Stainless Speedys have been seen gracing the wrists of those in dinner or formal attire even...but what about the reverse? How do you feel about a "traditional" dress watch going casual for the weekend? Does it fly?

 

A cool watch is always cool IMO, however I would feel a bit out of place with a "formal style 18K watch" with shorts and a T.....

 

Personally, I have no problem with it visually. But, tt would worry me a bit if I was engaging in any vigorous activities.

 

The very reasons most guys would not wear a formal watch with shorts and a T, is the very reason you should. It makes a statement and makes people notice....in a subtle way.....for reasons most probably wouldn't know they were noticing. If you are single, you can remove your watch just prior to the ensuing vigorous activities.

 

I replaced the gator strap on my gold JLC master calendar with a shell cordovan strap to dress it down. It works well. More a classic style than dress watch though. Don't think my 35mm Dress watches would work.

 

Better to be overdressed than underdressed.

Plus, the strap can make a HUGE difference in how formal the watch looks.

 

One of the reasons I favor slightly larger face watches; in the 40-44 mm range, the dress or causal distinction is somewhat blurred.
But ultimately wear what u like!

 

My philosophy always.

 

I don't agree with "better to be overdressed than underdressed", but I live on the west coast. I think our motto is "better to be dressed than not."

 

You Left Coasters are weird.

 

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Don't worry, it'll pass. You'll get over it in 40 or 50 years.

 

My dressed down Master Moon. Gator strap is in the box. Horween shell cordovan.

 

I live in Portland, OR which has some of the worst dressed people I have ever seen. Nevertheless, I travel to the beat of a different drummer. To each his own.

 

Meh.... Black dress socks with sandals .... Not for me. A disdain and lack of any reason to dress up has me collecting sport watches almost exclusively.

 

I went to my friends wedding in NYC and he stated Business Casual for the reception... Being from Southern California, I knew that means 100% different things to each of us.

 

Sometimes "casual" means a sport coat instead of a suit. Confusing term.

 

Not a fan of gold watches generally, so although I have some dressier watches, they are not gold watches. I wear them with whatever I feel like. I don't pay a lot of attention to dress code type rules...

 

Except for really thin watches, I just change the strap to dress the watch down and I usually feel I'm good to go. I might stand corrected, but gold bumper SMs were kind of sport watches back in the 50s, no?