Don't overlook what's close to home...

 

Don't think a Sports Chronograph counts as a dress watch?

 

Here's a couple that you might consider....IMO the IWC here is one of the most beautiful dress watches I've seen. This little Longines is off the
charts in person!

 

Are we looking at the same watch?

If it glitters I'm dressed up.

 

Have you looked into RLE surgery? I had it nearly ten years ago and don't need glasses anymore. They take out the ageing natural lens and put in a plastic one, usually multifocal. I have the same eyesight as I had around age 40.

Then you can look all elegant with your 36mm dress watch.

 

Can recommend either 5227R or 6119R. I’ve come to love and depend upon the date on the 5227! 6119 is more fancy, maybe more of a night out kind of watch, but the hobnail honestly doesn’t stand out (or flash) as much as one would think, and I wear it to work all the time.

 

You may well be correct. I thought I would have a quick look on Google for the definition of a Dress Watch but it didn't really clarify it much. I didn't even know there was a site called "Wrist Porn". I thought GQ might be a good place to start. Perhaps a modern interpretation of a dress watch?
https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/gallery/the-best-dress-watches-for-men

 

I have looked in to it and I know several people that have had it done. Between £6-7,000 in UK. I would rather buy a vulgar, bearbug of a 39mm watch than have my eyeball sliced, the lens taken out and a foreign object inserted. Peoples opinions vary and I may change my opinion when my eyesight deteriorates further. I am still under 50 so there wouldn't be a massive benefit. Anyway, it'll take a lot more than a 36mm dress watch to make me look elegant.

 

That's intriguing. I went from 20/10 in my younger days to tri-focals. (If i use a loupe is it quad-focal?)

Have to admit the thought of it scares me. How about you try this Tubber and report back?

(I was wondering why you sold your Airmans. I get it now.)

 

I was 47 when I had it done. I only needed reading glasses beforehand, but now nothing. In terms of how big the benefit might be, I suppose it depends upon how much glasses bother you.

In terms of the foreign object insertion (ooh Matron no), here is Vizard's fascinating fact #267554 - medics discovered that the natural lens could be replaced with a plastic one, without rejection, after monitoring WWII pilots who got shattered perspex canopy shards in their eyes. The body tolerated them, and the seed of an idea was planted.

You're welcome.

 

Try that RLE surgery? Not a snowballs chance in Hell at the moment. I am too young and my eye sight isn't that bad, bar about 1.5m in front of my face. I sometimes wear varifocals at work, take them off when I use a loupe though.

 

I am currently 47. Glasses don't bother me at all, have to wear them at work anyway, be they prescription or protective lenses. I'll try to find it but there was a recent article in the UK regarding a certain brand of lenses that were used in RLA surgery. They were trying to recall all the people that had them inserted as they were deteriorating and causing bad after effects. I only have 2 eyes and I'll wait before doing anything to them.

 

Oculentis. Who also had other problems with their Mplus-X lens. The problems you refer to present after about 3 years I believe. I am well past that now.

I suspect that Oculentis may be bigger by volume than other makers, due to their work with Optical Express, who do lots of ops.

 

That's a lovely looking watch. I'm after something in gold so will look into it.

 

Not a watch I was aware of - do you have a photo of the watch dial?

 

Stunning watch! Not sure the Reverso makes the cut though, as much as I like it. I think it suits stainless steel better if truth be told.

 

I like that IWC.

 

You guys like to throw your money away. Guess how much this fabulous gold watch cost?

 

It is rather nice. Might be a winner there.

 

Yes, thank you, that was the lenses. For the life of me I couldn't remember the name.