I prefer it when the cuff comes over my watch; otherwise it won't sit or show properly when work with a suit.

I have encountered the same problem with a couple of RTW shirts as you describe. Because of the variables - girth of wrist, size of watch, circumference of cuffs - it's hard to say that the cuffs are too small exactly but I suppose that's the general conclusion.

 

Your watch is to big. Leave the offshore for when you're more casual.

 

Your watch is to big. Leave the offshore for when you're more casual.

sorry. what does offshore mean? tks. im catchin on here

 

I think he's referring to a diver's watch like the Rolex Submariner.

 

To me my watch should fit nicely within the cuff, be it double or button. I can't see how having a cuff bunched up behind a watch would ever be correct, how could you ever show cuff with a jacket that way?! However, famed sartorialist always wore his watch over his shirt cuff and looked fabulous doing it, but I can't see you pulling it off with a double cuff shirt. Perhaps you could buy another, thinner watch to wear with the tighter cuffed shirts?

 

It's always covered by the shirts cuff, simply becuase I don't like the look and it's more comfortable.

manuduenas

 

sorry. what does offshore mean? tks. im catchin on here

The Offshore is the largest of the Audemar Piguet Royal Oak line and it's huge! The point being, however, is that if a watch is too large to fit under a French cuff, it's too large to be appropriate with that type of dress. To paraphrase, leave the boat anchors at home and buy a slim dress watch.

 

The Offshore is the largest of the Audemar Piguet Royal Oak line and it's huge! The point being, however, is that if a watch is too large to fit under a French cuff, it's too large to be appropriate with that type of dress. To paraphrase, leave the boat anchors at home and buy a slim dress watch.

I was wrong. :icon_pale:

 

If I am wearing french cuffs, I leave the watch at home. If wearing regular button cuffs, I wear mine hidden by the cuff.

 

+1 with the others. My sports watches are worn with... well, with sport clothes. I wear one of my thin dress watches if I'm wearing either french cuffs or button cuffs.

 

Your cuff should cover your watch. No two ways about it. You observed it yourself: it is rather unsightly, uncomfortable and awkward when it does not. Large watches are not the exclusive domain of sports watches; there are plenty of grand complication watches that necessitate a large / thick case and many would hesitate to describe them as sports watches.:crazy:
So the problem is your cuff size. Your shirt should accommodate your watch, not the other way around. When you order your shirts, wear the largest watch you own so that your shirtmaker can take the correct measurement for each wrist: the one on which you wear a watch, and the other one on which, presumably, you do not wear a watch.

If you buy shirts off the peg, then you have a problem.

 

To me my watch should fit nicely within the cuff, be it double or button. I can't see how having a cuff bunched up behind a watch would ever be correct, how could you ever show cuff with a jacket that way?! However, famed sartorialist always wore his watch over his shirt cuff and looked fabulous doing it, but I can't see you pulling it off with a double cuff shirt. Perhaps you could buy another, thinner watch to wear with the tighter cuffed shirts?

One of the freedoms that comes with being a billionaire mogul - you can dress as you like and no one dares criticize you...in fact, your sartorial eccentricities are regarded as "fashion forward" ! :icon_smile_big:

 

I don't wear watches any more, even slim ones can trap the shirt cuff.

 

Thread hihack!!

Could anyone recommend a "slim dress watch" that many reference above, that costs less than $2k? Patek is WAAAY out of my means. :icon_smile_big:

Thank you.

EDIT: Andy, is there a way of editing the headers? I can't type worth a da*@...

 

My watches are always covered by my sleeve cuff...even my TAG Link Series fits under the cuff. Am I wearing my cuffs too loosely?

 

My watches are always covered by my sleeve cuff...even my TAG Link Series fits under the cuff. Am I wearing my cuffs too loosely?

I wouldn't think so. I own a Link also, it's not too thick.

Some of the thicker watches mentioned like the Offshore, Submariner, etc. are where you start to have issues.

 

imho...

your watch should be under your cuff. My shirt maker inquires as to what watch I wear most and had taken that measurment into account when making my shirts. FYI, you must leave ample room to ensure movement while your jacket is on yet not too tight so that your watch discolors the inside of your cuff as it rubs against it. Good luck.

 

I agree that aesthetically the watch should be covered by the cuff, but I find that when my watch sneaks under the cuff whenever I want to check the time I have to pull the watch and the shirt cuff apart from each other (I like to wear my cuffs close around my wrist and they fit close around my watch too when the watch slides under the cuff). This is pretty annoying so I've just decided to say to hell with it and wear a watch that is large enough not too fit under my cuff. The thinnest watch I've found that is reasonably priced is any watch from the Citizen Stiletto line. I bought one and then when I decided to get a thicker watch that doesn't fit under my cuff I got a Timex Easy Reader. Now it's much easier for me to check the time and the Easy Reader has a date function which I found I missed too much when wearing the Citizen watch.

 

Under the cuff.