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Old 6 May 2023, 01:53 AM   #1
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Watch and sunglasses

Hi guys,

Just curious… should your watch match your sunglasses?
Do you wear the same color watch and sunglasses? For example, gold frame sunglasses and gold watch or do you mix it?

Would love to hear your opinions what do you think about that.

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Old 6 May 2023, 02:22 AM   #2
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I don’t normally wear sunglasses but I should probably pick up a pair.
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Old 6 May 2023, 02:28 AM   #3
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Never really considered pairing the watch with sunglasses. I'm a Persol snob, and have a variety of colors, so maybe I do subconsciously pair the glasses to the watch I'm wearing. I'll have to pay more attention to that now.
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Old 6 May 2023, 02:29 AM   #4
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Hi guys,

Just curious… should your watch match your sunglasses?
Do you wear the same color watch and sunglasses? For example, gold frame sunglasses and gold watch or do you mix it?

Would love to hear your opinions what do you think about that.

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I dont think it matters, but you reminded me I need to buy some lv glasses
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Old 6 May 2023, 03:05 AM   #5
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I have lots of sunglasses. I pair them with my clothes and I pair my watch and clothes so yeah, technically I pair my sunglasses with the watch I'm wearing that day too
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Old 6 May 2023, 03:09 AM   #6
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Never once gave it a thought.

I mostly wear tortoise Ray Bans … now I need a Leopard Daytona
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Old 6 May 2023, 03:15 AM   #7
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Never once gave it a thought.

I mostly wear tortoise Ray Bans … now I need a Leopard Daytona
Funny this is exactly my response. Tortoise shell frames and all, lol

Brian’s of great style.
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Old 6 May 2023, 03:22 AM   #8
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Funny this is exactly my response. Tortoise shell frames and all, lol



Brian’s of great style.
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Old 6 May 2023, 03:26 AM   #9
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funny I do that.
I wear my dj36 yg, with ray-ban pilot golden frame and grey lenses
then, I have my omega planet ocean, with oakley flak xl matt black frame and brown lenses.
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Old 6 May 2023, 03:30 AM   #10
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They are both accessories and do not need to (and probably shouldn’t) match.

Many people make the mistake of trying to match a watch and their shirt for example, and it almost always looks bad. Accessories do not need to match your outfit and contrast is actually a good thing.

Matchy-matchy is not a good look.


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Old 6 May 2023, 04:16 AM   #11
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I thought about it... nope.

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Old 6 May 2023, 05:09 AM   #12
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I live in the U.K. Sunglasses are barely a thing.

For the 8 or so days of sun we get a year, a couple of pairs of raybans and Oakleys in black match everything without thinking about it. They’re the sub and sub date of sunglasses.

Could even call them SubGlasses!
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Old 6 May 2023, 06:59 AM   #13
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I live in the U.K. Sunglasses are barely a thing.

For the 8 or so days of sun we get a year, a couple of pairs of raybans and Oakleys in black match everything without thinking about it. They’re the sub and sub date of sunglasses.

Could even call them SubGlasses!
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Old 6 May 2023, 07:01 AM   #14
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I have Ferrari raybans. They have black lenses and frame but the stems are red. Wasn't a conscious decision but pairs well with my SD43
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Old 6 May 2023, 07:04 AM   #15
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Old 6 May 2023, 07:22 AM   #16
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Old 6 May 2023, 08:16 AM   #17
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My sunglasses are tortoise Oliver Peoples - Cucinelli. They are legit!
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Old 6 May 2023, 09:31 AM   #18
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Maybe subconsciously . . .
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Old 6 May 2023, 09:38 AM   #19
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I try to match when I can but I happen to have more sunglasses than watches, so I'm covered in this department :)



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Old 7 May 2023, 05:45 AM   #20
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I try to match when I can but I happen to have more sunglasses than watches, so I'm covered in this department :)



I gotta ask...why the giant flashlight?

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Old 7 May 2023, 06:04 AM   #21
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I generally wear sunglasses that match my car. Non polarized so I can use the heads-up display!!!
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Old 7 May 2023, 07:14 AM   #22
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Sunglasses and shoes usually match.
Shoes and watch usually match.
Therefore sunglasses and watch sometimes match.

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Old 7 May 2023, 07:25 AM   #23
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I generally wear sunglasses that match my car. Non polarized so I can use the heads-up display!!!
Interesting. I wear polarized and have no issue with my heads up display. My glasses are supposedly polarized…

Edit: to answer the original post, it’s never occurred to me to match my sunglasses and my watch.
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Old 7 May 2023, 12:01 PM   #24
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I only wear Randolph glasses, their aviators for daily and then RE Rangers for trap/clays
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Old 7 May 2023, 11:10 PM   #25
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Interesting. I wear polarized and have no issue with my heads up display. My glasses are supposedly polarized…
The direction of the polarization is the same, so there can't be a problem with a good quality sunglass. Just as a remark, I wish to add that every mobile phone display is polarized, as almost all the LCD/LED displays are polarized
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Old 7 May 2023, 11:34 PM   #26
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In recent times, both my watches and sunglasses have been white metal. So, not a lot of effort there.

All my watches have different color dials, and a couple contrast colored straps. Matching those with clothes is more effort.
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Old 7 May 2023, 11:38 PM   #27
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I match metals in my watches, sunglasses, belt buckle, cufflinks, pen, etc. You get the idea. It is also about color.
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Old 8 May 2023, 12:45 AM   #28
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Recent storm here in Cali and reported power outages. Just wanted a light handy for each room just in case :)
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Old 8 May 2023, 02:24 AM   #29
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I don't match the sunglasses. Tend to wear these mostly, whatever the watch.



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