Rolex fraying suits at cuff

[sambb]

Any solution for this. Keeps happening in my nice suits and shirts.

[Dufresne]

Fraying? What model and how do you wear your watch? Never heard of this.


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[CPZorro]

Is your suit sleeve just a touch too long? Perhaps unbutton the first button on the suite sleeve?

[harvey]

Lol

[Ensign]

Wear your Rolex under your cuff.

If you must wear it low and brushing your cuff, you can also get your cuff “turned.” It sounds like you are wearing expensive shirts; a taylor just cuts the seam of the cuffs, folds and re-sews it.

Or, you can just wear more inexpensive shirts and change them out when they fray.

[dannyp]

My guess is that this happens largely from wearing the jacket when seated, with wrist resting on the desk/keyboard? Otherwise, I doubt there would be enough friction anywhere to cause this (if, say, you were just walking around). My personal fix would be to hang my jacket when seated, but I'd do that for other reasons, too.

[blargle]

i have ruined a few bloomberg terminals over the years by scraping my watch on them but never suits/jackets... what... exactly are you doing when you are having said problem?

[JMGoodnight369]

Wow. Just when you think it can’t get worse beyond the “is it safe” post………….we finally reached the low point LOL

[Chester01]

Originally Posted by sambb

Any solution for this. Keeps happening in my nice suits and shirts.

Any rolex outside the Cellini line is not a dress watch. Solution, get an actual dress watch.

[Driver8]

Originally Posted by Chester01

Any rolex outside the Cellini line is not a dress watch. Solution, get an actual dress watch.

This ^.

Older Breitling Chronomats with the pronounced bezel rider-tabs used to be renowned as cuff shredders. The only solution is to not wear sports models (with grippy bezels), with dress shirt cuffs.

First world problem for sure, but I'm still not sure why some find the idea that crisp, sharp edges to bezels may damage cloth cuffs so hard to comprehend.

[JSCP]

Makes no sense, sorry

[CPZorro]

If your sitting down, your suit sleeve should travel up your arm and be nowhere near your watch. I think it’s the cut of your suit and not your watch that is the problem.

[brucethemanlee]

I don't wear suits anymore :)

[Tools]

Can't say that I've had that problem.

I do prefer French cuffs and check to make sure they are large enough for the watch to smoothly ride in and out.

Subs don't fit as well under cuffs as a GMT or DJ, and earlier models are far better than the latest pie-tin size watches.

[3omar]

Dress shirt cuffs should be fitted to the watch that you wear with them, so that the watch fits snuggly under the cuff. This ensures that the cuff does not move much as you move your arm around, but still allows you to gently move your cuff out of the way to look at your watch when you need to tell the time. A jacket sleeve should be a 1/4 to 1/2 an inch shorter than the shirt sleeve. If your shirts and jackets are fitted that way, I don't see how your shirts or your jackets can get frayed.

Your tailor, or an alterations person at a menswear store, can easily fit your dress shirt cuffs for you, if you bring your watch to the fitting. It's a 20-minute job.

If you wear different size watches with dress shirts, decide first which shirts are going to be worn with which size watches and proceed accordingly.

I know, this sounds overly fussy, but if you wear dress shirts all day, it's worth making the extra effort. I stopped wearing dress shirts for work years ago, but this is what I used to do.

[sambb]

tailored suits and shirts still rub against the bezels of many rolexes, and the skyD is particularly prone to this problem, even if fitted well, due to lots movement. I think a patek or vacheron or lange would be better with dress shirts, and reserve the rolex for casual wear.

[alphadweller]

Originally Posted by sambb

tailored suits and shirts still rub against the bezels of many rolexes, and the skyD is particularly prone to this problem, even if fitted well, due to lots movement. I think a patek or vacheron or lange would be better with dress shirts, and reserve the rolex for casual wear.

This. I never wear my sports watches with a suit. They're not meant to.

[AF_Rob]

I think anything with rotating bezels and sharp chunky lugs (maxi cases maybe?) may do your shirts harm.

Maybe consider a smooth bezel or wear your pieces a bit tighter.

[Old Expat Beast]

Originally Posted by AF_Rob

I think anything with rotating bezels and sharp chunky lugs (maxi cases maybe?) may do your shirts harm.

Maybe consider a smooth bezel or wear your pieces a bit tighter.

This. We've had pics before showing where sharp scalloped rotating bezels have frayed the insides or edges of shirt cuffs.

[brandrea]

Originally Posted by Old Expat Beast

This. We've had pics before showing where sharp scalloped rotating bezels have frayed the insides or edges of shirt cuffs.

I remember when it first surfaced and the SD43 was sighted as having a sharper bezel. I can attest to this reference nipping at my sweater cuffs. It has a sharper bezel than most.

[fsprow]

Dress clothes = thin dress watch.

[Dirt]

Originally Posted by fsprow

Dress clothes = thin dress watch.

Yes, this sums it up nicely
Then again, I don't particularly regard any Rolex as a dress watch but may consider any Rolex with a smooth bezel as passable if it's the best watch one has.

Anybody wearing a bejewelled watch would have no legitimate right to complain in this regard. Just put on a new shirt

[Rebel]

Originally Posted by fsprow

Dress clothes = thin dress watch.

My thoughts exactly.

[beshannon]

Originally Posted by sambb

Any solution for this. Keeps happening in my nice suits and shirts.

Would really like to see some pictures of watch damage to shirts and suits.

Thanks

[dba]

First world problems.

[omar10213245]

Originally Posted by dba

First world problems.

Um, ya. Pretty sure he lives in the first world, so no surprise.

[5thLegion]

Originally Posted by dba

First world problems.

Man, ain't that the truth.

Some of the discussions here make me scratch my head.

What's next OP, my Porsche is too hard on tires?

[Calatrava r]

Originally Posted by 5thLegion

Man, ain't that the truth.

Some of the discussions here make me scratch my head.

What's next OP, my Porsche is too hard on tires?

My 2002 911 Cab got maybe 6500 miles on the rear tires with normal driving.

[ratty]

Originally Posted by Calatrava r

My 2002 911 Cab got maybe 6500 miles on the rear tires with normal driving.

Sounds a bit like my C63!

[WatchGuy1966]

I noticed that the serrations on the GMT Master II Bezel (116710) left marks near the inside door handle of my 4Runner. Where it kinda "bit" the soft plastic.

Didn't bother me though. I was more amused.