F.P. Journe

Finally wearing a watch, outside, for the first time since mid March. It was brief, maybe two hours, but nice to have something on the wrist again. It got me thinking. I’m not the first person to observe that the world has gotten more casual, but with the...  

Maybe then, I surmise, you may start to see the end of the dress watch in general. I love dress watches, but, the times are the times, I don’t know what else to say.

Working from home means you don't have to wear anything that fits into any social concept of fashion and style! Gold tourbillon with no pants? Perpetual calender so you don't lose track of what day it is? Why wear a GMT watch when you can double fist and ... 

You are right of course, there are no “requirements” or expectations to conform but I would guess for many more casual, less opportunities or reason to dress up does mean less wrist time for the more formal pieces.

I myself like wearing dress watches to casual outfits aswell. That way you can „dress up“ jeans and such things. I don‘t see dress watches dying, except for maybe the most formal dress watches. They might not come back to old strength, but they‘ll find th... 

But, I would likely not be wearing my Resonance with shorts and a t-shirt, or jeans and a t-shirt.

In fact, I’m generally pretty casual and always pair my outfit with any Journe. Even in gold cases.

I think it’s been a “whatever you want to wear whenever “ world for quite some time. It certainly has been for me. You’ll wear what you have. You might not add anymore dress watches to your collection; but you might. In the meantime congratulations on str... 

Part of the appeal of Journe has always been it’s more contemporary or even casual design. They are generally versatile watches. It was good to get something on the wrist again, and it was a nice day with great light. The CTS looked good.

As you say: Journes fall somewhere in between dress and casual to start with. You can never go wrong with a Journe.

None of us technically need a watch for telling the time due to smart devices. A wrist watch is a beautiful display of the micro mechanical art and can be paired with any style of clothing.

I’ve found myself drawn more and more towards the more overt expressions of this in recent years, MB&F, Urwerk, UN’s Freak etc. The commonality among those is that they are all rather informal pieces. A more casual world perhaps opens up a bigger market f... 

It’s all about the reduced need to conform.

While I completely follow your logic, it is important to remember that Fashion nowadays is driving the concept of mixing casual and non-casual styles together. It is quite common to see affluent people dressing down while still wearing expensive statement... 

For me, I’ve stated several times here that the CB (and the 5711) is such a great watch in part because of its versatility. It’s an all rounder. Both the CB and 5711 have been my go to travel watches for years as they easily blend into any situation be it... 

Steel? I hear it’s harder than steel.

It also helps that the CB has a slim profile, it’s not a watch that will find things to bump off.

For example, I was for several years “business casual” light. Think loafers, slacks, shirt, maybe sweater. For that some of the more formal pieces worked well. But about 12 months ago we moved to casual, generally no shirts or collars required. With this ... 

I think there is some truth in what you say. However I think it is a much more complex matter than just one answer. I have been my own boss for many years and have many days of working alone without meeting clients, going to the bank ect. I started with s... 

I wore my Centigraphe several days when I was a little more dressed up, because I couldn’t take it off my wrist for about a month, and it definitely didn’t work. Far too casual, way more so than a Sub or Nautilus for certain. Popularity in general is as y... 

My reactions: 1. I agree with you that, no matter what, we’re in a more casual world. Even if we go back to more formal business meetings, they won’t be anywhere near as frequent as they were before, and the natural shift to at-home-casual may actually sh...  

This was a big attraction of Journe to me originally. For the CB The ACM picture highlights it’s versatility; the strap being the switch that can flip this watch to extremely casual.