Max Bill or Mondaine = Architect
I was having a discussion with a friend a couple of weeks ago and noticed he had a Submariner on. I jokingly asked him why he was wearing an IT Manager's watch when he worked in the city as a trader. He laughed and said "True, I should really wear a Reverso like all the Hedge-Fund Managers".
What other profession/watch stereotypes are there?
Max Bill or Mondaine = Architect
Day-Date = Silver haired Radio 1 DJ
RJ = plonker
Super Avenger chrono = Porn Star
Bretling = Unemployed brat living of daddys money
G-Shock = Police Officer
Richard Mille......the second most successful professional sportsman in his sport or team.
Casio F91-W = terrorist.
"Bite my shiny metal ass."
- Bender Bending Rodríguez
Gold rolex - second hand car salesman
G-Shock/Suunto - middle to senior management level in 'cool' Digital agencies who have kids and wife won't let them spend money on a decent watch.
Omega - someone working in city, who is not earning zillions
Omega - someone very successful/high earning and being 'subtle' or not _that_ into watches (but know Omega is quality).
(some or all of that is tongue in cheek) :)
TW Steel = 2nd division footballers
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Rolex President - loan shark, drug baron, plastic surgeon, dictator.
Archie Luxury did a great series 'what does your watch say about you'
Tag Heuer - knows nothing about watches.
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Hublot=rapper or ignorant (or sponsored) athlete
What about hommages? - wannabe?
SS Rolex = Motor trade
Gold Rolex = Old man in Motor trade
Seiko = balding accountant or social worker.
Hautlence; Crossword compiler
Rolex (any) - drug dealer, used car salesman
Raymond Weil - drug dealer who can't afford a Rolex
Omega Seamaster - post grad student just found first job in IT (salary not relevant)
Rolex sub - someone just got first promotion and just wants a Rolex, any Rolex will do
Tag - anyone in sales
(Insert over priced fashion watch here) estate agent
G shock or Seiko - Police
Citizen - ambulance driver
Sinn ezm7 - firefighter.
About as much chance of identifying someones job from a watch as finding an honest politician in parliament.
Breitling - kids 18 year birthday gift. It's big and it's got lots of shiney bits on it.
What watch would Mr Ben wear?
Another excuse for the usual Rolex negativity cobblers, I'm not an ...
IT Manager
Silver-haired Radio 1 DJ
Second-hand Car Salesman
Loan Shark
Drug Baron
Plastic Surgeon
Dictator
not that there's anything wrong with some of those ...
would be quite happy to be a Gynaecologist (but maybe not an Italian one) ;-)
Digger
IT Manager = Submariner? WTF? what happened to being a Diver?
Cartier Santos 100 - theatrical, creative, club owner
Submariner = spy
We seem to be confusing a stereotype (i.e. widely-held, over-simplified view) with seeing some chap / chap-ess wearing a watch...
TBH, I think the easiest stereotype to describe is a member of this forum, regardless of profession.
Can't remember who first posted this but it seems to fit the bill:
regards,
David
Ice watch or some other neon piece of plastic- Every man in Wigan (career irrelevant, most likely all gay :p)
Patek Philippe: A cheesy photo of a Dad and son.
And a woman's Patek Philippe - trophy wife.
Vulcain Cricket - President of the United States.