men's jewlery???
 

Know of any classy men's jewlery?

I don't like to see a man wearing anything more than a wedding ring, class ring and wristwatch. Wait, that didn't come out right! I mean as far as jewelry! :D

I don't consider a fraternity badge to be jewelry, so I didn't count it!

I meant like Sts medals, and stuff, which i think looks nice. :) ;)

I have a state champion ring I lost in London (in the tower thistle hotel - I left it in the safe as I was packing). I usually wear this dual-band ring, it is steel and the inner ring rotates - it has seven crosses (I am a Sigma Chi).

I have a necklace I wear sometimes, it is black with steel and has the astrological sign for Taurus on it - a circle with a semicircle above it (looks like a bull's head), and I have two watches - a G-Shock for working out and a Tag Heuer for uhh... not working out. I tend to like steel/silver/platinum jewelry more than gold.

Used to have my tongue pierced, but I took that out (when I noticed everyone and their brother was getting them, and it was a safety issue for cheerleading at nationals).

I don't have that much. A simple gold chaing that my parents gave to me the night of the cotillion I was in, coincidentally that was the first night I ever got drunk so it serves as kind of a touchstone of that night. I have two watches that I've gotten on two different cruises, but they're almost identical fossils (I thought I had lost the first one about three weeks before the second one so I went with something similar...only to find the first one the day I got back home). Lastly, on Thursday I got a simple sterling silver band that has my letters on it. Got it from Sterlinggreek.com with pretty good service.

My dad has a lovely silver and star opal ring that I think is very tasteful.

TG

Wedding ring and watch only. Anything else creeps me out.

If I'm wearing a tux, I think that nice studs and cufflinks make a great addition.

Watches, rings, piercings, all are okay with me! :D

The one thing I can't stand is when men are dressed up and they have on a bracelet. Usually they are gold links. I see them a lot on salesmen. They just make me think of pimps or sugar daddies- men that are trying to make a statement about their net worth. But that's just me, other people might think it's nice addition to your wardrobe.

My LXA Badge, Grad Ring with LXA on it, and my watch with LXA on it!

Other than that, I have thought about getting a chain for the Austrian Pound that was cut out by a freind of mine! Looks great when worn around the neck in the crevas of your chest! :D

Most of the time I wear NADA! Not austentatious myself!

I was gonna saying something about men wearing a bracelet when we dress up. I don't do it, nor would I wear a bracelet. But I tend to think of Tupac (RIP) for his All Eyez on Me CD when he has a gold/diamond watch on one wrist and the matching bracelet on the other (along with leather overalls, but my memory might be sketchy).

Watches. Fine, elegant watches. A watch should match both the occaision and ones attire.

A sport watch should be sturdy with a metal braclet to handle shock and water, mine is an Omega Seamaster Professional in titanium and rose gold since I am a SCUBA diver.

A casual watch for wear with khaki's, also a good choice for daily wear to the office with business casual. Something along the lines of a Omega Speedmaster, Concord Impresario, or IWC Doppelchronograph. I listed all chronographs since that is what I happen to prefer. If it has a leather strap rather than a braclet then accomodations must be made for black leather and brown leather. The watch strap color should match the belt and shoes. Generally a brown strap on a yellow or rose gold watch while a black strap on a stainless or white gold watch.

For wear with formal attire one wears a dress watch with the appropriate brown or black leather strap, though now the black strap might be worn on a platinum watch. Simple dress watches by Vacheron Constantin, Patek Phillipe, Breguet(especially the Classique series), or IWC are my personal favorites. Tourbillon movement, perpetual calander, and minute repeaters are certainly fine as a dress watch and will attract attention, but few are willing to invest money equal to the price of a high end European sedan to the price of a large home into a time piece.

A fine watch does not need jewels to make it valuable, as you see Rolex do to get the value above $20k. Put money into quality and workmanship, not gaudiness. The watch and you will look silly. The brother of the Sultan of Brunei sold his watch. It was a Breguet with a tourbillon movement, a beautiful classic timepiece, which goes for about $150,000. He had so much gold and jewels attached to it that his was selling for $400,000. Wear a watch like that in the business world and you will get laughed at, gross conspicuous consumption. Wear something like that and you are viewed as a showoff who is trying to prove something. A person with little self-respect or an inferiority complex.

I don't even like wearing a ring, just a watch.

bah, I have a gold nugget ID bracelet that my parents gave to me as a high school graduation present. I wear it often because I like the look of it, but I don't like the look of other bracelets. But I don't think that it gives me the "sugar daddy" or "tupac" look either. And if it does or if someone thinks so, blah to them, it has meaning, i'm not boasting what i'm worth, right now, i'm in the (-) range! lol

got my celtic crucifix around my neck, and a leather rope holding medals of padre pio and our lady of chestohova. and my letters tatooed on my arm (just thought i'd include that in the spirit of body decorations)

Ha! :p I'm not saying that is what it means all the time.. there's a very specific style that I'm referring to, usually on a very specific type of male. (I wish I could explain it better... it's just one of those 'I know it when I see it' things!) ID bracelets usually look fine to me, so I'm sure I wouldn't think you were a sugar daddy! ;)
Didn't mean to offend anyone.

My husband wears:

- Wedding ring
- Engagement ring (narrow gold band with channel set diamonds)
- Class ring
- Watch

I think that's perfect. :D

KappaStarboy wears a silver and 18k bracelet that I got him from Tiffany's. I took him shopping for his graduation present and that's what he picked out. It's really classy, only about half an inch wide, and he never takes it off. He also never takes off the silver and 18k (yes, Tiffany, I'm a freak) cross I got him at Christmas to replace the one he bought in Italy and lost when we moved from Pennsylvania.

I always wear one of my nice watches, currently it is a Kenneth Cole one my parents got me for my birthday. I used to wear my HS class ring until I graduated. Other than that I don't wear jewelry. I did get a simple silver square chain neckless with my fraternities founders symbol in Mexico. I wore it the while time I was there, but I don't think I will wear it unless its a Phi Psi event.

a nice simple touch is a sterling silver signet ring with your fraternity symbol on it. I got one from my parents for my birthday last year. it has the outline of the cross & crescent on it. also, i have a pewter ring with stars and crescents on it that i got from my girlfriend for my birthday, 18th i think. my watch is a plain analog/digital watch with a metal band. it's nice looking, but not so nice i can't wear it with a t-shirt and jeans.

Mr. XO_Princess wears his class ring, a watch, and a plain silver band on his left hand that I gave him. I think anything else is kind of icky.
Funny story though-when we first started dating, he used to wear a gold necklace that I absolutely hated! I don't like gold, nor do I like guys wearing gold necklaces(the whole pimp thing). Anyhoo, we hadn't been dating that long, and I didn't feel comfortable saying anything-I didn't know how I would bring up that I hated his necklace-and I was trying and trying to think up a way to tactfully say something, when I was saved by a clerk at the convinience store. We went in to buy beer, and while we were paying, she looks at him and say something along the lines of, I didn't know white people wore gold chains anymore. HA HA! I tried hard not to laugh, he wound up never wearing it again, and I secretly thank that lady to this day. :D

Re: men's jewlery???
 

A wedding ring!

Don't mind men's jewelry as long as it's tasteful. That means no big chains and 5 piercings in the ears is too much! My bf wears his fraternity ring, a nice watch, and a gold bracelet. I think it looks perfect. :D

Plain gold wedding band and a watch. That's all. Anything else is either tacky, prissy, or both.

I agree, juniorgirl. Especially the ones who wear a pinky ring...ewwww.

I think diamonds on a guy is wierd.

I wear an all silver TAG. My fraternity ring in silver, and occasionally a James Avery silver link bracelet.

All I've got is my watch - used to have two earrings in my left ear, but one day decided that I didn't want them anymore. Turns out I look better without them anyways.

Collin

Thought I'd bring this up. I want to purchase a watch for my son.
I'm late as usual as this is kind of a graduation present. (I'm giving him cash for his trip which is what he needs right now.)
Soooo, the watch can be late.

I don't want to purchase an investment watch per say, but would like something that won't hit the skids like Fossil after the fad wears off. At least it has around here. He did say he has seen some Kenneth Cole watches, but I wonder if they are worth the money in the long run. I have planned to spend up to $350.00 give or take. Some of the jewelers say there's a void between the 300 to 600 range. Is this true?

Any advice?

I don't know...I've had a Fossil for four years, and it still looks very good - I've worn it to job interviews, formal events, etc., and the thing has lasted and still looks classy. It's not an upscale watch, but it's worked out very well for me.

I've heard good things about Kenneth Cole too though...there were a couple of watches I was thinking of getting that were a bit nicer, but the names escape me at the moment...

Collin

My husband only wears his wedding ring and his engineering ring. That's it. He never even wore jewelry until we got married.

Rings, watches, and chains, oh my!
 

JAM: Check out Seiko Kinetic or Waltham watches for classic styles that are professional and can be worn for years.

As for jewelry, Mr. AOIISilver wears his wedding band, a watch, a medium thickness gold chain with a round crest of our school, and a pinky ring. I absolutely adore the necklace when her wears black. His pinky ring is a small band that is very meaningful. It is a ring for the Order of Engineer and is designed to be worn on the pinky of the working hand. It is a promise to be ethical in all that he does.

:)
Silver

Thanks AOIIsilver, I will!

Collin, just yesterday I saw a really handsome watch with a deep blue face. Turned out it was a Fossil. I agree, they are good looking. I just want to get him something one step above, kind of a "wanna be" or "entry level" luxury watch.

I also saw some Citizen's watches that LOOK good, just don't know anything about them. I guess my concern is I don't want to buy him something like a "No Fear" type watch (remember that brand?) that ends up being dated too soon. Also, since most 18-19 year old males don't have a lot of occasions to wear any type of jewelry, I figured get him something that he would be proud to wear and perhaps distinguished from the crowd. I think I'll need to up the ante to 400-450.

One more question-Anyone ave an opinion on the color of the face??? I really like the cream or white, but perhaps the colored face is prefered by younger men.

I think you're on the right track w/ the blue face. Majority of the guys I see who wear watches-no matter what type/brand-have blue faces. The deep blue and blue w/ greenish center tend to be the ones I see the most.

I don't like to have a lot of jewlery on my men...if they have more jewelry on than me, we're going to have a problem... :p

TKE209 doesn't wear -anything-. Like..his watch (w/no band of course) he keeps in his pocket and it's like over 8 years old. :rolleyes:

But, a nice watch and a necklace I really like personally. :) As long as the necklace doesn't go pass the nipples we'll be okay, lol

Citizen is a good name in watches. My Dad has one that he has had forever, so I don't think you can go wrong there. If you want something a little more upscale that Fossil, try Bulova (classic) or Swiss Army. They have alot of contemporary watches that look good too.

Thanks so much for your ideas and comments. Now I have a place to start!:)

It took me a year to convince my mom to buy me a Movado for my bday coming up and I think it finally worked, we'll see. I want the new Museum style with the steel band and deep blue face, do you know which one I'm talking about Amy?

Raymond Weil makes great watches for men and women. They can be a little expensive, but not as much as Rolex or Tag or Movado.

OK, I spoke with a friend who has a jewelry store,...THE jewelry store if ya know what I mean.

On the phone, he tried to sell me on the Swiss army knife watch.
He jumped all over any watch that was Japanese made (imagine an upturned nose). WHY AM I SO UNEDUCATED ABOUT THESE THINGS!! My gosh, I have spent enough money on jewelry for my daughter and never batted an eye. I really want to do something so special and I'm afraid I'll make a stupid decision.
DAMN, DAMN, DAMN, I hate being a MOM who doesn't KNOW about these things. All the oter Moms with sons ALWAYS seem to know EXACTLY what to do.

I'm serious.:(

A friend of mine has one of the Seiko Kinetic Autorelay watches - its really cool. And it looks really nice too! It's got a lot of "oh wow" factor when you put it into sleep mode and then shake it and watch it reset itself.

Everyone I know that has a Rolex says they keep terrible time and never ever wear them.

Hootie, he said they had some plastic parts in them as compared to the Swiss made watches they sold. So, he was making a comparison between the craftsmanship. He ALSO hit me with the
brand recognition by saying, "Young men are familiar with the brand and know it's a good watch." Simple words out of context, but the implication within the conversation was on par with saying
this watch will impress others.
I tell ya, my brain is turning to mush. It's hard to know what's important and what isn't in a timepiece.
I'm going to take my son with me, show him the 3 jewelry stores and let hm make his own selection. Far more important he chooses a watch HE likes than one others like.
Doesn't that make sense?