Is the dress watch dead?

[Degas]

What do you think?

http://www.askmen.com/fashion/mens-w...d-watches.html

(Sorry if the topic was already discussed)

[77T]

I think too much of the theory is based on a movie series vs. the general decline in "dress" anything. The workplace and even formal events have declined into "dressy casual" and wristwear along with it...

[james1787]

I think you see less watches in general due to cell phones, etc. I would think the Bond movies have some influence but these days people are less dressy in general. Many corporations are mostly casual. I dislike dress casual, I like dressing up but dress casual is the way it is where I work.

[Presa canary]

I could care less what a fictional character in a mediocre movie series wears. Nor what the author at ask men thinks. But trust me, the dress watch is alive and thriving.

[Reu]

Originally Posted by Presa canary

I could care less what a fictional character in a mediocre movie series wears. Nor what the author at ask men thinks. But trust me, the dress watch is alive and thriving.

Well put.

[HL65]

Me thinks not!

[Macnavara]

Sadly maybe

[SixPak]

No the dress watch is far from dead and not only that, to me, it should be an essential piece in any serious collection.

[Onikage]

No. Maybe not as serious a part of a chap's attire as it once was. Serious complications are dress watch territory.

[Degas]

Originally Posted by Presa canary

I could care less what a fictional character in a mediocre movie series wears. Nor what the author at ask men thinks. But trust me, the dress watch is alive and thriving.

The ask men author is actually against the oversized wear it everywhere watch trend..

[azguy]

Most men under 50 are pretty active today and sport watches suit their style more, plus 90% of the work places here in the states are business casual so I think a dress watch is on a slow decline...

[Mauiguy]

I really like this article and feel the author makes a valid point. I too cringe whenever I see people wearing these giant steel underwater behemoths with unidirectional rotating bezels and depth gages to formal dinner gatherings and other dressy affairs. The author is clearly making a plea for the return of the proper watch for the proper occasion! :-)

[dysondiver]

you pick your watch as you pick your boots , you dont wear wellies to the office ,,, etc
place for everything , bet you dont see 44mm dress watches though.

[landroverking]

Originally Posted by Degas

What do you think?

http://www.askmen.com/fashion/mens-w...d-watches.html

(Sorry if the topic was already discussed)

Just dumb. Waste of time reading it.

[Presa canary]

Originally Posted by Degas

The ask men author is actually against the oversized wear it everywhere watch trend..

I'm not quite sure what he's for or against... But what I do know is he claimed the dress watch is dead, and Rambo, I mean bond fired the bullet. Absolute crap writing, IMO of course

[Mauiguy]

It's just satire. The author isn't trying to be Shakespeare!

[joe100]

'Eh, folks don't wear suits very often these days. A sort coat and he's switch a DJ or OP looks fine

[RubiconRolex]

Not as long as I'm alive.

[Argentius]

Dying the same way that the percentage of daily suits are, I suppose.

I think this is one of the great iconic things about something like a DJ -- it works with a suit, yes, but is also just a little sporty, if on a bracelet.

Contrast with a very, very thin gold watch on a simple leather strap, like a Patek Calatrava or JLC Master Control -- the super-simple, minimalist watches look striking with a suit but are easily overwhelmed by sportswear.

[peitron]

Originally Posted by Macnavara

Sadly maybe

Not dead, but sadly an endangered species.

[Mauiguy]

Originally Posted by Argentius

Contrast with a very, very thin gold watch on a simple leather strap, like a Patek Calatrava or JLC Master Control -- the super-simple, minimalist watches look striking with a suit but are easily overwhelmed by sportswear.

Not according to GQ...

http://www.gq.com/style/style-manual...meters#slide=9

I'm no fashion model, but I do subscribe to the above dress code.

[TimeOnHand]

Originally Posted by Mauiguy

Not according to GQ...

http://www.gq.com/style/style-manual...meters#slide=9

I'm no fashion model, but I do subscribe to the above dress code.

Thanks for that above GQ Link... very cool

[TimeOnHand]

Originally Posted by Degas

What do you think?

http://www.askmen.com/fashion/mens-w...d-watches.html

(Sorry if the topic was already discussed)

Not at all mate...

[captkevin]

For me... they never were alive.

[rmfnla]

Originally Posted by dysondiver

you pick your watch as you pick your boots , you dont wear wellies to the office ,,, etc
place for everything , bet you dont see 44mm dress watches though.

People who wear "wellies" probably wear "rollies"...

[QueueCumber]

It isn't dead. I love business casual and casual casual. Thank God for less stuffiness in the world. I wear dress watches with t-shirts, shorts, and flip-flops because I can...

[WhatTheDeuce]

Originally Posted by QueueCumber

It isn't dead. I love business casual and casual casual. Thank God for less stuffiness in the world. I wear dress watches with t-shirts, shorts, and flip-flops because I can...

I do the same...

[Le Chef]

He probably sells one of the best dress watches in the world, and I don't get the sense he's struggling selling them.

[Lucky777]

Originally Posted by QueueCumber

It isn't dead. I love business casual and casual casual. Thank God for less stuffiness in the world. I wear dress watches with t-shirts, shorts, and flip-flops because I can...

Ditto. Always interesting when people will comment I have a "fancy watch" for just running around. That's the beauty of being your own person ..wear what you want when you want :)


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[Racerdj]

I still see them but it seems I see more sports watch models.