Rectangular Love

I love my Seiko SUP880, although it is a dress watch, and I would agree with more sporty rectangular watches.

Very nice dress watch with beautiful combination of display and leather strap. Do you see, I wrote dress watch 😜 That is how I classified rectangular watches. In my mind there are just too many examples with rectangular watches as dress watches => part of MARKETING ... If tomorrow Rolex releases rectangular watch with 500 meter water resistance, spectacular lume and some kind of bezel measuring the time under water, everybody start to consider rectangular watch as diver watch. 😉

I did try this on once - it looked huge on my wrist.  Looks good on yours!

The small version looked too small. The quartz version was the best fit for me but I really liked the solar aspect of this

I am a sucker for a dress watch!

I do agree with you about the marketing aspect. Is it so ingrained into consumer‘s and manufacturer’s pysche that rectangular watch = dress watch, that we all can’t get past it?

That Oris is pretty sweet, I really like the color.

I really like the look of rectangular watches. I currently have a JLC Reverso Squadra Hometime, which is a bit more squarish than the typical rectangular Reverso, but I love it for the fact that the reverse side shows the movement.

That Oris looks awesome (as does the Seiko).

It does come in a variety of colours and with the exception of the blue, I found them all to my liking. Nothing against blue watches but I just felt the other dial colours worked better

Beautiful piece! I wish they still made Reversos with a sapphire back. Admire the movement and rotor without taking it off like with most watches. Or in the case of a Reverso, see it at all.

The choice of leather on the more recent Reversos seems more casual. I never cared for exotic things like alligator but this one suits me. Dresses it down while still pure class. Very interested to see what they produce in 2031 for the 100th anniversary of the Reverso's release and 198th year since the maison's founding (though technically just Jaeger until 1937).

Nice watch. I think square watches get even less love than rectangular ones! 
That’s a very cool complication too - I haven’t seen many Reversos with an exhibition caseback.

I like to think of the Oris as the mix of a Tank case and and Reverso dial… 
 

I love the look of those Oris Rectangular watches, very classy, but still casual due to the colours. I suspect the "dress watch" idea comes from many rectangular watches having roman numerals, or other dress watch features. 

I think the Reverso makes sense when you consider the crystal material back then was significantly more fragile. A knock that wouldn't necessarily hurt the movement could crack, or shatter the glass. Military/field watches used to have leather covers for the same reason, and that trend continued into the 2000s when "military" watch straps made from nylon had a flap to cover the watch head that was held down with velcro. 

I have two alligator straps for mine (the black one and a brown one), and although the brown is less dressy than the black, it still feels much more like a dress watch than a casual watch. That doesn't stop me from wearing it with a t-shirt though.

I agree that the new Casa Fagliano straps like yours are able to dress the watch down a bit, but even with them, I think that the case shape makes them still feel a bit on the dressy side (not that there's anything wrong with that).

I agree - square watches can be quite polarizing.  The Squadra is actually rectangular, but much closer to being a true square than other Reversos or Tanks. If this one didn't have the exhibition caseback as the reverse side, I think I would have opted for a regular rectangular Reverso instead (the blue dial small seconds duoface tribute would be my choice).

I've never really paid any attention to these rectangular Oris watches before. After seeing your post I tried to find out more about them on the Oris site, but it appears to be undergoing maintenance at the moment. I love the look of them, especially the stepped brancards. 

The case shape/design of your Squadra just makes it more unique. It’s nice to have something away from the mainstream - makes it feel a little more special. I think I prefer the Tribute dials a little more (but we‘re splitting hairs!) because of the hour markers.

Hope the website is just a temporary thing - there maybe some videos on youtube to help your interest

I found you can really change the look/feel of rectangle “dressy” watches by changing the strap. Not to mention dressy watches look great with jeans and a t-shirt. 

I agree. As @tempus has mentioned, the CF strap does make a huge difference on the Reverso for example. It does depend on your personal style and whether you feel comfortable with it, of course

I'm not one for Square Watchs or Oris.......BUT......the Square Oris is really nice

I love me a good rectangle

I think it has to do with the inherent limitations of the shape. After all, the hands on the watch still rotate in a circle. I don't think I've seen an analogue rectangular watch run otherwise. Makes it difficult to be different enough from what's been without being wacky.

I love my Tank Basculante!

Those numerals….❤️. Strap has really toned down the gold too!

I think there’s enough there in the case shape for the designers and engineers to come up with something a little more sportier. Water resistance would definitely have to be addressed. I agree that they have inherent limitations due to the shape but that could also be a watch company’s biggest win: if they came up with a winning formula, others would have trouble replicating that idea

Thanks!

When I saw this Oris this released, I thought 'hmmmm interesting'.

Now that I saw your photo with that dial and strap combination, I think it looks great and well worth a trip to the local Oris AD to try it on.

Thank you for the inspiration.

Thanks for the compliment @TimeConquersAll . Glad to hear you liked it and felt it helped. Please letus know if you decide to get one. And if you don’t: why not

Ironically, the world’s most ubiquitous sports watch right now is a rectangular mini iPhone with rounded corners that people strap to their wrists. We just do a really good job blocking it from our consciousness (myself included). 

@AccuTron The ‘pocket’ watch of today….