Watches & Attire - Rules & Counsel

[Metlin]

What do you think of mesh bracelets in dress watches? I usually wear my Seagull M177s with a mesh bracelet in summer to have both black and brown color clothes covered as style. Here is a picture from mobile.

They are still metal bracelets. You can wear them with "casual" business casual and below, but never with anything more formal.

[Chronopolis]

What do you think of mesh bracelets in dress watches?

I am not aware of any hard & fast rules regarding mesh bracelets per se, but it seems to me that the general reception of said type of bracelet is that it is decidedly more "sporty" than the full bracelet whose design intentionally shows a a greater degree of design integration to the watch head itself, and thus does not show a gap between it and the watch case.

A mesh will always have that certain air of casual and free about it, thus making it occupy a lower rung on the ladder of strict "formality".
BUT, having said that, I hasten to add - as a big fan of meshes - that in a more casual setting/occasion, a cool watch on a mesh could have a MUCH higher "cool quotient" than a regular bracelet.

But in any case, it is a generally accepted rule of thumb that in a high formal setting, metal bracelets of any kind should be shunned in favor of a leather strap.

[Raza]

Just make sure it isn't a Merlot.

No f@$%ing merlot! (Anyone else see that movie?)

[TheSanDiegan]

No f@$%ing merlot! (Anyone else see that movie?)

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[jwalther]

They are still metal bracelets. You can wear them with "casual" business casual and below, but never with anything more formal.

I beg to differ. . .

[Metlin]

Would you like a cookie?

[TylerDurden]

In all fairness, Metlin is mistaken here. You can wear a bracelet with something more formal than "'casual' business casual" (as your picture indicates), it just happens to be some sort of mortal sin. Seek ye absolution my child...

By the way, that is a gorgeous watch you have there.

[Chronopolis]

Would you like a cookie?

Thank you M,
I just came very close to experiencing, for the first time ever, yogurt exiting through my nose... and unto my keyboard.

[Metlin]

In all fairness, Metlin is mistaken here. You can wear a bracelet with something more formal than "'casual' business casual" (as your picture indicates), it just happens to be some sort of mortal sin. Seek ye absolution my child...

By the way, that is a gorgeous watch you have there.

This is true. There are a lot of things you can do, but shouldn't. Such as dating a girl who has a clutter of cats.

Thank you M,
I just came very close to experiencing, for the first time ever, yogurt exiting through my nose... and unto my keyboard.

You're quite welcome. I strive to entertain my patrons.

[camb66]

I beg to differ. . .

Watch, jacket, shirt - fantastic combo.

Cufflinks- what were you thinking?