![]() This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. Comfort also includes the absence of nagging details: I owned and wore an Omega Speedmaster for a while, but the jagged edge of the deployant clasp closure eventually drove me nuts, and the watch had to go. Looking over the lists of yeses and nos above, I’m seeing a few decision rules for classifying a watch as a piece for routine wear.Ĭomfort: I do like wearing heavy watches, but on a day-in, day-out basis I find it nice to have pieces that have somewhat lower heft on my wrist. That said, the run-up in value of that piece makes me just a bit nervous about wearing it quite as frequently as I used to, which is a shame. Unless you’re at a watch enthusiasts’ gathering, that is! My Philippe Dufour Simplicity? In many ways it’s an almost ideal watch for daily wear with its white metal case, 37 mm diameter, and simple lacquered dial adding up to a physical presence that’s unlikely to stand out enough to cause a ruckus. Lange & Söhne Pour le Mérite Tourbillon on its fitted gold bracelet a double qualifier.Ĭan’t run the stopwatch if you aren’t wearing it: Voutilainen Masterpiece Chronograph II If all of these various types, sizes, and brands of watches can be worn on a daily basis, what’s left out?įor me, special-occasion watches include the tourbillons in my collection as well as some of the flashier pieces – which makes the A. Definitely not daily wearers – at least for me, not right now I’m not going to change the oil in my car or scrub the railings on the patio (yes, I still do both of those) wearing any of these, but for tooling around town on errands and meeting up with friends, each provides a jolt of pleasure when seen peeking out from under the cuff while not attracting undue attention. There are some exceptions: at least when I’m wearing long sleeves, I’m not reluctant to don watches like the whimsical-but-stealthy Upside Down by Ludovic Ballouard, my first-generation Géographique from Jaeger-LeCoultre, or even the super-complicated but anti-bling Equation of Time by Audemars Piguet in white gold with dark grey dial. ![]() Platinum stealth: Upside Down by Ludovic Ballouard If you’re Bill Gates, a more modest Casio Illuminator apparently does the trick and in my collection the daily-wear watch that matches this category most closely is my Vacheron Constantin Overseas “Deep Stream” Chronograph. I’m guessing that if you did a poll of what folks think of as a daily wearer, you’d get a lot of votes for pieces such as the Rolex GMT-Master and Omega Speedmaster: robust workhorses (I will not use the term “beater” here as it seems to inflame the emotions of some of our gentle readers) that keep good time, can take a licking, and can cover a range of wearing occasions from beach to boardroom. In a response to one of my recent Quill & Pad articles, Chris B asked, “Inquiring minds want to know, what are your favorite daily wearers?” His question got me thinking, both about which pieces in my assortment are the go-to routine watches for frequent wear and, at a more fundamental level, what makes a watch a “daily wearer.” Not just sport ![]() ![]() That said, while I wear each and every one of the watches in my collection from time to time, some watches are more suited to daily wear than others. Wearing them all: Invention Piece 1 by Greubel Forsey
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