I wouldn't wear mine to a formal dinner with a tuxedo.
With a suit it's probably fine. I wear mine every day.
With a suit it's probably fine. I wear mine every day.
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Does the Apple Watch Sport go with formal wear ?
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I spent $500 on an Apple Watch I am going to wear it wherever I damn well please. I don't care what others think. It looks good to me and that is what matters most to me. I can customize the watch face to something a little fancier if I feel like it. For me, I prefer the sport bands because they are the most comfortable. I could het one of the metal or leather bands out there, but I prefer the sport band. I have 25 or so bands and can match them to just about anything I am wearing. I HAVE worn them with formal wear and at the event seen other people doing the same.
I don't like nor care for the Milanese Loop or ANY metal band, never have regardless of the watch make & model. As for leather, I just don't care for the way they look with an Apple Watch. I also don't care much for the fabric sport bands. I only like the silicone ones. As I said in previous posts I have seen other people wear them in formal affairs and they still looked classy. Get a color that matches what you are wearing and it makes it all that more classy looking.
I’m to the point where I hate being without my Apple Watch. And I think the Apple Watch is less offensive than a giant phone bulge in my pants or making one side of my jacket hang lower than the other.
I think the Apple Watch goes just fine with a suit if you wear a neutral leather or metal band. Or color match a sport band. But if you want to wear a neon green band with a blue suit, go ahead.
Personally, I prefer something like the Juuk Locarno pictured below or a simple black leather band to go with a suit. Looks better with stainless steel though.
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One more Juuk Locarno.
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I think the Apple Watch goes just fine with a suit if you wear a neutral leather or metal band. Or color match a sport band. But if you want to wear a neon green band with a blue suit, go ahead.
Personally, I prefer something like the Juuk Locarno pictured below or a simple black leather band to go with a suit. Looks better with stainless steel though.
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One more Juuk Locarno.
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The question was “does it go with formal wear”, which requires us to take “what other people are going to think” into consideration. Of course you can do as you please with the watch you paid for with your own hard earned money.
I think it depends more on the occasion than the simple fact that you're wearing a suit. For most occasions I don't think it matters and 90% of the people you encounter are either not going to even notice or won't care. However, I'll be attending a funeral Friday. I don't think ANY smart watch is appropriate for an occasion like that. Similarly, if you're in a wedding party (i.e. bride, grrom, bridesmaid, groomsman) I don't think it's appropriate either. Others brought up black tie events, which I also agree with.
For me it’s more to do with the attire than occasion. You think anyone at a funeral or a wedding is looking at your wrist to determine what type of watch you’re wearing ?
At a funeral? No, it's more about avoiding distraction and being respectful. At a wedding if you're in the wedding party? Absolutely. You're going to be in lots of photos.
There was another forum member, (I can’t recall who it was), but a while back, they said they were sitting in a meeting with corporate executives making north of $600,000 a year wearing suits, yet sporting the aluminum Apple Watch with a sport band. My point is, it just goes to show you that there really is no way you have to dress the Apple Watch up or down, only because it’s a sport watch, not a high-end Swiss watch. You make a smart watch what you want it to be.