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Originally Posted by Martian
I qualified it, and he agreed. Or did you miss that part?
He's not wrong. Appearance dictates reaction. The type and nature of accessories is included in that. In the right context, lack of a watch can communicate either poor finances or a lack of attention to details.
Everything you wear says something about you. Sometimes the things you don't wear say something about you too. This is a very simple truth of social interaction.
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Well, I guess that counts as a qualification. I was sort of wishing that he had qualified his original statement, but it's no biggie.
Appearances do matter, but not wearing a watch is not like wearing white socks with dress shoes. I believe that there are some rather small circles where people evaluate each other closely and appreciate small things like watches, cufflinks or whatever, but I would contend that that is the minority of social arenas. For the three piece suit crowd, I would agree that a nice watch would be expected, but there are plenty of avenues where people are not "poor" but choose not to wear a watch. I will have to tell my friends who own construction companies and other businesses that they must be poor because they do not wear a watch.
I do apologize if I have stated anything too strongly or inappropriately, I just do not have much use for people who would judge me on whether or not I choose to wear a watch.