your Allen Edmonds shoes. That vintage Breitling would have been spot on for a good timepiece to wear at a Board meeting.

However, I'm sure times have changed. Many Board members of Tech companies today probably show up for meetings in khakis and polo shirts. Mechanical wrist watches have been replaced by the Apple Watch.

There are plenty of high end and not too high end watches in the 37-39mm category and 10mm or less thick. They all come with leather straps and any would be suitable in the boardroom.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

There are plenty of high end and not too high end watches in the 37-39mm category and 10mm or less thick. They all come with leather straps and any would be suitable in the boardroom.

Of course they would. I was not saying you MUST have a classic vintage. I was stating that when I served on a large Board, a metal banded watch was taboo, and a classic vintage watch with a leather strap would have been an ideal solution. Again, this has probably changed. Especially with the young Tech companies. I can imagine a lot of business casual and Apple Watches, or Smartphones instead of bespoke suits and leather banded watches in the Boardroom these days.

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