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Wearing a dress watch with casual clothes

TheFoo

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Well, if we're talking specifically about the watch posted by the OP: I'd take a pass. It's way too busy and flashy to work as a dress watch for me, yet it also fails as a sport watch. It's honestly downright gaudy. If you like Rolex, you're better off with a plain steel Datejust on a strap.
 

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Originally Posted by RSS
As a watch person ... I often notice what watch a person is wearing. If it's a Rolex, I usually assume that the person is new to watches or is one who doesn't really care (or know much) about watches. The Rolex movements I've seen (more than a few) were poorly finished. But I'll admit ... I haven't looked at one in over ten years. But I saw enough thirty years ago to know it wasn't a watch for me. The JLC Reverso is my favorite model ... and the watch I choose to wear most often.
They mean something to me beyond simple consumerism, I dont base my decisions on what people in passing may think of me because of the watch I'm wearing. Any poorly made assumptions are on them. Some of my closest friends have similar opinions about Rolex owners, but to each there own. Regardless of our difference in taste you make a fine choice with the JLC and I would recommend it highly over the Rolex in the OP.
 

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Originally Posted by mafoofan
I wear my dressy watch with more casual clothes all the time. The only reason I don't wear it with short sleeves is because I don't want it getting scratched and dinged.

I've known quite a few watch aficionados that are equally fanatical about not scratching their watches. I don't subscribe to that camp of thought.

Out of curiosity, are you equally "protective" of your bespoke clothing?
 

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Originally Posted by RSS
As a watch person ... I often notice what watch a person is wearing. If it's a Rolex, I usually assume that the person is new to watches or is one who doesn't really care (or know much) about watches.

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They could also be people who have alot more money than you to burn.

See, I can be a dickhead too.
 

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thanks for the opinions guys.

Rolex certainly gets a lot of crap, and we all know why. For years I never thought I would buy one simply because of the statement they make (or that people want them to make). That was until they re-introduced the Prince line, the aesthetic of which I've always liked ever since seeing Humphrey Bogart wear one in "They Drive By Night". I like the watch, and would like it just as much if it were Bedat or Hamilton.

Some folks think that to buy a Rolex just because it's a Rolex shows a lack of individual taste. To avoid Rolex categorically because of the baggage that comes with the name seems just as much a lack of courage in one's own convictions, and even more pretentious.
 

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Originally Posted by westinghouse
They could also be people who have alot more money than you to burn.
Perhaps ... but unlikely.

But more to the point ... my comment has zero relationship to price. Just as there are watches that are well below the price of a Rolex ... there are a great many that equal or exceed such a watch ... no matter which Rolex model.
 

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Originally Posted by doctorbob
For years I never thought I would buy one simply because of the statement they make (or that people want them to make). That was until they re-introduced the Prince line, the aesthetic of which I've always liked ever since seeing Humphrey Bogart wear one in "They Drive By Night". I like the watch, and would like it just as much if it were Bedat or Hamilton.
Why not buy a vintage model if that is what attracted you it? If vintage models are brought into play ... I have a different opinion of the company.
 

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Originally Posted by doctorbob
thanks for the opinions guys. Rolex certainly gets a lot of crap, and we all know why. For years I never thought I would buy one simply because of the statement they make (or that people want them to make). That was until they re-introduced the Prince line, the aesthetic of which I've always liked ever since seeing Humphrey Bogart wear one in "They Drive By Night". I like the watch, and would like it just as much if it were Bedat or Hamilton. Some folks think that to buy a Rolex just because it's a Rolex shows a lack of individual taste. To avoid Rolex categorically because of the baggage that comes with the name seems just as much a lack of courage in one's own convictions, and even more pretentious.
If you are happy with it, that is what's important. If you swapped out the croc strap for a more understated calf or deer one, I think it would make a fine casual watch.
 

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Nice watch, wear it with everything and enjoy
 

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Originally Posted by bmf895
If you are happy with it, that is what's important.
Absolutely ... that is THE bottom line ... no matter what we think.
 

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Originally Posted by RSS
As a watch person ... I often notice what watch a person is wearing. If it's a Rolex, I usually assume that the person is new to watches or is one who doesn't really care (or know much) about watches.

Probably true for many rolex owners but certainly not all. Someone posted on TZ a while back about a customer returning to the store to complain that his submariner stops running from time to time and demanding a battery change free of charge! haha

I have a dozen or so (non-rolex) watches and finally purchased a GMT master II a few months ago. I think its a well made timepiece that is slightly overpriced but none the less a good addition to the stable. I say be cautious with generalizations.

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Originally Posted by dl20
I say be cautious with generalizations.
I'm generalizing ... but I'm not. How does the decoration of your Rolex movement compare to that found in a watch by Jaeger LeCoultre or Patek Philippe? Have you made such a comparison?

As I noted ... I haven't looked inside a Rolex in ten years or more ... but ten years ago ... the decoration of the Rolex movements I saw was astonishingly lacking. It was not a watch that I would consider to be first or even second tier. Jaeger LeCoultre and Patek Philippe would both be first.

EDIT: Below is a quote from an article about the Rolex Explorer ... but the author makes it quite obvious that his opinion isn't limited to the Explorer. It was written by a watchmaker and acquaintance for whom I have much respect. I'd take his word above mine ... and yet my experience is with my own eyes.

The contrast between the relatively good external appearance of the watch and the internal appearance is absolutely unparalleled in my experience.
I cannot think of another consumer product in which the gulf between the publicly perceived quality and the reality I saw is as broad as with the Explorer.​
 

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Originally Posted by lee_44106
I've known quite a few watch aficionados that are equally fanatical about not scratching their watches. I don't subscribe to that camp of thought.

I don't understand this either. It is very hard (unless you are really particular about it) to keep a watch *completely* scratch free. The major bumps you can try to be careful about but our hands swing when we walk or move, and sometimes hit against things. We should be more careful about our wrists than the watches
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Originally Posted by srivats
I don't understand this either. It is very hard (unless you are really particular about it) to keep a watch *completely* scratch free. The major bumps you can try to be careful about but our hands swing when we walk or move, and sometimes hit against things. We should be more careful about our wrists than the watches
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All of my watches have some scratches ... one or two are downright beat up. I definitely use everything I have.

I will however, admit ... that I frequently return my watches for servicing ... and servicing often includes refinishing.
 

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