Help!!! My Boss, a Watch Enthusiast, Wearing Less Expensive Watch than Mine

[feilong108]

I presume the boss is more into what u can contribute to the company than what u wear on your wrist or what u drive to work....

Afterall he does know how much you are getting paid right....for me personally..i am lucky to be in a working enviroment with plenty of nice watches.

Oh Ya....my boss rocking a very nice AP RO as a daily wearer...

[Rolexpharm]

Keep wearing it, it'll let them know who's better at their job lol. Don't worry about what other people say just enjoy your Rolex that's what you got it for

[bridgs]

Originally Posted by Cru Jones

If he really is a "watch enthusiast", dollar value of watches shouldn't matter.

Nice Daytona, btw.

I agree with this, however the boss may care about it "a little".

[VICI]

Depends on his personality... also how valuable are you to the company.

Jealousy is easy to build up.

Be smart about it. It could enable him, or it could end up hurting you.

[AndyK]

Umm, congrats?

[Onikage]

Atleast he's an enthusiast. All but one of my superiors have worn pos type watches.

[AK797]

Originally Posted by Alex_NYC

Depends on his personality... also how valuable are you to the company.

Jealousy is easy to build up.

Be smart about it. It could enable him, or it could end up hurting you.

Agree, you have to make a judgement call based on what you know about him and your relationship, just for instance he might be cool with it but what if you were in a meeting together with clients or prospective clients and they see the watches you are both wearing and your company positions, it might not reflect well on either of you. This is just to illustrate there are many things to consider, it's probably not black and white, and only you will know what is the smart move for you.

[Macnavara]

Originally Posted by tkerrmd

I assume if he is your boss he could probably get close to whatever watch he wants. He chose the SS DJ because he likes it not the cost

I would assume you would each see each other's watch and respect each other's different tastes instead of judging by price tags, no worries

X2

[WhatTheDeuce]

Simple - Buy your boss a more expensive watch...

In all seriousness, I wear more expensive watches than my whole management chain. Some are even into watches (not necessarily enthusiasts like folks here), and I never had a problem.

[thomaspp]

Wear it and enjoy! Your boss would be silly to think badly of you for that. I wear nicer watches than my superiors. I don't wear gold to the office though ; except on an occasional friday here and there!).

[HogwldFLTR]

In my industry there are a lot of people who've moved from company to company and have amassed wealth a long the way. People tend to be judged more on what they accomplish than what's on their wrist. I hope that is the way it is where you are.

[Jay Mac]

Years ago my uncle was asked by his boss if he and two other employees would come over to his house and close up his yard for the winter including covering the pool, they would of course get paid overtime as it was on a Saturday. When my uncle suggested to his boss that he should get an automatic pool cover because its what he had and it made covering the pool much easier he was let go about two weeeks later. I would be very careful about wearing that beauty. Some bosses, I don't know.....

[beshannon]

Originally Posted by syahriltaher

Would it be okay for me?

No

[zama]

Had our global CEO in town this week he wears a Blancpain I had my PP, he has ordered a new 911 Targa I drive a 5 year old 135i, trust me your boss knows he earns more than you, and will justify his decision if he is comfortable in his own skin. That or he will assume you have family money or something else, I highly doubt he will be concerned in the slightest.

[never2late]

Obviously I have no idea what your employer is like but I actually had a Captain once who wanted to deny a fellow officer I supervised of a pay raise simply because he drove a Lincoln Town car. I had to convince the moron that the guy really did deserve the raise and that he had inherited the vehicle from his deceased Father-in-Law. Unfortunately, people like this really do exist. Just saying.

[syahriltaher]

Originally Posted by zama

Had our global CEO in town this week he wears a Blancpain I had my PP, he has ordered a new 911 Targa I drive a 5 year old 135i, trust me your boss knows he earns more than you, and will justify his decision if he is comfortable in his own skin. That or he will assume you have family money or something else, I highly doubt he will be concerned in the slightest.

[Callummcs]

Burst into his office and flaunt it in his face!! He will love it......;)

[Welshwatchman]

If your boss is also shorter, older and less good looking than you I'd recommend wearing a Timex or start looking for another job.

Luckily I'm the boss and I'm very very handsome indeed.

All the ladies flock to me.

[padi56]

Originally Posted by Dan Pierce

Guess it depends on if your boss measures a person by their watch.
dP

Have to agree Dan myself always employed the best person suited for the job irrespective to whatever watch he/she was wearing.Watches are just that watches its the guys behind the watches that's what counts. And not whether he/she is wearing a more expensive watch or even not wearing a watch at all.

[mjclark32]

If he is a WIS He'll probably love seeing it around the office

[Casey VP-26]

I would not worry about it. His watch might have special significance to him.

[Tseg]

Oh boy....

[rolex_DateJust]

You have nothing to worry about. I'm the only one in my department with a rolex and being 24 lol..

[Travelair007]

A lot a people telling you not to worry but quite honestly, we all know that that is simply not true.

It all depends on his personality, your level, contribution, etc. he may be a CEO and you're the COO....in that case it doesn't matter but if he's a manager of a department and you're his buyer, I'd be a little more cautious....

Personality plays a big role. I had a boss who would run into my office, we would strip our watches off and talk about them. Every new acquisition led to a great dialogue. I now work for someone who even though likes watches, is a little jealous of what I have.

I was wearing my Big Pilot and he had me take it off, look at it and proceeded to tell everyone at the table (5 other employees) that it was a $10k watch....embarrassing and unprofessional behavior to say the least....but I had it coming because I didn't want to care....

I now care and pay attention to those things.... I will also try and match the crowds when I travel with my CEO (he's a Rolex guy) I will make sure to have my new rolex with me....and so on and so forth...

A little common sense goes a long way....!

[locutus49]

Tell your boss his watch inspired you, as you have really admired it, to buy a Rolex, and you found this pre-owned for a really good price (lie about the price). That way you make him feel good, and he will probably think you bought a fake (but he won't tell you). So all is good.

[fmc000]

My boss wears a Tag Heuer Carrera that probably cost less than my Daytona but, as far as I know, he's more interested in making approximately four times the money I make and doesn't care about the watch differences.

I think I will do the same with roles swapped.

[syahriltaher]

Well thanks a lot guys for various comments here...I appreciate all of them...

Regards,

[Annan]

Two of my bosses during my career commented sarcastically about my Rolexes. I told both "If I can afford a Rolex you damn sure can too.". Never heard another word. In short, it's your boss' problem to deal with, not yours so I would wear what I want.

[00pumpkin]

Doesn't mean a thing. Everyone spends their money differently.

[syahriltaher]

Originally Posted by Annan

Two of my bosses during my career commented sarcastically about my Rolexes. I told both "If I can afford a Rolex you damn sure can too.". Never heard another word. In short, it's your boss' problem to deal with, not yours so I would wear what I want.

Completely agree Ron...