Do a lot of wives not wear watches?

Dear [USER=43409 said:

@Wallardy[/USER], so nice to be joined by a lovely lady watch nerd -- no "mansplaining" to be feared here I can assure you.
And I should thank you for helping indirectly my attempts to convince these kind gentlemen to relieve their wives of any cumbersome watch gifts 😁

Wallardy

I will be happy to assist you in relieving the wives of their guilt gifts! Added bonus for you is that I prefer men's sized watches, so I will be sure to steer all of the unwanted wife gifts your way!

Syrte

So grateful ! Just to spare you some needless effort though, my interest in ladies’ watches is very narrow - brand specific and period specific-as those kind gentlemen are aware 😉,

Wallardy

I COMPLETELY understand. Imagine that, women who don’t just want to buy anything out there that’s made for “ladies” and have specific tastes and opinions! I swear, sometimes things are marketed as though we are a separate species who all must just like the same things.

Whenever I go to buy golf clubs and apparel it’s the same thing 🤦. Do they know that there are more options than pink and baby blue? And don’t even get me started on cars.

Wallardy

I COMPLETELY understand. Imagine that, women who don’t just want to buy anything out there that’s made for “ladies” and have specific tastes and opinions! I swear, sometimes things are marketed as though we are a separate species who all must just like the same things.

Whenever I go to buy golf clubs and apparel it’s the same thing 🤦. Do they know that there are more options than pink and baby blue? And don’t even get me started on cars.

connieseamaster

I actually quite like going through pre-Depression era Hamilton catalogs ... and the marketing text was about how a woman needed a good watch as she pursued her career in an office/school/hospital or engaged in sports like sailing or golf

Syrte

Exactly— for example all of the current Omega Ladies models are glitzy bling things with diamond and mother of pearl. Would it occur to them to do a 36mm version of the Spectre Seamaster which has such a beautiful vintage vibe? No, we all have to like the stuff they choose to peddle on Cindy Crawford’s wrist.
Longines, on the other hand, has gotten the memo as they just released a terrific 36mm version of the Legend diver. But people at Longines are keenly aware they have a large proportion of women among their following— apparently a larger proportion than other brands. (See my picture below from Basel World where I was able to try it on).


Agreed, love those US market materials revealing the dramatic evolution of women’s position in the US. We have forgotten there were several women aviation heroes and women’s sports had also developed a great deal. I have some Longines material from the 1940s to that effect which I’ve been wanting to post about.... just need to find the time.

Syrte

Actually @Wallardy, this Longines fits squarely in your initial question about ladies watches that are the same as men’s models. But back then I think you were asking about vintage. This one is a reedition.

Wallardy

That was @connieseamaster, but it was a topic that I thoroughly endorsed!

auxpomme

Mine wore an Apple Watch for about a month. After sitting in a drawer for a few months, I sold at a 50% haircut.

Ritzwatch

My wife wears a watch. She is usually practical, as schoolteachers are, but I got her this bumper wind last year and it is beautiful on her (as most things are!)

She just got back from a mission trip/home rebuild in Puerto Rico. While there, she wore my 42mm Khaki; she liked it enough that I am probably picking up a 38mm for her this month - practical, as I stated before.

Again, I am partial to her in vintage, and the strap picks up the uneven light brown patina in ways my iPad camera does not, so, another look:

I’d give you a wrist shot, but if I asked her to put on a watch so I could take a picture to post online, she’d look at me like I had 3 eyes and 2 noses.

(When what I really want is 4 wrists! )