I would probably agree

Mar 05, 2007,11:11 AM
 

if I'm attending a gathering of elitists, as an unknown, I'd opt to wear what the socially accepted thing to do is, so I don't stand out. We must remember though, that these people, actors/athletes/rock stars, etc,.. are for the most part, not "born" into money, and I would say they're sense of individual style/personality is more important (rightly so I would argue) than wearing the right thing in every situation. It's more about wearing the right thing for them, individually, and whichever watch company they have contracts with at the moment tells them to wear in some cases. This is one case where I think the liberalization of the "rules" is a good thing. They aren't one of the gazillian unknown/unseen millionaire businessmen climbing the social ladder types afterall.

Having said that, I seriously doubt we'll be seeing Mark Wahlberg show up at one of these gatherings in shorts and a t-shirt. For sure, there is peer pressure all up and down the class scale on what we should wear, how we should act, who we should associate with, etc,... but there's no way I'm going to judge a man solely on his choice of watch. Who he associates with and how he treats his fellow man, no matter his social stature is what I would look at.

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Harry Winston at the Academy Awards 2007

 
 By: SJX : February 28th, 2007-21:20
The decades long tradition of Harry Winston outfitting the attendees of the Academy Awards continued this year with several celebrities, including Oscar winners, attending the event with Harry Winston jewellery and accessories. Below is the press release ...  

Details of the pieces worn...

 
 By: SJX : February 28th, 2007-21:22
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Fascinating!

 
 By: bernard cheong : February 28th, 2007-21:47

mark wahlberg

 
 By: ercinho : March 2nd, 2007-04:05
interesting... i thought i caught a brief glimpse of what looked to be a rolex gmt master 2 anniversary (18K with green dial)....  

yes. watches worn for dinners and ceremonies are often different.

 
 By: bernard cheong : March 2nd, 2007-16:48
I have attended Cannes. And at the ceremonies and dinners, the watches were different. It's like that.

Remember that Europe and Style go hand in hand

 
 By: Geo : March 3rd, 2007-01:19
especially in the C'ote d'Azur area. Rolexes and suits WITH cufflinks are pretty tasteless in general and are not done at all at official dinners, where dress watches are expexted. Ladies usually don't wear a watch at all at such dinner parties. The fact ... 

Yes. Precisely. The dominant influence of the USA in the film industry

 
 By: bernard cheong : March 3rd, 2007-16:32
Has lead to the "acceptance" as normal for bracelet watches, with tough thick chunks as "dinner" watches...sigh. You are correct, I attend formal embassy events, and women should not be wearing watches in a european setting. However, with the recent chang... 

I would probably agree

 
 By: JohnnyMossville : March 5th, 2007-11:11