umairarif Posted December 5, 2013 Report Share Posted December 5, 2013 Hi I would like RWG community to help me give few ideas to help buy a nice dress watch. I would prefer full ss or metal watch with swiss movement and no chrono. please take a minute to give your input. regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstan83 Posted December 5, 2013 Report Share Posted December 5, 2013 By tradition a dress watch usually comes on a leather strap rather than a bracelet (if that's what you meant by full ss?) and should be relatively slim so it can fit under a double cuff shirt sleeve. I would make sure it had a clean classic look, I would stick to something with a real simple dial. Maybe a Patek, Jaeger or even an IWC. If you want a metal bracelet maybe a breitling transocean or iwc portofino on a mesh perhaps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umairarif Posted December 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2013 yes i meant metal bracelet like I have been looking at franck muller king and cartier tank in steel bracelets. I prefer metal bracelet but if some thing outstanding I would go for leather strap. I will have a look at the ones you have mentioned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWP123 Posted December 5, 2013 Report Share Posted December 5, 2013 I agree with mstan83. Dress watches traditionally have leather straps. I have an unhealthy obsession with rolex submariners but for the most part I wear a leather strap watch. I usually alternate between Tissot and Baume and Mercier. I work in the investment world so if I wore a fake patek I would probably get called out in a second. Sometimes I wear my Panerai on Leather strap. That said, the cartier tank is pretty nice and I see a lot of guys wearing them with suits, so i think thats a pretty great choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
URkuk Posted December 5, 2013 Report Share Posted December 5, 2013 IWC Portofino is total class...simple and timeless.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstan83 Posted December 5, 2013 Report Share Posted December 5, 2013 I'm not a Muller fan but the Cartier Tank is nice, also a better size than the Santos 100 which I find a tad too large. If you like the metal straps then maybe even look at a Rolex Datejust. Let us know what you find! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmb Posted December 6, 2013 Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 Rolex Datejust with fluted bezel on Jubilee bracelet... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWP123 Posted December 6, 2013 Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 IWC Portofino is total class...simple and timeless.... +1 Portofino is classic dress watch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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