Rolex Sub not dressy?

[GB-man]

Originally Posted by redsea10021

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.

Well said.

IMHO...no the rolex sub is not meant for the boardroom. But when paired with a suit, the juxtaposition is flawless. That is the difference between people who understand what makes fashion fun and those who are blindly following the rules.

[gr33n]

In my opinion, a good looking dress should have balanced elements, without shouting ones.

Color splash socks?
Gshock?
That cuts the balance.

A submariner (especially the 5 digits ones) is very, very well balanced. Slim lugs, small numbers on bezel, it is dressy.

[Cru Jones]

Originally Posted by T. Ferguson

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.

x2!

Originally Posted by kilyung

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

[munshpe]

Sub looks good with a suit, but I think the Datejust and DD dress up better.

[tanndonn]

I would expect 'The Most Interesting Man In The World' to be wearing a sub. Just in case something breaks out that needs to handled.

[cop414]

Originally Posted by tanndonn

I would expect 'The Most Interesting Man In The World' to be wearing a sub. Just in case something breaks out that needs to handled.

Haha, I love those commercials, the beer sucks though.

[cop414]

Originally Posted by slvrbulletv6

Rolex's marketing department will disagree with your friend.

If this ad doesn't do it for your friend then nothing will!

[tanndonn]

Originally Posted by cop414

Haha, I love those commercials, the beer sucks though.

OK, 'The Most Interesting Man In The World' wearing a sub, just in case and sipping on the real green bottled beer. Rolling Rock.

[UFGatorRolex]

Another vote for YES, it is definitely dressy enough in my opinion. As I mentioned in a different thread I had always planned on buying a Sub and mainly for work - which for me is either my home office or traveling and in meetings with high level execs from the largest companies in the world in many different verticals (broadcasters, banks, telcos, etc). In the end I went with a different Rolex but the main reason being I see many of them almost daily on those very execs wearing very expensive suits. These are guys that could afford any watch without batting an eye, and many of them choose the Sub.

[cop414]

Originally Posted by UFGatorRolex

Another vote for YES, it is definitely dressy enough in my opinion. As I mentioned in a different thread I had always planned on buying a Sub and mainly for work - which for me is either my home office or traveling and in meetings with high level execs from the largest companies in the world in many different verticals (broadcasters, banks, telcos, etc). In the end I went with a different Rolex but the main reason being I see many of them almost daily on those very execs wearing very expensive suits. These are guys that could afford any watch without batting an eye, and many of them choose the Sub.

Your last sentence speaks volumes!

[beshannon]

Originally Posted by 007Sub

A friend of mine recently told me that the sub is too "sporty" for him

Then it is, end of discussion

[capote]

Bond made the Submariner a dressy watch. But remember, he needed it since he came to the party in a wetsuit with a rubber duck on his head...and he actually used the bezel to time explosives. He didn't get OCD over the fact that it wasn't lined up to 12 exactly

[lig]

Does the Sub work with a suit? Absolutely!

Would I call it a dress watch? Not really. :)

[Alinoe]

I think I should make my usual argument here. The "James Bond did it"-argument only applies if you are comperable to James Bond in other ways as well. Or as it was eloquently stated in Forbes (Never mind that they confuse "Rolex" with "Sports Rolex":

There is, of course, the difficult matter of a certain fictional Scotsman who labors for the British foreign intelligence services and who, historically, seems to have done so less out of a sense of patriotism and a taste for the subtle chess-game of espionage than out of an appreciation for what appears to have been an extremely generous expense account and travel allowance, and the admiration of women (in other words, he lived like editors used to, which is why I suspect so many still have an otherwise inexplicable admiration for a thoroughly un-admirable individual.) Yes, it’s true, he was shown on screen to wear a Rolex with a tuxedo, and for some reason some find his Neanderthal perspectives on women and sociopathic homicidal tendencies a justification –don’t ask me why –for his personal style. In any case, as with Gianni Agnelli, so with Bond, James Bond –look in the mirror, and if you don’t see a hard-eyed, cruel-mouthed, chain-smoking, alcoholic, fictional man of the world suffering from clinical satyriasis, whose daily wardrobe includes a Berns-Martin cross draw shoulder holster and Walther PPK, then don’t pair a Rolex with a tux. Just, please, don’t.

[bawlin]

The Sub looks great under any circumstances. I routinely wear it with lounge clothes or formalwear. Looks right at home in either scenario...

[OML]

Originally Posted by tjspark

Well said.

IMHO...no the rolex sub is not meant for the boardroom. But when paired with a suit, the juxtaposition is flawless. That is the difference between people who understand what makes fashion fun and those who are blindly following the rules.

also well said sir.

[steveclocks]

I agree, the sub looks good in any situation !
and certainly perfect as a dresswatch too

[Lucky777]

I wear mine with everything from sweatpants to suits. I've had people make comments about wearing it with sweats saying its too dressy..I could are less. I was wearing it while working in the engine room on my boat this weekend spinning wrenches, got a shower and wore it to dinner that night to a nice restaurant, that's the beauty of the sub.

[drjfc62]

Originally Posted by Lucky777

I wear mine with everything from sweatpants to suits. I've had people make comments about wearing it with sweats saying its too dressy..I could are less. I was wearing it while working in the engine room on my boat this weekend spinning wrenches, got a shower and wore it to dinner that night to a nice restaurant, that's the beauty of the sub.

Very well said, and that about sums it up. I too wear it with everything, and like it very much. I don't much care if someone else disapproves.

[vintage69]

It is a Rolex. The standard by which all others watches are compared. Rolex is universal in its use in its many forms, from the DD to the humble Air-King. Wear the Sub with any clothes from jeans/t-shirt to Tux. Rolex is the standard of excellence.

[AK797]

Originally Posted by redsea10021

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.

I agree in this day and age I think it says more about the person insisting on following the rules than it does about the contravener. Wear what you want when you want. Never apologise and never lose your cool.

[AK797]

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[rmurphy]

I very much agree, my Sub fits in everywhere doing everything.

[Miamipawnsab]

I'd change my friend before my sub lol

[rowdy3]

Looks good when your naked too.

[Chainring]

Originally Posted by cop414

Haha, I love those commercials, the beer sucks though.

Blasphemy! That's my favorite beer you are talking about. Although I can drink a 6-pack with little effect then I just have to a lot so maybe you are on to something.

[submariner66]

Sub is not dressy it's sporty your friend is right. But sporty can be mixed with dressy it's done all the time. So it depends too there are sportier dress ideas that are quintessentially American, so if you lean towards this sportswear influenced idea of mens fashion then your fine. If your idea is more French then a proper dress watch is a must. Personally I much favor the sportswear look. But this is actually a great divide in menswear fashion idea look into it it's interesting to learn the history of it. And to those they think there are no rules anymore your very mistaken!

[Chainring]

Originally Posted by submariner66

And to those they think there are no rules anymore your very mistaken!

I'd agree with that statement but sadly, most people just don't know or just don't care. I was in a meeting the other day where the guy leading the meeting was wearing a giant blue plastic watch with his suit. It wasn't just blue, it was bright blue. The meeting was in Spanish and I was having a hard time translating because I was too busy following that watch around everywhere

[007Sub]

Originally Posted by Chainring

I'd agree with that statement but sadly, most people just don't know or just don't care. I was in a meeting the other day where the guy leading the meeting was wearing a giant blue plastic watch with his suit. It wasn't just blue, it was bright blue. The meeting was in Spanish and I was having a hard time translating because I was too busy following that watch around everywhere

Hahaha!!!

[jshepard]

It's a matter of preference. What's a dress watch nowadays anyway? You see people wear 60mm dinner plates with a chronograph function on their wrists with suits. Or a digital watch that can tell you the current atmospheric pressure and a button that glows in the dark while wearing chuck taylors in a 3 piece suit. I don't think anyone can argue what kind of watch is appropriate in dressy situations anymore. It's all preference now. While I wouldn't mind wearing a sub with an off-white dinner jacket and black slacks from time to time, I would much rather wear something thinner, low profile, cleaner dial (date or time only), in a black or dark brown leather band and between 34-40mm in diameter. I admire the classics so I show it in the way I dress. Some have a less conservative approach, and there's nothing wrong with that.