Job Interview Today! Do You Think it is Tacky to Wear a Homage to an Interview?

Unless it's an interview with an uppity, elitist company, maybe a snobby watch magazine, the interviewer won't even notice your watch.

Sometimes I forget 80% of the population DGAF about watches…sad but true reality. I could see some “non-watch folks” looking down on like a G-Shock or something though, but that’s kind of common sense not to wear that with a suit, even though I’m sure there some Jason Stratham-esque personalities that could pull it off. 

I think that it would look good with a blue suit (a call back that keeps calling back).

It will be fine for an interview.

I wouldn’t hire you if you bring a homage 😂…

for me I don’t judge by what you wear it’s how you conduct yourself during the interview … I usually ask weird questions and see reactions…

You sound like a great interviewer. I’ve been to wayyyy to many bland interviews over the past 2 months. 

Thank you, trying to calm the pre-interview nerves and the comments are helping a lot. 

That's the reality, also if you're wearing a watch you enjoy that might give you extra confidence and nail the interview!

Thats kind of what I was thinking too! Thank you for the tips!

If a company won't hire you because you wore a homage watch, it's not the kind of company you want to work for. 

I think the DJ homage is would look fine.   I think @Aurelian  is onto something with the suit color.  If you have something in Air Force blue, I think that  would look great.

The Kamasu, of course, would be mostly appropriate in any circumstance with any suit color.

But you know, no one pays attention to watches aside from neeeerrrrdddsssss.

Sadly my blue suit coat is wrinkled and I can’t get my steamer to work :( it’s not that high up of a job, honestly a nice shirt and tie should suffice for this position, entry level sales. 

Hot shower method always works for me (and has gotten me out of a pinch or two) but you know what would work.

Best of luck! 

If wearing it makes you confident then 100% it's the right watch. No one with any decency would judge you for your choice of watch. 👍

Good luck! 

Are you anticipating this interview question:"If a train travels at 50 mph out of Chicago, and another train at 60 mph out of Indianapolis, both leaving at noon, what time would your cheap Chinese copy of a watch show when the trains pass each other?" 😁

But seriously, I don't think any interviewer would even remotely care. Good luck!

If I were the interviewer it would not be a problem. Unfortunately there are People, places and busisnesses where even such a minor detail would take points from your score. If you need to play safe and are worried about the watch, avoid the distraction and do not wear it. But just during the interview... take it off and put in your pocket, after, put it back again :).

Either would have worked. Only us nerds would catch something like that. 

Wearing the homage would be just fine as I now see that you did wear it. I wouldn't want to go to the interview and "out watch" the  person giving it. Imagine going in wearing a Rolex and the interviewer is wearing a Timex. They see your watch and they think that you don't need a job. You should just sell your watch.  That wouldn't be cool. LOL

Lmao, that’s an excellent point, definitely glad I didn’t flash it, kept it nice and tucked under my cuff, with just a bit visible. Or they might think “look at this chump wearing a Rolex for an entry level position, it must be fake”. 

I think you expect too much from the interviewer if you truly believe anyone will notice what watch you are wearing or if you wear a watch at all.

People can be very judgmental…I wouldn’t put it past some folks. 

Thank you friend, I accepted the job offer. One day I hope to own a Cartier Santos like you have, always found them extremely elegant. 

Ah well, but then would you want to work for and with such people?

Sometimes in life, we don’t have the privilege of choosing who we work for.  I would love to sit and apply to only companies and CEOs that share all of my beliefs, but that simply isn’t the case in the real world, not where I live, and not in my economic situation at least. Everything isn’t so easy or black and white. Sometimes, you don’t know a person is judging you, they can put on a fake smile, pretend to like you and not notice your watch, and then when the interview is over, you have no idea what they are thinking behind closed doors. Sometimes economic opportunity comes at a cost of working with people whose judgments you don’t agree with. I wish it weren’t the case, but people are people, and there will always be those who judge, and sometimes those are the people that decide whether you are eating or not.

Why own the watch if you refer to it as tacky?

It’s just a nice watch.

Watches are for watch people, the people around us don’t watch out watches.

I would never refer to my watches as tacky, the question was essentially:  “given a certain situation, could it be tacky to wear it?” Wearing it to a food giveaway for the less fortunate, that would be tacky. Tacky meaning, “not tasteful“. 

Congratulations on getting the job offer - hope it works out.

Bit late to the party, but your situation (going to a job interview wearing a homage) was exactly what happened when I interviewed for a higher position in my company back in february. 

I was so nervous that I didn't even think about what to put on my wrist, so I just grabbed the one that was still lying on the washing machine from the day before and went straight to the interview. So, which one was it? My Bersigar TH Aquaracer homage!

Long story short: The interview was a complete success and I got the job in a heartbeat. I was so happy and relieved that the watch became somewhat of a lucky charm for me. 🍀

That’s a great story to make a connection with the watch. I’m late to reply too haha but I got the job, I never updated the post; I figured it would get lost in the content, but I definitely feel different about my homage too.  I don’t think I’ll ever sell it. 

I would wear any watch on a interview as long you wearing long sleeves who cares what you wearing. I betcha most people wear a smart watch as well. I'm not to big on smart watches but its common today. Now if going to a high end jeweler store interview yeah you better wear the real deal.

I like how people think others love watches. You can wear Rolex for 15 000 USD or Pagani Design for 100 USD, nobody will know, almost nobody cares for watches.