Do you judge a person by the watch they wear

[pinchmeimdreamin]

My boss wears a Patek. I was never sure what kind of people would buy them and it surprised me a bit.

My last boss was a cock and wore an appropriate watch, new rolex which gave the right impression to the non watch savvy. Maintained it on the cheap as well.

So, have you ever taken a guess at what watch someone might wear and been proved right or totally wrong?

[anonymous-user]

Mine cost £15 from a tourist shop in Cyprus, so it would be hypocritical of me to judge.

[CampDavid]

I worry about people with massive blingy watches. I have a vintage/old Omega

[Phunk]

Nope, I tend to wear a differnt watch every day, some of them are £15 cheap onesm some alot more!

I think a judge more on if someone actually wears a watch or not and which hand they wear it on!

[russy01]

I have a selection, a couple cheap and a couple expensive ones. But thats because i quite like watches, i dont see it as a "oh he must be rich as he has a casio or whatever", i pick watches on what style i like and what budget i have.

[ShadownINja]

If they wear a bling watch, then yes they would be judged like a criminal in the docks. Otherwise, couldn't care less.

[LordGrover]

I like to see a nice watch but don't consider whether the wearer is a good or bad egg based on it though.

[philthy]

Nope, more likely to judge them if they don't use it.

[whitechief]

No. Unless it looks something like this, then I think

[Ayahuasca]

Of course, I never talk to anyone unless they're wearing at least a Breguet and neither does my butler.

[Kaelic]

I wear a cheap titanium fossil for work and more expensive pieces when I am out and about.

Had a sales rep in a meeting telling once how great his Patek was and how the price was more than I made in a year. Our chairman had the same watch on, but his was an original and side by side the differences were quite apparent hehe. Was an awkward meeting after that

[CraigW]

Kaelic said:

I wear a cheap titanium fossil for work and more expensive pieces when I am out and about.

Had a sales rep in a meeting telling once how great his Patek was and how the price was more than I made in a year. Our chairman had the same watch on, but his was an original and side by side the differences were quite apparent hehe. Was an awkward meeting after that

thats a cracking story. That rep sounds like a total and utter tool.

[130R]

I wear a Seiko normally so I would hope people judge me to be thrifty yet reliable, rather than cheap and Asian.

[Defcon5]

Is this a piss take or something?

This thread

pinchmeimdreamin said:

My boss wears a Patek. I was never sure what kind of people would buy them and it surprised me a bit.

My last boss was a cock and wore an appropriate watch, new rolex which gave the right impression to the non watch savvy. Maintained it on the cheap as well.

So, have you ever taken a guess at what watch someone might wear and been proved right or totally wrong?

This thread http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Miss VR said:

My boss drives a mini clubman. I was never sure what kind of people would buy them and it surprised me a bit.

My last boss was a cock and drove an appropriate car, new low powered merc which gave the right impression to the non car savvy. Maintained it on the cheap as well.

So, have you ever taken a guess at what car someone might drive and been proved right or totally wrong?

[Famous Graham]

Haven't worn one for a while. The strap on my flashy 20 quid Swatch broke earlier in the year and I haven't been arsed to replace it.

[ewenm]

I rarely notice what watch people are wearing, and if I do, can rarely recognise the brand, and even then wouldn't know how expensive/exclusive/special the model was.

I switch between a plain silver with black face Seiko Kinetic most of the time and a Suunto T6 when I'm training.

Edited by ewenm on Wednesday 8th September 17:12

[TuxRacer]

Maybe a little, it depends.

[Ding]

don't notice their watch but I do clock what shoes a bloke is wearing!
Never like a man in white shoes! (Trainers excluded) they always seem slimy to me!

Funny how different things affect your impression of people!

[Ikemi]

I don't judge someone by what watch they wear, but I will have a quick glance to see if it's anything interesting It's a bit of a shame when someone has a particularly tasty watch, but doesn't know anything about it ...

I like watches, me I'm saving for my next piece at the moment!

[Bernard80]

I don't wear a watch, I am free from the bounds of time..and therefore you can't judge me.