Watches designed for women are among the most common staples in the horological world. They’re already loading up on Instagram, and people are sporting them on their wrists with decorative boxes, showing off a growing collection. Men dominated the horological retail space, but women are now carving out their own space in the watch industry.
In the 1990s-2000s, celebrities such as Victoria Beckham, Rihanna, and Jennifer Lopez wore larger pieces. However, in these times, watches have become smaller. Nonetheless, one notable watch trend that they’ve sported is wearing men’s watches.
While smaller Tanks, ignores, and Lady Datejusts are more fashionable nowadays, more significant, more substantial men’s watches are also more fun to style.
In this article, we’ll talk about how the millennial woman can wear and style men’s watches!
Case and Measurements
One notable trick if you want to work with a piece from Watch brands for men is to look at the case measurements. Use cases that are 40 millimeters or smaller than that. A lot of the pieces bigger than such a measurement tend to be ostentatious – and it’s too much, mainly if it’s meant to be an everyday watch.
There’s a scary rationale behind this: luxury watches are in demand. In 2022, 7000 Rolex watches were reported stolen or missing; this is according to The Watch Register.
Contrast
A ladies’ watch, more likely than not, has a design that pairs and blends in with traditionally feminine fashion. Not all modern women – millennials included – prefer colorful dresses or makeup—some of us millennial women like our makeup darker. Fortunately, men’s timepieces or unisex pieces like the Seiko GMT offer a lot of variety, especially since they either play off the contrast or complement the way we dress.
You can style it with a black and navy ensemble. Black and navy are glamorous combinations.
Pairing It With A Structured Outfit
For newbies to wear men’s watches, making the piece feel more natural with one’s regular and more feminine wardrobe is a challenge. But it’s a fun kind of challenge! The outfit might usually give off some contrast to the more traditionally feminine kind of wardrobe you may already have.
One great way to change things up and simultaneously make the most out of the aesthetic appeal of your watch is to pair it with a structured outfit. A Mango coat with structured shoulders gives a more masculine, dominant, and angular, dominating look to the combo of a miniskirt, sheer tight, a Carolyn Bessette-Kennyesque handbag, and kitten-heel pumps.
In an office environment, the men’s watch thrives especially when it’s used alongside a naturally “feminine” outfit – a good but subtle way to subvert and play with gender in fashion.
Partnership With Neutrals Ala Quiet Luxury
When Lily Rose Depp and Hailey Bieber popped on our screens wearing their clean girl makeup, they also wore corresponding understated neutral clothes. One way to give it more flavor is to pair it with a statement timekeeping piece – and even better if it’s a men’s watch. It’s a contrast indicator, but also gives the outfit more edge.
Wrapping Up
Men’s watches are great items to play around with because they’re helpful and have a great feel on the wrist. Their complications and intricacies, internally and externally, are genuinely fascinating, and so are the stories that are behind them.
It’s not just the gender factor; men’s watches suit a lot of women and in Marie Kondo’s words, they spark joy. Now that we’ve rounded up the different ways women can wear men’s watches, we hope that this guide sparks even more joy for female watch enjoyers!
