Why Did Men Stop Wearing Dress Watches?

[@layouts77]

I wear tons of watches but none are what the snobs would call “expensive”. I have a great collection of classic pieces from Timex, Casio, Seiko and Citizen which I wear each day. I also have a pocket watch. I will always wear a watch

[@YoRAHeem]

I have a Seiko from my mom, that was my 15yo bday gift. I’ll be 40 this year and I want it serviced. Gonna need a new crown, gasket seal and battery. It’s nothing extraordinary but it’s sentimental value is priceless.

[@Geoduck.]

Snobs? Kinda harsh don't you think? I also collect and wear inexpensive watches but I don't judge others who wear expensive watches.

[@darthnexux9641]

@@Geoduck. snobs are those who look down on you for not wearing an expensive watch. I wear Pugeot and Nixon. A snob would look down on me because I'm not wearing a Rolex

[@perudolux]

Real watch enthusiasts also consider seiko, casio, etc

[@kismysneaks]

@@darthnexux9641 last month I was ready for a Rolex but we all kno how that goes. So I bought a Speedy Pro 👍

[@xianpan9037]

if you want to have a mechanical watch for the first time but don't want to spend a ton, a Seiko 5 is always a good option

[@gustavogamba134]

Agreed!

[@khairulhelmihashim2510]

starting from 2 years ago, new Seiko 5 focused on sports style watches, with the dressy style goes Presage lineup,

[@ling2186]

orient is better value for money tbh and they offer both dress watches and sports options.

[@jakublulek3261]

Vintage ones are usually small (37-38 mm), as are dress, modern ones. They just don't look right if you have bigger wrist.

[@brutustantheiii8477]

YES. I’m in love with the classic Seiko 5, I got the black/charcoal grey but really am in love with my navy blue that always matches my often blue wardrobe BUT you have to get the classic one, what some enthuse as a “Rolex Killer Seiko discontinued it for their “sport” model that is many times more expensive (defeating the purpose/attractiveness of the original which was its place as an affordable tribute to the Rolex Oyster Perpetual)

[@harmoniaartificiosa]

An interesting video! I prefer to wear entry to mid price dress watches, from brands like Longines, Baume & Mercier and Tissot. They all offer good to excellent quality, heritage, classic design, fancy complications in some cases and movements that can be serviced pretty much anywhere. They will not cost you ridiculous amounts of money and above all, you’re not likely to get robbed because of them. The latter is a big and unfortunately increasing problem, if you wear a Rolex, AP, VC, PP and so forth. I am a big fan of Christopher Ward too, which ticks all the boxes except for heritage.

[@gentlemansgazette]

Great picks! I am looking into purchasing a Longines Sector dial as my dress watch. They have great prices and have a ton of heritage. -Nathan

[@xxafrogamingproxx8013]

Tissots are amazing watches for the price. You get phenomenal value with that brand. You can get an automatic, fine, Swiss made, and stylish timepiece. It also has an amazing heritage as a brand

[@ercanbanka5377]

I also have a dress watch from Longines a vintage model , it's currently not working needs to be repaired , My most expensive dress watch is a Rado coupole classic 38mm , i paid more than 1000 Dollars , but my favorite dress watch is the Orient Bambino 38mm Collection , it's strange but they are among the cheapest watches i have , except the Limited edition with the baby blue dial , so in total i have 3 orient bambino 38mm .

[@stevenrose86]

Given the presenters difficulty with “whilst” and “Leicester”, it’s probably for the best he opted to say “JLC”

[@xyzabc7694]

I own 2 dress watches currently - 1. Orient Bambino Gen 2 Version 2 - Cream Dial with Blue hands 2. Vintage Timex Marlin from 1968 These are the brands I can afford to buy and are within my budget. The remaining of my collection contains some watches from all the 4 Japanese Big Boys - Seiko, Citizen, Orient & Casio. I also do contain 1 or 2 fashion watches, since they have been gifted to me they carry a sentimental value more than horological value.

[@hunterphan5506]

Those two are elegant timepieces. You have a great taste in watches.

[@xyzabc7694]

@@hunterphan5506 I am sure you have the same great taste as well. Good luck!

[@gregoryleek1471]

I have 4 dress watches, An Orient Bambino, Tissot Gentleman, Seiko gold square dress watch from 1982 and my most recent, a 1977 Rolex gold Datejust. All are on leather straps. Love them all.

[@iqballintang1817]

My dad owned some pretty cool watches but the ones that caught my eyes are his Luminor panerai and IWC. My dad just passed away and now my mom gave them to me as mementos because she knows that i love those watches. So now i've been trying my best give those watches some love by taking care of it and sometimes wear them on special occasion. So i guess this video was right. Those watches really do remind me of my dad and everytime in wear them, it makes me feel nostalgic and proud and whenever someone asks me about those watches, i always tell them that it's my dad's and i'm just safekeeping it until hopefully one day, i can give them to my future kid as well

[@eyeheartsushi2212]

My condolences.

[@oldmanswatch6300]

Great story ❤️

[@mokalovesoulmate]

I am no gentleman yet but I do wear Seiko Presage cocktail series. They are extremely good and I believe it fits everyone's budget

[@NonPlayableChar4chter]

I only have two dress watches, a very old Cartier Louis Tank which was my uncle's, and a Vacheron Fiftysix, and I believe even that is too much; I believe you can have just one very formal watch for special occasions like weddings, black tie events, etc., and wear your regular sports watches with a more casual suit attire or a business casual attire. I personally love my Grand Seiko Spring Drive GMT because I think it's the perfect watch and it goes perfect with almost everything.

[@waynemarkc6862]

Love watches...especially Hamilton Tanks....I have watches from the 1920's through the 1960's in each decade...fun collection.

[@dojocho1894]

I still wear lots of watches. Some where handed down to me by my men in my family. I have a Rolex from my dad..who was a corporate executive for IBM. He left ww2 as a Navy Intel officer with no money my grandmother spent it all that he sent home....He slept in a tent on the campus of Fordham University and got a MBA..and worked his way up the ladder. He was a the greatest dad a boy could have.

[@Retired_Gentleman]

I have my father's Swiss made Estelle branded automatic from the early '50s and my grandfather's Swiss Geneva branded automatic from 1950(?). I also have vintage Timex Electric (mid '60s) and Bulova Accutron (early '70s) in my collection. All dress watches and all run beautifully.

[@cristian-rocha]

Very interesting that Nathan hosts this episode. Valuable appraisal on the subject as well.

[@gentlemansgazette]

Happy to be hosting!-Nathan

[@Michael_R1957]

Nathan, good job. I hope you will do a video on how to find and deal with reputable vintage watch sites. Thanks.

[@henrybenrycat1]

Surely dress watches are ones that are designed to compliment formal attire. Formal attire is worn less often these days. Current clothing trends are ever more toward those that are part of the sport aesthetic. Hence the decline of the dress watch in the marketplace. However, here in England, elegant men wear dress watches that slip under a cuff. So if you have cause to wear a smart suit, tie, and a well polished pair of oxfords, then perhaps you need a dress watch. My posh occasion watch of choice is an Orient Star Classic because it's dignified, not overly expensive and is not trying too hard.

[@eyeheartsushi2212]

I also own an Orient Star Classic. Great looking watch.

[@joshmiller7777]

Good to see some more of Nathan, very confidently and naturally presented!

[@nigelmcmorris9096]

One of the most iconic dress watches is the quite affordable Junghans Max Bill. The guidelines suggested by some purists are that a dress watch should be thin (to slide under the cuff) have one or two hands and no other clutter, have a white, silver or beige dial and be on a leather strap.

[@SilverSamurai12]

I agree here. I'm looking for a used one (preferably with black face) since I don't wear watches too much, but it's that extra like bit that makes the whole presentation better when dressing up. I love the simplistic design and timeless look.

[@michaelcarter9933]

Great video. Thank you for including the bloopers.

[@regsantotomas]

I began watch collecting by looking checkboxes to tick. As I have evolved in my tastes both in watches and along my sartorial journey, I have begun to collect less pieces but higher quality ones - just like my wardrobe. I also began to lean more heavily towards dress and have fewer sport models. My favorite dress watches I own are my JLC Reverso 976, Glashütte Original PanoMaticLunar, Chopard LUC Quattro, and Breguet Classique 7137 - my wife”s gift to me for my 50th birthday. I hope to one day own a Parmigiani Fleurier, Czapek, or A Lange & Sohne.

[@gyang333]

Idk if I agree with this... JLC (Reverso), Cartier (Tank), Rolex (DateJust, Day-Date), IWC (Portuguese) are all doing very well.

[@TheSaiyanKing]

I like how he didn't even try to pronounce Jaeger LeCoultre, and instead just went with JLC lol

[@morganwin350]

I collect mainly 50s and 60s watches which mean my collection is primarily dress watches. I can say without a doubt my 1963 Seamaster with a date window is probably my favorite it’s meaningful as my grandparents bought there home in 1963, but it also looks great with a suit or a tee shirt just depends on the band which really sums up the one watch look that the video discussed.

[@llary]

I wanted an Omega Speedmaster ever since I saw a mentor wear one when I was 12. Finally bought one ten years ago and started my interest in watches. One of my favorite watches is a modestly priced custom made piece that I had converted from an old Tissot pocket watch.

[@marc4143]

I'm aiming to get a cartier tank. But while saving up, I got myself a seiko sfp606p1 with the same dimensions of the tank to really consider if I wanted to use a watch that size. Now I don't even know if I should get the cartier, I'm loving this seiko already!

[@the_9ent]

More videos on dress watches please. Keep up the amazing content 🙌

[@pitiedvod]

My dress watches go as follows. The oldest are my Citizen ecodrive and it’s nice solar charging and a bulova that is just so thin and lightweight. Quality watches for not that much money. I later added a Seiko Presage and my first breakout to an automatic watch and just upgraded this year to an Omega Seamaster aqua-terra with my bonus for the year. Oh how I love that watch so, but it really difficult to spend that much money in one go.

[@shanemorrison7867]

I own 5 watches in total, everyday wear is a casio mtg, when working it's a casio g-shock square (those 5 alarms come in handy for breaks and knock off), if I'm going on a long bush walk or a missing persons search I'll wear my garmin fenix (gps & maps). But if I'm wearing a suit or at a formal to semi formal event I'll wear one of 2 dress watches, one being a seiko cocktail time or my late grandfathers vintage Waltham which he received as a wedding present from his father in law.

[@janerkenbrack3373]

My best dress watch is a gold-filled vintage (circa 1967) Omega Seamaster De Ville. I also have a vintage Elgin Sportsman, and a very old (1917) Elgin pocket watch for special occasions. And my more modern Omega Seamaster GMT gets a fair share of use, but not with a suit. And definitely not with a tuxedo - I'm not James Bond.

[@artawhirler]

I have a 1917 Elgin pocket watch too! Got it on eBay! (and got a chain on ebay too!)

[@janerkenbrack3373]

@@artawhirler I found mine at a local antique store. I had to send it away for cleaning and repair, and a new crystal. It keeps good time.

[@Larry-jf4jm]

I wore my grandfathers watch when I was young and dressed up. I spend 25 years in the military so you know I went to numerous dress blues affairs with my grandfathers watch. I’m now 75 yrs. Old. I gave that watch to my oldest son. When I put a suit on I have my own pocket watch. It is an antique South Bend watch. I have a gold chain to wear with it. This watch will go to my second son. Oh, I have a collection of South Bend pocket watches. I only have two wrist watches one stainless steel every day watch, and one gold wrist watch for short of suit wear. I find when I wear my pocket watch with a suit I get complements.

[@robertthorn9560]

Love your story and thank you for your service.

[@AC-dk3ve]

Though I once consider buying an Apple watch seriously, it is an eyesore to me in the end. I then realized I’m unable to like modern smart watches. My collection include a Tissot 30mm round dress watch and a Seiko solar quartz dress watch that looks like a Cartier Tank. Pretty satisfied with their simplicity and timeless beauty.

[@redbank542]

I still wear watches. For special occasions and meetings, I wear my Seiko Perpetual Solar. It gets noticed and I get great compliments on my choice.

[@samuelebertoli2282]

I love this host! Hope to see you more often around

[@gentlemansgazette]

I'll stick around for a while :) -Nathan

[@CoolChevere]

I have Raymond Weil which was given to me as Christmas gift by my wife and new born son. While not expensive it has great sentimental value. I also own two Junghans dress watches. I’ve stopped going down the watch rabbit hole for now as I’m going to wait for a significant moment to buy a Cartier Santos and a Patek world traveler.

[@eyeheartsushi2212]

My wife once gave me a Raymond Weil when she saw I was getting into the watch hobby. Good looking watch but I returned it because I did not want my first automatic watch to be a dress watch. I respect the brand, though.

[@T_SDuarte]

Excellent video! I believe it's been a while now that "dress" watches don't mean "luxurious" or even "expensive" watches. In fact, they can be quite affordable and way more affordable than sportier and busier models from the same brand (= same quality tier overall). Yes, we all love Patek, JLC, Vacheron and so on and so forth... but virtually ANY "serious" brand, placed in any price range, will have at least one solid option (with variations) in the "dress" category. If you do a little research within the realms of American and Japanese brands like Timex, Bulova, Orient, Citizen and Seiko (mostly Japanese calibers), you really won't be disappointed. Broaden the research to mid-tier Swiss brands and you'll find the sweetest. Personally, I own 3 dress watches (Tissot, Bulova and Orient) and they see the light of day at least once a week.

[@Persuna1]

I’ve been wearing a watch everyday since I was about 14 years old. And I’ll never leave the house without one. I currently have 36 watches and see no end to it.

[@ApricusInaros]

I never wear a watch. Does the watch not get constantly scratched when sitting on a table while your are working on a computer and such? It's unpractical to me. I don't know how guys are comfortable wearing one all day.

[@Persuna1]

@@ApricusInaros It depends on wether you are wearing a leather band or metal. Scratching does occur but very minimal. After a while you don’t even notice you are wearing a watch. You get used to it! Try it out and see! You might like it after all!

[@kletts42]

I have a dress watch from Citizen my wife gave me on our wedding day. I have a more dressy (but not formal) Mickey Mouse Watch I bought while at Disney World. It's a steel exterior with a black leather band and 'windows' where you can see the inner workings.

[@robinsievers2756]

Seeing that sleek silver digital from Casio just made me want one, sorry, I'm in love with that era

[@amedeebeckpeccoz1538]

One of my grail watches is the Patek Philieppe 5320G its a perfect mix of modern watchmaking and vintage watches

[@rubinbegeja]

I have a Hamilton Valiant as a dress watch. It is a bit on the larger size of dress watches, but it is a eye catcher. Got compliment about it

[@JohnBowl14690]

But you can get a super clone Rolex for about $800. Great movement and 99% of the people cannot tell the difference between the clone and the geniune unless they use a magnifying glass. I wouldn't buy one, but those who did, really like the super clones. But if you want an eye catcher, there you go.

[@mrfrisky5887]

I have a solid 18k cartier pasha chronograph on black leather strap.. does not get enough wrist time .. always wearing the rolex explorer 2 black dial

[@walterfoyt5985]

I own both a quality sports and dress watch. My sports watch is a Submariner (I’m a dive instructor) and my dress watch is a Santos De Cartier (I’m also a CPA).

[@gentlemansgazette]

Both are fantastic watches. -Nathan

[@alejandrocamberosrodriguez4222]

I personally would like to have a watch for a specific type of event: for my day-to-day, I love my Samsung Gear S3 Frontier (sorry, I like smart tech), but I believe a good Citizen dress watch can fit anywhere. As to which watch-making houses I like, I will admit I do not know a lot, but I love the elegance of IWC Schaffhausen. Great video!

[@KRW628]

I'm wearing a dive watch right now (It's on the same black/olive/red pattern Connery was wearing). I wear a diver with blue jeans. I wear one with my blue suit. Some guys call them dress divers. And while that gold Pulsar cost $2 thousand in 1973, the steel Pulsar (I still wear mine) was $395. A Submariner cost $385 in '73.

[@robo2606]

I go a Tissot Visodate Automatic on a Milanese strap for my birthday and wear it always when I dress up 😎

[@eyeheartsushi2212]

That’s a cool looking watch. Almost bought it a few years ago.

[@Will-bo7kg]

I own a few dress watch's myself (2 manual mechanical Russian movements from the soviet era and 1 modern battery watch) and agree with many of the points you gave, particularly about the resurgence of dress watches along with the vintage/classic movement. However there are a few things holding it back when compared to other aspects of vintage/classic clothing, this being the maintenance of them requiring people with specialised skills that are not very plentiful nor easy to learn on the side. Making it incredibly expensive to have work done on them and ,at least in my experience, they tend to be pretty arrogant with little regard for customer service. that's

[@ethanc394]

This was very informative, call me an odd man out but I would love to see pocket watches with vests and waistcoats make a comeback. I'm always rocking my gold 1879 key wind whenever I wear a three piece. Very nice brown check jacket sir

[@NatsuOsugosuHotaru]

I have about a dozen watches but only purchased two. The others are either gifts or inheritances so they hold some sentimental value. I am particularly fond of Seiko and its second tier offshoot Lorus. But my favourite is a gold Rakieta which was my father's. After 50 years it still keeps excellent time.

[@theaussiewhinger]

I have dress and sports watches in my small Omega-Longines collection. Seamaster 300 MC is my 'default' everyday watch. Speedmaster is my 'alternate' everyday watch. Globemaster (blue) is my 'versatile' dress watch. Longines Flagship (black) with rose gold indices is my most understated and formal dress watch. I also think you can wear a more refined sports watch with a suit and a dress watch with smarter casual attire.

[@cjhickspe1399]

I read someplace that wristwatches were primarily developed by pilots in the early 20th century because it was much easier than a pocket watch. Having said that, my go to timepiece is a Brietling Navitimer. Classic look/function and people who know watches will recognize it without the bling.

[@cjhickspe1399]

@fgfghjkggdfdghjfgfjh I the Egyptians were responsible for that.

[@rafachrzaszcz6997]

I bought 14K Solid Gold Tissot Monoque (probably 1979). Nice price and looks brilliant.

[@AnatharFrost013]

The same reason no one keeps a separate calculator, phone book, address book, day planner etc., anymore it's all built in as part of their smartphone features. Also why carry 7 or so items when you have them all on your phone. A change in fashion has little to do with it in this case a change in the tech everyone has & uses on the daily has everything to do with it.

[@TWX1138]

I stopped wearing my Bulova Accutrons (not the modern ones that merely share a name, the original series of watches with the tuning forks) because I kept cracking crystals, and since I have this multifunction device in my pocket that among other things tells me the time, and because professionally I sit in front of these screens that have a clock built-in to the user interface, and because my cars have clocks in them, there's really no reason to keep having to shell-out a C-note at a time every time I inadvertently break a watch crystal. I would love to wear my Accutrons more often but I simply cannot justify it.

[@jns2001]

I am trying to make my Apple Watch a dress Watch, I have purchased the titanium version, and got a couple of expensive bands, a relatively interesting band from Nomadgoods, a Hermes band. But overall I don't think it is making the cut. I go to my watch collection and my Apple watch looks like a fitness tracker.

[@christopherduke8935]

The S is silent and Longines is not pronounced 'long jeans'. Thanks!

[@matthewbartke4424]

12:11 I just bought a smart watch...I put a leather strap on it. It doesn't really have a bright screen either because the screen is only visible when using it. I don't have an Apple watch like in the video.

[@EdVanMeyer]

A lot of the old, vintage ones were under 40mm which is a bit small for me, I tend to go 40mm and above, usually a Longines does it for me.

[@brunogiambroni1422]

I really love old bauhaus watches. Have a couple I was able to pick up on eBay

[@GregMilner]

I think the Orient Bambino is probably the best, inexpensive dress watch you can get. Thanks for the video. Very informative.

[@khairulhelmihashim2510]

for almost 50 years, automatic Seiko 5 range is the best budget dress watch in the market. Neither look cheap, nor cost thousand of dollars to own one., and very reliable too.

[@ercanbanka5377]

The Orient Bambino says no

[@alexsandovallapostol9998]

Awesome that you guys don't take yourself too seriously, nor have an affected speech pattern Lol.. because your content is spot on

[@joshmiller7777]

Noticed a few puns in there - Preston must have gotten his hands on the script this week!

[@dandiehm8414]

Nathan did a great job. This was a fun video.

[@joshsowers]

I only wear dress watches for the most part. The best advice I can give is less is more. I have a 1960's Omega sea-master in solid gold. Its 35mm on my 7.5 wrist. Yes, its small to today's standards but its so classy even next to my 40mm watches. The Hamilton Jazzmaster day date silver dial is beautiful too! So many sub 2k watches that are great! Did anyone see the vanta black moser watch?! drool!

[@terencemoore6585]

I enjoyed the breakdown of the watch options. Might I suggest that if you are going to give the information about how you are dressed, the overall effect would be improved if the shoes were not scuffed.

[@NotThatJamesMartin]

My dress watch is a quartz Tissot. Nothing to write home about, but thin and simple so does the job. If I was picking any brand to get my dress watch, it would be Vacheron Constantin. Unknown by most but oozes class

[@bbrebozo6417]

I wouldn’t spend time trying to figure out if a watch is a dress watch or not and coming up with strict rules of what Dan be worn with a suit. Dressiness in a watch is more like a spectrum with some being dressier than others. For example, an Omega Aquaterra is at the dressy end while an Omega planet ocean is at the sporty end. A good choice for a “dress watch” is a piece at the dressier end with some horological significance or an interesting complication. Something rare is also a good. If you encounter a watch guy, an interesting watch is a way to break up the tedium of a dressy event and talk watches. Some watch channels have “how to tell if someone is a watch guy (or gal)” by the watch on their wrist.

[@MartinParnham]

They didn’t. I still wear one. I have a complicated relationship with wristwatches anyway, mainly because I have small wrists. I’m not a big fan of metal straps or big dials because they look silly on my wrist and I hate that men wear massive, flashy metal watches anyway as some sort of status thing. Leather straps look so much classier and understated, in my opinion.

[@stuartkennedy4570]

Great episode!! I have a vintage solid gold Omega that belonged to my great uncle

[@doratiscareno5856]

Why did men Stop Dressing Nice.... Now...🤮

[@gcsugirl]

Yes, I’m tired of seeing men wear athletic wear to outings while their dates are in gowns and heels. Sad.

[@josephgrigsby4394]

I currently wear a Srtuhrling automatic. I would love one of the Seiko Cocktail Time automatic dress watches and someday a Patek Phillippe perpetual calendar like the 5059 in rose gold, or similar.

[@joeylopez7978]

I love dress watches. It really forces me to dress up and go to events just so I can have a reason to wear it.

[@laurencerosania5261]

Enjoyed the video, but was puzzled to see a Fabergé watch shown twice in a video on classic men’s dress watches. Among watch enthusiasts, Fabergé is not a name historically associated with fine watchmaking: it’s a curious choice to be seen alongside names with long and revered traditions like Patek Phillipe and Jaeger-LeCoultre.

[@christopherjohnson4276]

Yes that choice made zero sense. These watch videos are sometimes not so carefully researched and its pretty obvious.

[@9er..]

I wear my Reverso as much as I can!

[@oliverdelica2289]

More power to you brother!! ❤️👍

[@gentlemansgazette]

Keep wearing it proudly! Beautiful watch. -Nathan

[@mdleweight]

Like having two for the price of one!

[@kevinskoien6165]

Just starting my watch collection. I caught the bug when i stumbled upon an old Timex pocketwatch that was my Dads and a Fossil BQ-8775 ( in know, not exactly a horology piece) that was a gift at my second wedding. Recently, my current wife gifted me a TIffany ATLAS watch which I absolutely adore. I wear it every day. I doubt I'll ever afford a Patek or AP Royal Oak so I am looking to build a modest collection of dress and sports watches, A G-Shock, Hamilton, Vostok Amphibia, and another Tiffany watch, either the CT-60 or an 1837 Makers square watch...and go from there.

[@mariosiaven2965]

I would say in our current state of affairs you could have an array of dress watches from a less restricted point of view and some of the examples could be: a Rolex Datejust, Omega Aquaterra and Tudor Royal that although theyre not an outright sport watch like the Diver or Chronograph style, share some casual and everyday watchh atributes, then, if you want to go ortodox 100% dress pieces then we can include Jlc Reverso, Cartier Santos, Patek Calatrava or if on a budget a vintage Omega Deville

[@billybenson3834]

I wear either my Tissot PRX or a leather strapped Seiko solar (smaller flat dial with a clean simple dial) with a navy blazer or sport coat. If it's a real dress up occasion or formal affair, no wrist watch since I really have to know what time it is I just go to a private area and look at my silenced phone. But in those occasions one shouldn't be concerned about time anyway. My Hamilton Diver stays home on those days. I will admit I have 10 watches split evenly between Swiss made and Japanese, mechanical and quartz, but my favorite is my Hammy diver.

[@justinsaunders4068]

Tissot and Certina offer a good selection of watches at the more affordable end of the market. Timex, although a cheaper watch also offer some very appealing styles.

[@jazzman1626]

I have a Citizen eco drive watch with white dial and Roman numerals in a gold coloured case and strap. It recharges by light, even artificial light. It’s the most expensive watch I’ve ever had at £130. It looks nice and classic and is easy to read. If I win the lottery, I won’t hesitate to go to a jeweller’s and buy an expensive watch though. I’ve had periods in my life when I’ve had very little money indeed, and times when I’ve had relatively plenty, so I don’t get jealous of other’s wealth, nor am I snobbish regarding other’s lack of money.

[@Linusgump]

I have two watches. Both are pocket watches. Both are Tissot, and both are mechanical wind. I wear one or the other everyday.

[@das564]

I was intrigued that you included a picture of the Cartier Santos as an example of a dress watch. As you know, Cartier made the Santos for aviation pioneer Alberto Santos-Dumont, so that he wouldn't have to pull a pocket watch out of his pocket while flying. I'm thinking that would make it possibly the first sport watch, no? You also mentioned rubber as a material not associated with dress watches. I generally agree, but there are exceptions. The Breguet Marine Collection watches are available on rubber straps that I think suit them very well.

[@richardwebb4374]

Came here to say this, the Santos is a tool watch. A more nitpicky point - "digital" watches are much older than "electric digital" watches i.e. jump hour complications, etc.

[@tomy8339]

I much prefer an attractive sports/dive watch. Something that can be worn to dinner, formal events and similar. For me, something like the classic Omega 300m Seamaster. It also features a quality case and a sophisticated chronometer, highly anti magnetic movement that's also rugged and properly water resistant. And yet is attractive to be worn to formal events. Proper dress watches are too limiting and too delicate.

[@scottbrandon6244]

Another question could be what happened to squared faced dress watches? JLC and a few other makers still make them but they are hard to find.

[@markeybizz]

The main reason here bar the rise of the sport watch is that those that design classic dress watches (vacheron,Patek,JLC, Breguet etc) are not affordable. It's really a missed market by the larger brands as independent brands like Baltic produce beautiful looking dress watches with waiting lists. The only affordable dress watches these days are produced by Timex and orient and there seems to be nothing in between (affordable luxury) bar maybe Longines (conquest and flagship models)

[@M0erck]

What about something like Tissot?

[@das564]

Hamilton? They've updated a number of their classic models and re-released them. I have a Dodson that works very well as a dress watch.

[@martintanz9098]

Not so. Despite dress watches going out of style, you can get a dress watch at almost every price point from $100 up to $20,000 or more. I believe Orient makes a smaller sized Bambino for under $200. Or the reissue of the Timex Marlin. Seiko makes a few dressy watches at under $500. Tissot and Hamilton make automatic dress watches for around $500 to $700 retail. And if you really know what you are doing, you can get them for less then retail. I just bought a used 80s era hamilton dress watch for $80. 36 mm, and about 7 mm thick. Looks like it was hardly ever worn. Keeps perfect time as it is a quartz. Put it on a shell cordovan strap, and now I have an every day dress piece for when I don't want to wear one of my more valueable pieces.

[@markeybizz]

@@martintanz9098 that's the point Martin you have gone vintage as watches from the 60's-80's the brand's tailored to more of the dress watch style. As for Hamilton and Seikon producing dress watches they are not dress watch in the true sense of the word. Take the presage line, they do not have the right proportions, have a steel bracelet and a display back with unconventional designs/colours, people say they are dress watches but they just aren't, the same for Hamilton.

[@markeybizz]

@@M0erck a few Hamilton's, the American classic and Sinatra being the most notable but Hamilton are known for the Murphy's and field khakis. My point being the only brand which is affordable and focuses on the dress style are Orient. The luxury's watches like Patek and JLC focus on the dress style (calatrava, Reverso and master control), there are no entry level brands which focus primarily on the dress watch style.

[@ZachariahMBaird]

I received a dress watch for Christmas last year. It's a cheaper model with a stainless steel face and faux alligator leather band, but it's minimalist design makes it modern and classic. I wear it every day with my typical jeans, leather jacket, and fedora, and it gets a good amount of compliments. When I wear suits I usually wear my silver pocket watch with floral engravings.

[@1091Floyd21]

I like the 1963 Hamilton accumatic a-502. Russell Crowe something similar to this in the movie 'The Next Three Days'.

[@Frasesdepositividad]

Well i still see them pretty often at least in my country and well that beautiful reverso Is well super expensive

[@iandougall7169]

I am proud to have as my dress watch a vintage gold Longines from the late 1960s (about the same age as me!)

[@MKGamingInvesting]

For me a speedy is a dresswatches. Dial is not the point, but of course more minimalistic is dress watch

[@britannia2129]

Not really, obviously is more dressy than most, but still to big and complicated

[@japd7897]

You miss in the definition of a dress watch that they are thin, to fit under a dress cuff, usually, they are manually winded (with no rotor).

[@eyeheartsushi2212]

I was surprised they missed that but they kind of implied it when they mentioned “modest in size.”

[@japd7897]

@@eyeheartsushi2212 Si, a kind of.

[@matt007]

I still wear a watch. I’ve never been a fan of leather bands though. But smart phones have killed off the need to wear a watch unless you want to be stylish.

[@mdleweight]

The resale value of my 20-year-old Patek 5117 Calatrava remained low, until lately. In the last year it has increased by over 50%. It may be riding the coattails of the sports watch boom. Or possibly, dress watches are coming back into style as good wardrobe investments. Who knew you guys knew Federico!

[@TK4541]

I use a ladies sized Patek Philippe(due to small wrists) ever since my mother gave me her watch 20 years ago.

[@admiralbernardino1476]

Depending on what business I have and what outfit I wear, I would either use my Naviforce, Casio Spyder sports watch or my Casio classic dress watch. The latter I bought for myself while the two sports watches are a gift from my mother.

[@artur8433]

Raphael, you as a brazilian could have said about Santos Dumont.. although great video

[@jananders1351]

I own a number of watches, there a couple that would fall under the dress-watch label. A vintage King Seiko quartz, in its day a very expensive item - now not so much. The other a gold Tissot on a leather strap that was my Dad's. Both are relatively small and nice to wear for going out to dinner, but not really very practical for much else.

[@xxafrogamingproxx8013]

I never stopped ive got a Tudor black bay on wrist 24/7

[@gentlemansgazette]

Nice choice! Which version of the black bay? -Nathan

[@17arando]

A good quality, simple design sports watch can often be dressed up with a leather strap. Especially since the trend in watchmaking right now is smaller watches again. So for business suits or cocktail attire you can get away with a sportswatch. But once you get any more formal, even in today's casual landscape, a proper dress watch is a must.

[@Myrslokstok]

You sjould do a video about all the stuff : 1) ties 2) black oxfords 3) dresswatches Etc

[@jonsoderkvist]

My favourite watch is my 1959 Certina DS. With it’s double security system it was made to be the everyday watch for those who required maximum durability and toughness. Nowadays it would be considered a dress watch.

[@karlr750]

One *key feature* of a dress watch: it has a slim profile so it fits under the sleeve of a dress shirt. I think wristwatches will persist as one of the more accepted pieces of men's jewelry. It's a nice accent piece that can tie other pieces of an outfit together. For example, I'm currently wearing dive watch that has a red bezel and burgundy details on the face. This coordinates well with my burgundy linen shorts. My watch is currently on a khaki canvas strap, which coordinates with the jute soles of my espadrilles. Similarly, I think that a dress watch can tie together elements of a business professional (or business casual) outfit. I own two dress watches, one on a black leather strap and the other on an oxblood leather strap. (I periodically change which watch is on a black/oxblood strap, just for added variety.) This way I can pick a watch to match my leathers, without having to take the time to change the strap.

[@das564]

Absolutely! So many men miss this. If I'm wearing a watch with a leather strap, it will match my belt and shoes. I also match metals: if I'm wearing a gold watch, my belt buckle will be brass. If I'm wearing a steel watch, the belt buckle will be some "white" metal: steel, chrome or nickel.

[@karlr750]

@@das564 , I agree with the matching metals. However, I only wear silver (steel, titanium, etc.), so the matching doesn't take any thought or effort for me.

[@MartinParnham]

From an Englishman: “Whilst” = Why-elst (to be fair to you, I don’t know why people don’t just say “while” as it has the same meaning) “Leicestershire” = Less-Ter-Sheer