Pairing Watches w/ Professions

I have some thoughts on a couple . . .

• Nomos just seems right for a writer/artist and for the Humanities and Fine Arts for a teacher or professor

• I could see an older professor in certain higher paying fields like economics wearing something that is classy but wouldn't send the wrong signals in the context of a campus community (so no Rolex) . . . maybe a JLC Reverso with a muted/subtle leather or canvas strap.

• I could see some of the wild designs of Alexander Shorokoff for certain kinds of comedians.

• Definitely something field oriented for a park ranger, but instead of the go to of Hamilton, I think I'd say something like a Formex or maybe a Tudor ranger for a senior park ranger/administrator.

• Giving some love for the Omega Railmaster for scientists.

Teacher K-12? G Shock of course.

Professor- pre-WWII British watch to go with his tweed jacket and British roadster.

Truck driver- G Shock

Clown- G Shock

Park Ranger- G Shock

So . . . G-Shock, I guess? haha. Professor wanting those Pre-WWII vibes? Probably one of the many watches the U.S. military ordered from Waltham, Hamilton, Elgin + a bunch of European companies for soldiers . . . either vintage or perhaps a homage piece that they saved up for from RGM . . . maybe a gift from spouse for tenure.

if I was an actor, I will always pick a really really weird watch just to confuse a bunch of WIS.

Middle manager at a paper company -> a Quality Seyko timepiece, of course!

Teacher -> Casio F-91W or similar

Professor -> really depends on the field. I used to work in a university lab in research in the field of vibration and acoustics, my boss (the professor) used to wear a Citizen Ecodrive flight chronograph.

Artist -> one of these limited edition art Swatches.

Comedian -> quartz Tissot PRX. I’ve already spotted it a couple of times in comedians in YouTube.

Contractor -> the one and only G-Shock DW-5600

Scientist -> again, depends a lot on the field. When I was in research I spent plenty of time in a mechanical lab running tests and assembling rigs. The Vostok Amphibia used to be my tool for the day. Other colleagues wore G-Shocks

Medical doctor -> my physician was wearing a white Rolex Milgauss the other day, so I guess there you have it.

Pilot -> Breitling Navitimer for a British Airways pilot, Citizen Flightmastar Blue Angels for a Ryanair pilot.

Delivery driver -> Casio Royale

Clown -> Hublot Big Bang in any reference. A watch mostly worn by clowns, really.

Park ranger -> Orient Expedition or Hamilton Khaki Field

Store manager -> Something sensible

When Goldy the Clown performs beneath the Big Top.

"Roll out the barrels..."

Apple Watch for everyone, except the park ranger and carpenter. Those two get an Apple Watch Ultra.

Carpenters are G-Shock men, and having recently had an impact tool stop a vintage Russian watch of zero impact resistance that I forgot I was wearing, I understand why.

Those godawful Bauhaus turds (Max Bill, Junghans, Sternglas, Nomos except only watch nerd know they exist) are for achitects, who must be poncy but stark and boring.

I think truck drivers are more Timex Ironman types because they don't like them foreign sounding G-Shocks.

Dentists always seem to have a Breitling or something like that. Big garish chronos.

Middle manager at a paper company is the proud owner of a Seyko timepiece.

Clowns don't wear watches, they look at their phones.

A teacher watch- Timex Snoopy watch

It needs to be relatable to children.

A college professor- A 70’s 3 handed

gold watch brand doesn’t matter

Writer- Seiko day date

Comedian- Fake Rolex

Carpenter/Comtractor WHATEVERS ON

MY WRIST

Scientist- Casio calculator watch

Med Dr- Omega Auqaterra

Pilot- Rolex GMT

Clown- no watch Clowns don’t care

about time

Park Ranger- G-Shock green

Middle/ store Manger- MVNT fashion

watch

Engineer: Zenith el primero or IWC ingenieur depending on the work.

Orient Expedition?

And by that I mean thank you for, intentionally or not, leading me to a watch I've never seen - nor even conceived of - before!

Interesting, I wonder what a logistics engineer should wear...

Cook proudly wears divers... 🧑‍🍳

I'm a mechanic, the only watch I can wear at work is a F91-W.

I def. cringed a bit when I read that A Man and His Watch essay about a chef wearing (and not caring if he banged up) a Vacheron Constantin Historiques 1921 in the kitchen haha. Like, on the one hand? Good on you for wearing your watch and not babying it. But on the other hand? Shit, I would baby that.

I wear a Seiko solar prospex sne573. It was affordable and it has saphyre cristal 200 meters water resistance and the bezel is so useful at my work. Plus I wear it on some straps or rubber so it's easy to clean! I would not wear a super expensive watch for work and I prefer a solar quartz for its reliability and always on time when I put it back on after weekend!

As an automotive engineer I wore a speedmaster which was extensively used to aid specific engine development. Now as my role has changed towards less technical and more into management, I find myself preferring divers as I am still able to adequately track times with timing bezels when needed and the added legibility at a glance. Additionally, it's nice to have some additional shock resistance compared to a chronograph as I just tend to be clumsy 🤓.

Moral of the story: When dining out and you find a Vacheron Constantin 1921 in your soup, don't make a scene. Quietly extract the watch from the soup, dry it off, pocket the watch, and exit the restaurant.

I am not an architect. I've never even been accused of being poncy. I often try to be stark though, and sometimes find stimulation overrated. That said, I would like to have one (1) Bauhaus watch. At least these watches are true to the "Less is more" Bauhaus ethos. For example, there's the Nomos Tangente. Its dial looks like it was designed by a fifth grader, and there's also not much on the dial, both being valid reasons for me to like it. But in the true Bauhaus spirit, less dial = more money, in this case $2475 more than the $25 Hemsut copy I purchased.

But before the boring (and stark?) (and probably poncy) watch purists get upset, for LESS money my $25 Hemsut has MORE on its dial than a real Nomos, namely dirt and tiny paper crumbs. So it is also a true Bauhaus watch.

Best quote of the day: "Clowns don't wear watches, they look at their phones."

These responses and suggestions are already better than the ones on You Tube. And what if we did this:

From all the responses we pick out the single best watch for every profession. We put all of them into a sort of Henry* Potter sorting hat. Then, when everyone turns eighteen, by law they must draw one watch out of the hat, and that becomes their profession. This would ensure that we would always have enough teachers, carpenters, architects, chefs and mechanics, but even better than that, all of society would be started on their way wearing a Completely Correct and Appropriate Watch.

* "Henry" is a more authentic workingman's name than Harry.