Comments on: GQ and Watches

By: X Cast

X Cast — Sun, 07 May 2006 12:02:43 +0000

With a Tux, nothing can touch a PanE Luminor’!

By: Van

Van — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 21:38:11 +0000

Wrist size has a vote in this also. A guy with really slim wrists wearing some huge Rolex with eight links taken out of the bracelet looks like… a wimpy nerd trying to look manly (and failing).

In a casual environment there is more flexibility, but in a serious professional environment, a watch is one of only three or four acceptable items of jewelry. As such, and as the largest item of jewelry, it deserves some consideration, not just a blanket “larger is better” approach.

For professional occasions, I go with a St. Moritz Titan II, black face and titanium bracelet.

By: Robert-Jan

Robert-Jan — Sat, 18 Mar 2006 10:14:21 +0000

What is the deal? Italians still decide what’s hot or not…. And Italians still prefer worn out oyster and jubilee bracelets on their vintage Subs, GMTs and even Date-Justs over Panerai or any other +40mm watch

By: Paul

Paul — Sat, 18 Mar 2006 09:07:49 +0000

The wearing of a watch 45mm or less in size just appears as though you have mistakenly picked up your wife’s timepiece an strapped it to your wrist. So when Dan states that “anything less thanb 43mm just looks wimpy to me” he is bang on right down the high street correct! The bigger the better I say. The only thing that would be obscene would be if you were to proffer your arm at 90degrees to your body and shove your huge timepiece under the nose of the individual who is asking you “what time is it?”

By: Dan

Dan — Sat, 18 Mar 2006 04:12:46 +0000

Yes. Tastes change. There is no right or wrong here. Anthing less than 43mm just looks wimpy to me these days. And bellbottoms look like sick joke.

By: keith

keith — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 19:46:24 +0000

This seems to be part of the larger discussion about oversized watches vs. the more traditional sub-40mm mens watch size. Perhaps in 15 years people will be arguing about those new gawd-awful 38mm watches that are so out of proportion with the standard 46 mm JLC Extreme World Chonograph. What about strapping those big honkin’ chronos on the “outside” of one’s shirt sleeve? In a couple of decades this could be traditional. Be the change.