pro diver / rubber strap for office / suit ?

[coolio]

Hi All,

I am a traitor! I bought an Omega Planet Ocean about 8-9 months ago but barely worn it (its on the for sale pages), and I'm thinking of getting a Breitling, something like the Steelfish (if available as 'new') or a Seawolf Avenger.

With the Seawolf, I think the rubber strap looks better on my wrist (6.5 inch) just because of the way the watch is. Question is, would it be wrong to wear this with a suit to work? I wouldn't have thought so until I read somewhere lots of people saying a big fat no-no to rubber straps and formal wear. I see where they're coming from, but we're not talking about a g-shock rubber watch here! The Breitling pro diver strap along with the polished deployment claps actually looks pretty cool to me and I would have thought it would be ok to pull off wearing this with formal or casual wear... What do you guys think? Does anyone here wear this rubber strap to the office?

(In case you are wondering, I do like the look of the Pro 2 steel bracelet, but it seems to sit closer and tighter to my wrist, thereby making the watch head seem larger than with the rubber strap. Rubber also feels nice and comfy too!)

Cheers
Sunny

[2500M_Sub]

Hi All,

I am a traitor! I bought an Omega Planet Ocean about 8-9 months ago but barely worn it (its on the for sale pages), and I'm thinking of getting a Breitling, something like the Steelfish (if available as 'new') or a Seawolf Avenger.

With the Seawolf, I think the rubber strap looks better on my wrist (6.5 inch) just because of the way the watch is. Question is, would it be wrong to wear this with a suit to work? I wouldn't have thought so until I read somewhere lots of people saying a big fat no-no to rubber straps and formal wear. I see where they're coming from, but we're not talking about a g-shock rubber watch here! The Breitling pro diver strap along with the polished deployment claps actually looks pretty cool to me and I would have thought it would be ok to pull off wearing this with formal or casual wear... What do you guys think? Does anyone here wear this rubber strap to the office?

(In case you are wondering, I do like the look of the Pro 2 steel bracelet, but it seems to sit closer and tighter to my wrist, thereby making the watch head seem larger than with the rubber strap. Rubber also feels nice and comfy too!)

Cheers
Sunny

Yeah, I think you would be fine, the bracelet would be more appropriate or even a leather strap but think you can get away with the rubber strap.

Regards,

Ren

[G-Shock]

I wear my silver dial seawolf on the proII rubber deployment clasp with a suit all the time. It' a very versatile combo. Looks great in my opinion.

[coolio]

I wear my silver dial seawolf on the proII rubber deployment clasp with a suit all the time. It' a very versatile combo. Looks great in my opinion.

That's neat! I'm looking at the same with the black face (and with the baton markers, like yours). What size wrist do you have??

Its a big watch, but for some reason doesn't feel as big as the dimensions suggest, especially with the rubber or leather strap...it just sits about 1-2 mm higher than ideal for me...

[G-Shock]

Puny 6.25" wrist.

[coolio]

Puny 6.25" wrist.

well it doesn't seem to look too big... I think its to do with the curved down lugs and the actual face/dial being small...solid and nice looking!

[shandy]

I have the seawolf avenger chrono, got it a couple of weeks ago. I have a 7 1/2" wrist but small hands and it looks fine I think. Funny thing is my two other "good" watches are a 34mm Rolex Air-King and a 22mm/28mm Vintage Cartier tank and I seem to be able to switch all of them and not feel any look crazy on my wrist.

I actually find despite it's thickness and width the Avenger Seawolf line wears much smaller. I also think the bracelet makes the head look smaller to me compared to the leather breitling strap I have for it. I think the metal seems to give the illusion of spreading the size of the watch throughout the wrist rather than just on top. Also, I have found wristshots always seem to distort the actual size of the watch on the wrist.

Take a look at the photo's below and see if you agree! Oh yes. Personally I could not give a rats crap what anyone thinks I should or should not wear to work or play, it's my wrist and my watch. If people judge me negatively for it then that is their issue not mine and I am not sure I would want to work somewhere with such narrow minded people for workmates!

ASC on leather (but it will give you an idea of it on a strap rather than bracelet!)


And on Bracelet( in the company of a friends speedmaster!)


And to give you an idea of distortion here are my other two for comparison!

[Sea-Wolf]

Coolio,
It all depends on what you do for a living and whether by suit you mean an actual suit or a sport coat with i.e. khakis. Generally, a rubber strap is not worn with a suit; in a casual office you can get away with a bracelet (especially in summer if you live/work i.e. below the equator where it's super hot), but leather strap is best as above said. In terms of "formal wear" and what to wear there are numerous threads here about that, which you can find via the search engine. Briefly, if we're talking formal wear (or semi formal business attire, like in a bank, law office, etc.) then the classic rules dictate that one should wear a dress watch with their suit (basically, thin white dial (or solid gold), < 40mm on a black leather strap, or exotic (i.e. croc, lizard which is even better), and the simpler the watch (i.e., no complications except maybe date function) is best. Classically speaking, that is. That said, and like so many other things, it all depends--like on for e.g. what you do, whether you meet clients face-to-face, etc., and where you live (culture and regional norms very much play into this). If you're in a casual office for e.g. and everyone else--including your boss--is wearing a G-shock, then you might if you're a junior/just starting out want to re-think any notions of wearing a solid gold Patek at that particular office for e.g. at least, not until you're promoted that is ;)

Trust this helps.
All the best.

[ShortyB]

I do. I also wear a SuperOcean with a yellow face. Not really interested what others think.

[Guarionex]

Here is my Ti Seawolf on leather,with the option of swapping straps you can find any combo to suit your attire.