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007Sub · 26 August 2013, 11:11 AM

A friend of mine recently told me that the sub is too "sporty" for him... I know its a tool watch but please.... this looks mighty dressy with the right attire if you ask me!

blackout · 26 August 2013, 11:12 AM

Looks good to me!

Trouble15 · 26 August 2013, 11:14 AM

Looks good with a bathing suit in the water, or a pair jeans on the weekends, or even with a suit.

Nice shot!

HL65 · 26 August 2013, 11:15 AM

Looks good with anything!!

LA_LEC · 26 August 2013, 11:16 AM

It's not the watch - it's the man who is wearing the watch.
It takes a real man to pull off the look.

Sorry but you will simply have to break the news to your friend...

2th Dr · 26 August 2013, 11:16 AM

Ummm, James Bond wore it with a tuxedo, so....

Rags · 26 August 2013, 11:16 AM

Looks fantastic to me...I'll wear my sub with anything.

Presa canary · 26 August 2013, 11:16 AM

No. I don't think the sub is dressy... That being said, it's supposedly one of the very few " sport" watches that can be matched with a suit. To each their own. That watch looks great to me in any attire.

SWISSAHOLICS · 26 August 2013, 11:20 AM

Subs look great with anything....your friend needs to see this thread

Jack T · 26 August 2013, 11:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Presa canary

No. I don't think the sub is dressy... That being said, it's supposedly one of the very few " sport" watches that can be matched with a suit. To each their own. That watch looks great to me in any attire.

Well put. I agree that the Sub is not 'dressy'; does not mean that doesn't look great!

Mystro · 26 August 2013, 11:27 AM

Worked for James Bond...Why does your friend care how you dress???

mkmk · 26 August 2013, 11:37 AM

works for me.

TX - Longhorns · 26 August 2013, 11:41 AM

I think you are good, goes with anything.....

cop414 · 26 August 2013, 11:41 AM

Nothing wrong with dressing up or dressing down with the Sub.

007Sub · 26 August 2013, 11:47 AM

Loving these responses! I'm going to actually send my friend a link to this thread! Please post more pics of subs with more formal attire if you have any! Thanks all!

T. Ferguson · 26 August 2013, 11:49 AM

Your friend is absolutely right, he has to be. He said it is too sporty for him, and he should know. Until he changes his mind that is.

Not too sporty for most of us to be able to pull it off with a suit and tie, though.

Angrypuppy · 26 August 2013, 11:49 AM

I bought my 14060m partly to have a watch slightly dressier than my GMT.

That said I don't think it's a dress watch. If you are on vacation with one watch, wear it. If someone is looking to purchase a watch to wear with a tux, no way a sub should be it.

SUBversive · 26 August 2013, 11:50 AM

Your friend is misinformed.

cop414 · 26 August 2013, 11:51 AM

One more...

slvrbulletv6 · 26 August 2013, 12:29 PM

Rolex's marketing department will disagree with your friend.

GradyPhilpott · 26 August 2013, 12:53 PM

The Submariner was quintessentially a working man's watch, thus the term "tool" that is so often applied to it.

It was Fleming and Hollywood that connected Rolex and the Submariner to the dual worlds of suave sophistication and derring-do of James Bond.

It is ironic, I think, that Rolex more or less fell into this happy arrangement, especially since they refused to provide the production company with a specimen to use in the film that gave the watch such notoriety.

And even after years of Omega buying their way onto the screen in the company of Mr. Bond, it is still Rolex with whom Bond is most often associated.

Or is it just the crowd I hang with on the internet?

Nevertheless, without Ian Fleming and his famous character, Mr. Bond, the idea of wearing a working-class watch with a suit and even formal wear might still be the absurdity that it was once considered to be.

Today, of course, the march of digital technology in the world of diving and in material science of the world of horology, the Submariner is mostly an upper-middle and upper-class mark of distinction.

versatile1 · 26 August 2013, 01:06 PM

I wear mine quite regularly with a suit
A Rolex no matter the style can always dress up

afc1 · 26 August 2013, 01:07 PM

I think the Sub looks great with formal clothes...

threemonkeys · 26 August 2013, 01:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LA_LEC

It's not the watch - it's the man who is wearing the watch.
It takes a real man to pull off the look.

Sorry but you will simply have to break the news to your friend...

I must agree with this comment, my friend.

nickng · 26 August 2013, 01:11 PM

I have seen plenty people wearing that sub on formal occasions.
Probably your friend has many other dressy watches for selection.
Otherwise the Sub is a very versatile watch to fit all occasions.

kilyung · 26 August 2013, 01:14 PM

I'd tell my wife that your friend has a point... so you can buy a DD!

KBM · 26 August 2013, 01:21 PM

Looks good to me!

Hairdude1 · 26 August 2013, 02:08 PM

I think it works well with a suit

How · 26 August 2013, 02:28 PM

I'm a big fan of Subs with a suit.

redsea10021 · 26 August 2013, 02:41 PM

I agree Sub looks great in "dressy" situation. Truth is that there are no rules anymore. Used to be considered wrong to wear loafers with a suit or a button down shirt with a tie. But all of this has changed and there are few restrictions about proper dressing now. The sub always did and still looks great with a suit or even dinner jacket. I think same could be said for GMT as well.

26 August 2013, 11:11 AM	#1
007Sub "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Real Name: Greg Location: USA Watch: Milsub Posts: 1,635	Rolex Sub not dressy? A friend of mine recently told me that the sub is too "sporty" for him... I know its a tool watch but please.... this looks mighty dressy with the right attire if you ask me! Attached Images __________________ @true_patina @true.dome

26 August 2013, 11:15 AM	#4
HL65 TRF Moderator & 2024 SubLV41 Patron Join Date: Dec 2007 Real Name: Ken Location: SW Florida Watch: One on my wrist. Posts: 64,009	Looks good with anything!! __________________ *SPEM SUCCESSUS ALIT*

26 August 2013, 11:16 AM	#5
LA_LEC "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Los Angeles Watch: Explorer Posts: 1,793	It's not the watch - it's the man who is wearing the watch. It takes a real man to pull off the look. Sorry but you will simply have to break the news to your friend... __________________ 16610 ♛ 16610LV ♛ 214270 MK2 "Life is far too short not to wear a Rolex!"

26 August 2013, 11:16 AM	#7
Rags 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Real Name: Chuck Location: SW Florida Watch: 16233,16610,214270 Posts: 11,196	Looks fantastic to me...I'll wear my sub with anything. __________________ 16233 Y Serial Datejust 16610 Z Serial Submariner 214270 Explorer *114300 Oyster Perpetual* *76200 Tudor Date+Day*

26 August 2013, 11:20 AM	#9
SWISSAHOLICS "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Here! Watch: Rolex Posts: 4,366	Subs look great with anything....your friend needs to see this thread __________________ 16610LN \| 16613LB \| 16710 Pepsi \| 118238 \| 116500 (White) \| 116500 (Black) \| 116710BLNR \| 116610LV "The one thing I fear most is time; time waits for no one and leaves no options."

26 August 2013, 11:12 AM	#2
blackout "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Everywhere Watch: SubC LN & LV Posts: 743	Looks good to me!

26 August 2013, 11:14 AM	#3
Trouble15 "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Real Name: Steve Location: USA Watch: A few Posts: 8,884	Looks good with a bathing suit in the water, or a pair jeans on the weekends, or even with a suit. Nice shot!

26 August 2013, 11:16 AM	#6
2th Dr Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Real Name: Mark-O! Location: Arlington, TX Watch: Rolex Posts: 12,714	Ummm, James Bond wore it with a tuxedo, so....

26 August 2013, 11:16 AM	#8
Presa canary "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Real Name: Justin Location: Pa Watch: Explorer ii Posts: 3,155	No. I don't think the sub is dressy... That being said, it's supposedly one of the very few " sport" watches that can be matched with a suit. To each their own. That watch looks great to me in any attire.

26 August 2013, 11:27 AM	#11
Mystro 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Real Name: The Mystro ;) Location: Central Pa. Posts: 15,514	Worked for James Bond...Why does your friend care how you dress??? __________________

26 August 2013, 11:37 AM	#12
mkmk "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: So. California Posts: 451	works for me.

26 August 2013, 11:41 AM	#13
TX - Longhorns "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Dallas Watch: 116610LN Posts: 86	I think you are good, goes with anything.....

26 August 2013, 11:41 AM	#14
cop414 TRF Moderator & 2024 SubLV41 Patron Join Date: Apr 2012 Real Name: Tim Location: Pennsylvania Watch: 14060M Posts: 72,249	Nothing wrong with dressing up or dressing down with the Sub. Attached Images __________________ Rolex Submariner 14060M Omega Seamaster 2254.50 DOXA Professional 1200T Card carrying member of TRF's Global Association of Retro-Grouch-Curmudgeons TRF's "After Dark" Bar & NightClub Patron P Club Member #17 2 FA ENABLED

26 August 2013, 11:47 AM	#15
007Sub "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Real Name: Greg Location: USA Watch: Milsub Posts: 1,635	Loving these responses! I'm going to actually send my friend a link to this thread! Please post more pics of subs with more formal attire if you have any! Thanks all! __________________ @true_patina @true.dome

26 August 2013, 11:49 AM	#16
T. Ferguson "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Left Coast Posts: 7,025	Your friend is absolutely right, he has to be. He said it is too sporty for him, and he should know. Until he changes his mind that is. Not too sporty for most of us to be able to pull it off with a suit and tie, though. __________________ *Some days it's just not worth chewing through the restraints.*

26 August 2013, 11:49 AM	#17
Angrypuppy "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Real Name: Jason Location: FL390 Posts: 2,376	I bought my 14060m partly to have a watch slightly dressier than my GMT. That said I don't think it's a dress watch. If you are on vacation with one watch, wear it. If someone is looking to purchase a watch to wear with a tux, no way a sub should be it.

26 August 2013, 11:50 AM	#18
SUBversive Banned Join Date: May 2011 Location: ri Watch: Sun Dial Posts: 14,346	Your friend is misinformed.

26 August 2013, 11:51 AM	#19
cop414 TRF Moderator & 2024 SubLV41 Patron Join Date: Apr 2012 Real Name: Tim Location: Pennsylvania Watch: 14060M Posts: 72,249	One more... Attached Images __________________ Rolex Submariner 14060M Omega Seamaster 2254.50 DOXA Professional 1200T Card carrying member of TRF's Global Association of Retro-Grouch-Curmudgeons TRF's "After Dark" Bar & NightClub Patron P Club Member #17 2 FA ENABLED

26 August 2013, 12:29 PM	#20
slvrbulletv6 "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: "City of Angels" Watch: 116613LN serti Posts: 214	Rolex's marketing department will disagree with your friend.

26 August 2013, 12:53 PM	#21
GradyPhilpott 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: New Mexico Watch: Seiko #SRK047 Posts: 34,460	The Submariner was quintessentially a working man's watch, thus the term "tool" that is so often applied to it. It was Fleming and Hollywood that connected Rolex and the Submariner to the dual worlds of suave sophistication and derring-do of James Bond. It is ironic, I think, that Rolex more or less fell into this happy arrangement, especially since they refused to provide the production company with a specimen to use in the film that gave the watch such notoriety. And even after years of Omega buying their way onto the screen in the company of Mr. Bond, it is still Rolex with whom Bond is most often associated. Or is it just the crowd I hang with on the internet? Nevertheless, without Ian Fleming and his famous character, Mr. Bond, the idea of wearing a working-class watch with a suit and even formal wear might still be the absurdity that it was once considered to be. Today, of course, the march of digital technology in the world of diving and in material science of the world of horology, the Submariner is mostly an upper-middle and upper-class mark of distinction. __________________ JJ Inaugural TRF $50 Watch Challenge Winner

26 August 2013, 01:06 PM	#22
versatile1 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Real Name: Jeff Location: Nanaimo, B.C. Watch: DJ2 Blue Romans Posts: 1,980	I wear mine quite regularly with a suit A Rolex no matter the style can always dress up

26 August 2013, 01:07 PM	#23
afc1 "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Boston Posts: 1,848	I think the Sub looks great with formal clothes... __________________ afc1 Watch Collection: Rolex and AP

26 August 2013, 01:11 PM	#25
nickng "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Real Name: NickN Location: Singapore Watch: Rolex Posts: 524	I have seen plenty people wearing that sub on formal occasions. Probably your friend has many other dressy watches for selection. Otherwise the Sub is a very versatile watch to fit all occasions. __________________ NickN

26 August 2013, 01:14 PM	#26
kilyung 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Cave Watch: Sundial Posts: 33,940	I'd tell my wife that your friend has a point... so you can buy a DD!

26 August 2013, 01:21 PM	#27
KBM 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Real Name: K. Location: 780 Posts: 10,460	Looks good to me!

26 August 2013, 02:08 PM	#28
Hairdude1 "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Real Name: Alex Location: Chicago Watch: AP,PP, Rolex Posts: 37,156	I think it works well with a suit

26 August 2013, 02:28 PM	#29
How "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Melbourne Watch: 16610, Tudor 1960 Posts: 1,554	I'm a big fan of Subs with a suit.

26 August 2013, 02:41 PM	#30
redsea10021 "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Saudi Arabia Posts: 227	I agree Sub looks great in "dressy" situation. Truth is that there are no rules anymore. Used to be considered wrong to wear loafers with a suit or a button down shirt with a tie. But all of this has changed and there are few restrictions about proper dressing now. The sub always did and still looks great with a suit or even dinner jacket. I think same could be said for GMT as well.

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