Post Your Watch! - Page 25

Just friendly advice, because bottom line is that you should get what you like and feel comfortable with the most. But in terms of style, black suit/tie watches should have the following characteristics:

1. Leather strap. No exception. It can be brown on black, but leather is considered a must for the formal watch. I have a black-dlc bracelet on my steinhart as well, but it can't be considered formal. Only semi-formal at best (meaning it goes ok with a long-sleeve business shirt or something).
2. Slim. It needs to be very slim so it can slip under the sleeve of the shirt, and only show half of itself or less when you're not actually looking at it. You know what i mean.
This kinda rules out the Tissot PRC200 as it's a really thick watch. Not a bad watch, I like it a lot as well, but it doesn't really go with a suit unless you manage to cover like 80% of it with the shirt. Otherwise it will stick out and won't look very stylish.
3. Clean and simple. This means no chronograph, no fancy hands, no decorated bezel, nothing. It should be as clean as possible, even the day/date window is frowned upon by some people.
4. Gold/Silver. Black is not a standard formal color for watches, but this will be ignored by some people, and understandably so, since not everyone likes gold or silver.

There are other aspects to consider as well, but none as important as these (unless I'm forgetting something). Here's a list of dress watches as an example, in order of price, more or less.

a. Citizen Stiletto: http://img.giftstoindia24x7.com/ASP_Img/GTI1826.jpg
It comes in a multitude of colors, styles, and straps (even metal), but this is a good example of what I meant. It's extremely slick and simple, and not too expensive either. They even come in the "square" variation, if you're into that sort of thing.
variations:
http://www.newlookwatches.com/re_image.php?img=pimages/1159_IMG1.jpg (more manly)
http://www.citizen-watch.co.uk/pimages/ar3015-53e.jpg (black sheep of the family)

b. Sinn 1746 klassic: http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z108/scm64/sinn1746front_1133_detail.jpg
This is just a stunning watch. It will cost about 4-5 times what a citizen will, but it's from a renowned brand with excellent movement and finishing. You can find a lot of models in this price range, but this is definitely one of my favorites.

c. Philippe DuFour Simplicity: http://dufourwatches.free.fr/simp1.jpg
Just in case you're a closet-millionaire, this is probably my favorite dress watch ever. If not overall.
Sure it will take about 2 years to be made and will cost about 40k euros, but as far as watches go, it won't get much better than this.
Patek Philippe also has an ultra-thin, super-formal series of watches, if you've got thousands to spare.

Edit: or you could just use your phone! And while you're at it, don't wear a suit, wear PJs and crocks. Because those do the job just as well.