Hello, folks. I was considering some of my weird, occasionally subliminal rules around wearing watches and I was wondering if any of you in the community had similar quirks. For instance, I don’t ever wear a watch on a leather band with a short sleeved shirt- I never made the conscious effort not to, I just always chose rubber, steel or a nato when I wore short sleeves. When I eventually realized my aversion to leather with anything but long sleeve shirts, sweaters, jackets, etc., I thought it was funny. What is your guys’ opinion on this/do you have any similar personal beliefs?
I think we’re misunderstanding you. You’re not asking if we follow fashion “rules” or conventions, but rather if we, like you, have weird quirks regarding how we wear watches, right?
I have a strap buying problem. I buy a handful of straps for every watch, but after wearing them a few times, I get tired of changing them out or matching my shoes for work, etc, and end up just putting the bracelet on and leaving it on. The watches that only have straps only come out of the box when they fit the rest of the outfit.
My personal rule that I apply only to myself (and sometimes fail to do that of course) is to try not to wear a shiny dress watch when I’m all sporty dressed in colorful running shoes, shorts and shirt.