As there have been a number of serious posts recently, I wanted to take it back a notch and have a discussion on watches. Watches, in my opinion, should definitely be a part of one's style, and additionally can be a display of high value (or low value, if done incorrectly).

Plus they can be damn interesting. Check out this 3d Tourbillion - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Go8woPGOggg (and instructions - https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1249221 ), as well as the most complicated watch in the world - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubHre0yMH_c

I was at a formal event recently and I was checking everyone out (side note - I have learned to pay more attention to shoes based on this post - http://theredpillroom.blogspot.com/2012/05/female-social-matrix-introduction.html), and I noticed that out of all the guys, nobody had on any fancy watches (the ladies were diamond'd out). It was fairly interesting given that typically for men, we have two pieces of jewelry. Our wedding band, and a watch. One dude out of about two hundred had on a necklace, so he was a anomaly.

Recently also I was in NYC for a board meeting, and I noticed the men's watches - it was a sea of Rolex. Rolex Rolex Rolex. You'd think that the Swiss had invaded. And they were all Rolex Submariners. All of them, to a one. No Day-Date, no Explorer, no GMT... just Submariners.

Anyway, watches tie into your personal brand. What you are wearing is being noticed by both men and women. When you wear a watch that matches what you are wearing and is appropriate, that is a demonstrator of high value.

In general, there are two types of watches, a quartz watch (of which 97% of all watches produced in a year are quartz, 1.2 billion watches of 1.3 billion total), and then the rest are automatic/mechanical watches. There are other types, such as the spring drive by Seiko in their Grand Seiko line, as well as HAQ (high accuracy quartz, good for -+5/10 sec per year!), but generally let's stick to these.

Recently I decided to get a dress watch for formal occasions. Simple is what you should strive for when you pick out a dress watch - no complications, automatic, can be made of a precious metal, thin case, simple and elegant/timeless style. There are plenty of choices.

I would note that there will come a time when EVERY MAN will need to dress his best. Job interview, date, formal event, business event, and so forth.

So my question to you is what are you wearing on your wrist, and how is that tying into your personal brand?

Resources

https://www.reddit.com/r/Watches/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Watches/wiki/buyingguide

http://forums.watchuseek.com/forum.php

https://www.reddit.com/r/malefashionadvice/comments/ehz9n/liberalguy123s_guide_to_watches/

https://www.realmenrealstyle.com/dress-watch-guide/

https://www.artofmanliness.com/2016/10/05/mans-guide-wristwatches-choose-watch/