Today we're talking about ten watch rules that are not created equal.
Some of these rules, you can bend them, you can even break them under the right conditions.
Other rules you need to follow.
Which ones are which?
Find out, gents, in today's video.
Rule number one: wear your watch on the non-dominant hand.
So if you're right-handed you'd wear your watch on the left hand.
What do you think, should you follow this rule?
In my opinion you don't have to.
You can easily break this rule.
Now one of the reasons that rule is there is simply: when you look at the pushers, you
look at the crown, you look at basically the way the watches are built, oftentimes they're
made to be worn on the left hand.
Most people are going to be right-handed, therefore that's why they're worn on the left
hand.
But you can choose to wear it on the right hand - wear it where you feel comfortable.
Rule number two: skip the bling.
Agree, disagree, what do you think?
Me personally, I want to agree with this, but I have to say, you know what?
You can bend this, you can break it, you can bust right through it.
If you've got the confidence to pull off a really flashy piece then go for it, because
watches, yes, they are functional, but they are jewelry nowadays, and if it's something
that you feel confident you love the way it looks, if you've got the confidence, go for
it.
Rule number three: pair your watch appropriately.
So if you're gonna wear a casual outfit wear a casual watch, if you're gonna wear a dressy
outfit wear a dressy watch.
And check out this infographic, which by the way I'll link to down in the description.
I've got the exact type of watch and what type of outfit it goes with.
Alright gents, what do you think?
Agree with the rules, agree with the chart, or are you gonna bend and break them?
When it comes down to it these are not rules, they're guidelines, so I think that you can
bend them and break them if you know what you're doing, because if you have an heirloom
piece you can wear that with pretty much anything.
And yes, with black tie you're not supposed to wear a watch but many men do because they
choose - ‘Actually I just enjoy it, this watch means something to me.’
And to further illustrate this ,look at the outfit I'm wearing right here - a nice suit,
and the watch I'm wearing is a G-SHOCK.
Yes, this is a G-SHOCK with a suit.
You can pull it off.
This G-SHOCK right here, this is their MTG series.
If you haven't seen them - beautiful watches, I'm linking to them down in the description.
Now G-SHOCK is the paid sponsor of today's video, and would you like to see this watch
in a bit more detail?
Let's do it.
Alright gents, I'm going all professional on you, I'm going with the white gloves, and
this is the G-SHOCK MTG B1000-1A. 200 metres of water-resistance, shock resistance, in
addition it's got the dual dial world time, a full auto super illuminator LED light, stopwatch,
countdown timer, daily alarm, and a full auto calendar.
And let's talk about this G-SHOCK’s tough solar technology.
I absolutely love how it can use any type of light, whether you're indoors or outdoors.
Under normal use, five months basically the power would last if you were not to expose
it to any light, and that's a pretty powerful battery right there.
So this timepiece, it connects to the G-SHOCK connected smartphone app, which I absolutely
love.
Basically, this enables you to go in there and set the world time, set the alarms from
the app.
And one of my favorite parts about this is that you can actually find your phone.
Yes, you can use your watch to find your phone to set off an alarm.
All right guys, as you can tell I absolutely love this watch.
I'm linking to it down in the description - just a beautiful watch, I love this one.
So the next rule: don't wear a watch that's too tight or too loose.
What do you think, agree, disagree?
And I am going to agree on this one, because when you wear a watch that's too tight you
can hurt your hand.
When you wear it that's too loose it's gonna go up and down, and this is not good for the
watch, it's more likely to break the band, and in the case of a mechanical watch it can
actually lead to failure in the mechanisms.
The next rule: when you're speaking with somebody don't check your watch.
Agree, disagree?
For me I'm gonna have to agree.
Now the advantage of a watch is that it's a lot, you know, less obvious than a cell
phone.
You can kind of look over there.
But when you check the time you are sendng the message, ‘Hey, I've got to be somewhere,’
or, ‘You're boring me.’
So be aware that you send that message.
The next rule is: don't touch another man's watch.
Agree, disagree?
I disagree with this one, and I've had conversations with their - we’re talking $100,000 watches,
and they just take them off and they let me touch them.
I don't see why you can't touch another man's watch, IF he gives you permission.
That's probably the key.
All right, so the next rule match metals with metals match leathers with leathers.
They're talking about the band, and that leather matching your belt, matching your shoes.
And the metals - if you're gonna have a wedding ring, if you're gonna have like, metals on
your buckles or other pieces of jewelry, you want to keep it all the same.
What do you think - agree, disagree?
And the answer is, again, it's a base guideline.
It looks good, it's a good place to start, but hey - you like silver on your wedding
ring and you want a gold watch, or you want to go with something with a blend, you don't
have to follow that rule.
You've got maybe a dark brown, I could wear black with this if I so choose and I understand
I'm breaking that rule.
The next rule is to wear dark with dark, wear light with light - and they're usually talking
about the dial.
So do you agree, disagree?
And my answer is: I don't know where this rule came from, but I don't like it, and it's
not something I would follow.
I like to coordinate my watches with my outfits, and it's just something that I don't think
you have to follow this one at all.
Next up we've got the rule of proportions, and that is if you've got a smaller wrist
you're gonna go for a smaller watch case.
If you have larger wrists you can go for a larger watch case.
Agree, disagree?
And I'm going to, in general, agree with this one, but I do think you can bend and break
this rule.
Some watches many guys will think look better on them than others because of the size, but
there are particular watch brands, G-SHOCK being one of them, which you can wear a huge
watch and it looks great.
This watch right here, I have to admit I was surprised.
It really comes down to the placement of the lugs and the overall design of this.
The key is if you find a brand that suits you, that works with you, you can bend, you
can break this rule.
So this next rule is: do not wear the same watch every day.
Agree, disagree?
And I've got to agree with this one, because who can stop at one watch?
Once you get into this obsession, all of a sudden you just start collecting them - and
that's not so much a rule, I think that this is just something that happens to you when
you start getting into watches.
All right, gents - so I want to hear from you down in the comments.
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You agree or you disagree with some of my opinions?
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And guys, I've got two more videos coming here with G-SHOCK, and if you've got some
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So let me know in the comments what you would like to see.
I know some people have suggested I run over one of these with my truck, which I am open
to.
But guys, I want to hear from you guys in the comments.
And go check out G-SHOCK - I'm linking to their MTG series down in the description.
Just a beautiful watch, I really like this watch.
And that's it - take care, I will see you in the next video.