What’s a watch befitting of a VP?
Would love to hear all thoughts on this. Even better if you could give a watch for each rank from ANL to MD!
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Garmin for health monitoring
This unironically, best purchase I made in 2022.
Isaiah_53_5 💎🙌💎🙌💎 also a fan and is our resident fitness messiah so if it's good enough for him, it's good enough for us mortals.
Reminds me of the Arnold quote: "A well built physique is a status symbol. It reflects you worked hard for it, no money can buy it." If the watch motivates you to get after it, it's a helpful tool, and building perhaps the best status symbol beyond anything you can put on your wrist.
Not to hijack this post but does anyone use whoop? Seems like a better Garmin for measuring vitals. F'ing blows that it's saas.
School I played a D1 hockey at gave us all whoops. Highly recommend them IF AND ONLY IF you're seriously into fitness, otherwise it's a waste of $30/month
The upside of the whoop is you never have to take it off to charge (you charge a charger that clips onto it) so you get great sleep data
Downside is the whoop HR monitor is not very accurate and you only get HR stats (although they do get translated into interesting and easily digestible data, whoop UI is great). SaaS pricing is annoying too.
Doubt the accuracy of HR monitor matters for 90% of people but it is limited in what it shows you, especially if you’re trying to track running/biking
Really debating getting one. If you had to sell it to me what would the selling points be. I lift/workout everyday
I used a Whoop for ~2 years and then got rid of it recently (came w/ 6 months free then got maybe like 6 months of free membership from referrals, so only paid for a year or so).
It was fun to see all my stats and not having to take it off to charge was great, and I didn't care about it not having a screen since I wear regular watches normally. But after a while the insights you get really aren't that new or interesting anymore, and yeah $30 / mo felt like just a waste of money. Hate how everything has to be a subscription nowadays. Fitbit at least you can use normally w/o some features if you don't pay for a premium sub.
You'll also def need to get at least 1 other band since your strap will start to smell like ass after a while, and you'll want to have a different one on hand while you wash / clean it.
is it significantly better than apple watch for this kind of stuff? never had a health watch before although had various cheapish bracelets before...
Watch collecting is a journey and not always a linear path. Some collect from the same brand. Some go vintage. And it depends how much you wanna spend relative to income.
Apple Watch is a Good watch for optics at all level…
An: Omega Speedie/ Tudor bb/ Breitling Navitimer(I’m partial to the blue)
As: Rolex explorer 2, gmt , sub
VP: AP Roo/ PP Aquanaut
MD: FP Journe / PP nautilus (but not at resale prices)
Great choices but I'd be shocked if a VP wore those regularly
He nailed it
Ah yes, the ROO - the watch so gaudily designed (befitting of a 22 year old designer I guess), that even the legendary original designer of the Royal Oak hated it.
Hopefully they mean RO, even then not my favorite, but 100x better than the ROO.
Oops, I missed the ROO comment. I agree those are terrible pieces.
Imo you can’t go wrong w a Casio watch, simple yet cool and also gives a humble vibe
Whatever watch you like.
Befitting is an interesting way to put it… Whoop - no emails, no display, tracks health.
I think a SS AP is the perfect VP watch. However, the watch market is so inflated you could have bought a stainless steel AP ROO 5 years ago for just under $20,000, but now if people see you wearing one they might assume you spent $50,000+ on the watch (those who follow the watch market). I absolutely would not pay 2x retail for a watch and I figure most VPs wouldn't either (assuming they're using their income to buy it and don't already come from wealth)
I got a lange and sohne and wear it sometimes to meetings. No one can really tell though, so it doesn’t bring much unwanted attention but you still feel like a baller when wearing it.
Maybe I’m not a baller as you guys. But what kind of Vp spends 50% of their after tax bonus on a watch??pp nautilus??
I’ve been a vp for a couple of years now and I’m comfortable but by no means dropping $25k without thinking about it.
This. As an analyst I wanted to buy a place, as an associate I wanted to renovate my place and buy a ring, and as a VP I have a wife and a kid. So much I’d rather spend $$ on before I drop $25 to $50k on a watch.
FWIW, at my bank there’s a negative correlation between $$ of watch and how people view you. A Rolex sure but you roll into the office with a PP and you can bet you’re going to catch some shit.
Shh, don’t spill the secrets.
Vacheron Offshore
On that note, the Vacheron Fiftysix line is also really good for the price, the entry-level ones are 12k for leather and 15ish for the steel bracelet.
Lol there's an AP royal oak offshore and Vacheron Overseas, assume you mean the latter?
Lange and sohne Lange 1 timezone
Analyst at a BB and I've seen very little correlation between watches and seniority, some second year analysts and associates wear Rolexes, Cartiers, etc, and some MDs wear only Apple watches and Casios, although some wear more lowkey Rolexes likes datejusts. It really depends on individual preference. I would say other than Rolex, people really aren't able to discern different watch brands and their price / status unless they're actually into watches, especially for more niche brands and I don't think it's frowned upon. There is one senior widely known for having a ridiculous watch collection (probably $1mm+) who does get memed though
How is datejust a lowkey rolex lmao
Because the DJ is typically smaller than other current popular watches and the base models are on the cheaper side of Rolexes spectrum.
VC Overseas are class
Just wear an Apple / Smart Watch lmao.
If you want to flex then wear an expensive band. The utility from a smart watch is 10x everything else. Unarguable.
Mickey Mouse watch where his arms are the minute and hour hands
The Omnitrix
This is a WSO classic that you have to read fully which answers your question
https://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forum/fashion/the-bankers-guide-to-watc…
Brietling Colt - ~$3,000
Edit: Can one of you watch snobs explain to me why the above isn't sick? I'm catching monkey shit like a zookeeper rn. Just kinda curious what isn't to love about a classic, chrono Breitling.
Watches of that design are bulky looking and ugly IMO. One of the main reason I don't like Rolex. Didn't give you any MS though, to each their own.
Interesting. I like heavy metal on my wrist, the ultra thin/simple/perfectly round face watches with small little leather/rubber bands just do nothing for me. But then again I'm a big body. Some might even say an absolute unit...
Didn't throw MS, but IMO it will be tough to pull off unless you're a hefty guy - a 44mm case diameter with a 22mm lug width will fit large on most wrists. The size also makes it less versatile, and probably will look out of place with more formal attire. I'm not sure if it's just the picture (I haven't inspected this watch in detail IRL), but the detailing seems off and doesn't match the price point, especially if you look at the bezel - the markings and #s just don't convey detailed craftsmanship. The uneven links (none are parallel?) on the bracelet are also really odd to me. Most won't care, but at that price point you can find some nice in-house movements, whereas the Colt uses ETA and has a pretty short power reserve as well.
Unoriginal choice, but at that price point I'd probably just get the original BB58
Yeee, I dig that. My buddies got one of the BB joints. I wear the below and get a ton of compliments on it. People tell me it is very "me" but I guess the watch nerds have been silently laughing at me all this time /:
hermes
Maybe if you're giving it to your side-piece lmao
Analyst: Cartier Roadster/Rolex Date Just
Associate: Submariner/Cartier Santos
VP: SkyDweller Rose Gold/Patek/AP
MD: Same as VP
Partner: Richard Mille
Hard pass on the Richard Mille. So many other great watches for much less.
if Andrew Tate or Kodak Black started an IB they became partner of, then an RM might make sense but i guarantee you there are more partners wearing an apple watch than an RM
While I have no issue with ostentatious motives being the driving factor for a luxury purchase, you're doing yourself a massive disservice by buying anything that you don't love. Your income sets the boundaries for what's within reach, but shouldn't dictate the attributes of a watch that you fall in love with (unless you're into sophisticated complications, but doubtful based on the question at hand). Associating title / income with a watch "bracket" is an extremely slippery slope - it's an accessory (read: 100% discretionary), and as your title / comp climbs it's highly likely that your taste in luxury will scale too, often disproportionately. I appreciate I'm making pretty broad assumptions here, but I've seen too many real-world examples to not chime in.
Now regarding your question, most of the suggestions in this thread / the other watch thread are laughable - either way too expensive relative to income, or just won't work in an office setting. What's your ideal case / dial / lug-to-lug size? Are you looking for an everyday wear, something sporty, or something classy? Budget range? What complications are you looking for (date, chronograph, GMT, moonphase, perpetual calendar, etc.)? In-house or 3rd party movement? Bracelet or strap?
All of the above criteria should be considered when choosing a watch, and unless you have an answer for all of them you got some homework to do. Your answers may also eliminate many of the suggestions posed above (candidly, I find it hilarious how people can make suggestions not knowing your preferences). What may look good on one person might look terrible elsewhere, depending on the wrist size / occasion. The biggest waste of money is spending 10k+ on something that you didn't fall in love with, or know the first thing about and only made the purchase to impress.
This is the right answer. Watches are personal, and the “best” watch for person A won’t be the same as person B. Find the things you love about watches and then strive to get that. As this poster says, that will also evolve over time, and if you go down the watch rabbit hole you’ll realize there is a ton of cool stuff.
A big gold one that he keeps flashing the camera during a zoom
Dont overcomplicate it - just get a rolex sub/gmt/daytona and call it a day. Enough of a flex for the watch nerds, and eyecandy for casuals. Takes a beating, lasts forever.
Dude, do you shave your arms....
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